Manan Agrawal

About Manan Agrawal

I am a software engineer standing at the intersection of Application Development, Cloud Automation, and Artificial Intelligence. I don\'t just build applications; I architect the automated infrastructure that runs them and the AI models that power them.Currently, I am a Member of Technical Staff at Nielsen, where I focus on architecting secure, scalable serverless platforms and streamlining cloud operations.My expertise spans three core domains:1. Enterprise Architecture & Scale: I build systems that handle massive data loads with high availability. Lead Architect: Spearheaded the SEI Self-Service Portal, a serverless platform capable of ingesting 500MB+ datasets with 99.9% system availability. Problem Solving: At BITS Pilani, I engineered the university\'s Hostel Allocation Portal using Google OR-Tools, turning a 20-day manual process into a <5-minute automated workflow for students.2. Cloud Automation & DevOps: I specialize in \"Infrastructure as Code\" and operational excellence.* Cost Optimization: Slashed AWS operational costs by 80% through deep-dive resource tagging and infrastructure streamlining.* Automation: Automated 90% of AWS deployments using Terraform and GitLab CI/CD, creating repeatable, error-free release pipelines.* Reliability: At Amazon, I boosted system resilience by integrating CloudWatch Anomaly Detection and custom Lambda exception handlers to catch issues before they impacted users.3. Artificial Intelligence & Research: I bridge the gap between research and production.* NLP: Fine-tuned finBERT models for financial analytics, achieving 91% accuracy in predicting firm value.* Speech Processing: Developed edge-deployable speech-to-text pipelines using Mozilla DeepSpeech and LSTMs deployed on IoT devices.Tech Stack: Cloud & DevOps: AWS (Lambda, DynamoDB, CloudWatch, Cognito), Terraform, Kubernetes, Docker, GitLab CI/CD.Development: Next.js, React, TypeScript, Node.js, Python (Django/FastAPI).AI/ML: PyTorch, TensorFlow, NLP, Computer Vision, Pandas.I am passionate about building intelligent systems that scale. Let\'s connect!

Experience

1. Member of Technical Staff

   Nielsen

   Jul 2024 — Present · Gurugram, IN

   Lead Architect (SEI Portal): Architected an enterprise-grade serverless platform using Next.js and AWS Lambda, enabling secure ingestion of 500MB+ datasets with 99.9% uptime.* Cloud Automation: Automated 90% of AWS deployments using Terraform and GitLab CI/CD, resulting in faster and more reliable release cycles.* Cost Optimization: Slashed AWS operational costs by 80% through deep-dive resource optimization and infrastructure streamlining.* Backend Re-architecture: Re-architected a core client onboarding service on Python and Kubernetes, transforming it into a flexible configuration-driven model that streamlined processes by 70%.* Validation Engine: Engineered a real-time validation engine using AJV and TypeScript, reducing data processing errors by 85%.

Education

• Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani

  Master's degree, Economics

  2019 — 2024

• Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani

  Bachelor's degree, Electrical and Electronics Engineering

  2019 — 2024