Applied AI
- LLMs
- RAG
- Agent governance
- LangGraph
- LangChain
- Prompt Engineering
- Policy evaluation
About
Reza Ghalavand
Applied AI Engineer | LLM Systems, RAG, Agents and Evaluation
Applied AI Engineer building LLM applications, retrieval pipelines, and agent governance tools in Python. I bring 15+ years of software, backend, and database experience to making AI systems testable, maintainable, and ready for operational scrutiny.
My work in enterprise backends, SQL Server, automation, and infrastructure shaped how I build AI software: define interfaces, preserve state deliberately, test failure paths, and make behavior inspectable. Today that practice connects retrieval and model adapters in Local LLM Chat Engine, policy checks in LangGraph Governance Lab, and architecture guidance in AI Systems Notes.
Core competencies
Technical strengths
Hands-on across software engineering, data platforms, and enterprise AI enablement.
AI and Backend Engineering
- Python
- FastAPI
- REST APIs
- pytest
- Backend architecture
Data and Retrieval
- Embeddings
- FAISS
- TF-IDF
- SQL Server
- PostgreSQL
- Redis
Infrastructure and Delivery
- Docker
- Git
- GitHub Actions
- Linux
- Kubernetes
Software Engineering Foundation
- .NET
- C#
- C++
- PHP
- Enterprise systems
Experience
Professional timeline
Official employment titles and responsibilities. This software engineering history supports my current applied AI project work.
Senior IT Systems Engineer
Esfahan Regional Electric Company | 2025-Present
- Support enterprise IT systems, backend infrastructure, automation initiatives, and mission-critical software operations.
Senior Software Programmer
Yeganeh Computer Center | 2010-2025
- Developed enterprise backend features.
- Optimized SQL Server performance and modernized legacy codebases.
- Created technical documentation and automated business processes using Python.
Remote Technical Support, DBA and AI Automation Developer
Darya System (Remote) | 2022-Present
- Provided ERP support and administered SQL Server environments.
- Built Python automation tools and improved reporting and operational workflows.
Education
B.Sc. Software Engineering
Islamic Azad University of Najafabad