Work
Professional experience and career.
Now
Jan 2025 — Present
AI Solutions & Delivery Lead
Mobiiworld
Surat, India
- Architected and deployed Mobii AI — an internal AI platform built on Next.js (AWS), Qdrant vector DB (via Tailscale), and Ollama (Mac Mini M4) — integrating OpenAI, Claude, and open-source LLMs for cross-team productivity.
- Built full-stack AI-powered solutions for enterprise clients including Dubai Police, RTA, Global Village, Parkin, and ADAI (MENA art platform), spanning conversational AI, smart tagging (BLIP/CLIP), and visual similarity search.
- Developed ADAI platform's three production modules: UC1 (CLIP visual search), UC2 (smart tagging via BLIP/CLIP), UC3 (conversational AI curator) — using Azure OpenAI embeddings, PostgreSQL with pgvector, and Azure Blob Storage.
- Designed and implemented n8n-based workflow automation pipelines for client intake, Monday.com/Jira integration, Microsoft 365 shared mailbox processing, and Google Analytics GA4 AI-insights using Claude API.
- Built Node.js middleware (Webflow-to-Salesforce) deployed on Azure; delivered Figma-to-code conversions using GSAP ScrollTrigger, parallax, and sticky z-index stacking for high-fidelity frontend implementations.
- Led AI agent demo strategy — designed 20 production-ready agents across Engineering, Product, and Business domains using UAE/Dubai context; presented to leadership for organizational AI adoption roadmap.
- Established AI security guidelines covering Azure Key Vault, AWS Secrets Manager, and .claudeignore for Claude Code; authored open-source GitHub strategy across 7 strategic repos (mena-ai-stack, gov-ai-compliance-kit, n8n-ai-workflows, drupal-ai-toolkit).
- Mentored development teams on AI tooling (Claude, Gemini, Copilot), enforced code review standards, and drove adoption of agentic architectures across Engineering and Delivery functions.
- Presented parking prediction AI (ARIMA to XGBoost, significant accuracy gains) to client stakeholders; contributed to Mobii Academy LMS architecture decisions and RAG infrastructure planning.
2024
2024 — Present
Founder
rSearch.app
Surat, India
- Founded rSearch.app — a free, open-source AI reasoning search engine with 8 search modes (Web, Images, Video, News, Places, Shopping, Scholar, Patents), built as an alternative to Perplexity AI with no usage limits or subscription fees.
- Architected full-stack platform on Next.js and TypeScript; integrated DeepSeek R1 as the core reasoning model alongside OpenAI and OpenRouter backends with configurable model switching and Chain-of-Thought reasoning on search results.
- Built a multi-step query pipeline: query refinement → real-time internet search via Serper.dev API → advanced reasoning synthesis → cited, structured response — delivering research-grade answers at zero cost to users.
- Open-sourced on GitHub (github.com/Justmalhar/rsearch) with one-click Vercel deployment; features Deep Research mode, AI Image Generator, and Chat interface serving a growing global user base.
2021
Aug 2021 — Aug 2025
Staff Software Engineer
Walmart Inc
Sunnyvale, California
- Led DCA Privacy Compliance onboarding — identified compliance status for 50+ assets, integrated 6 into the in-house Privacy Compliance Framework across Asset Owners, Core Privacy, and AIS Teams.
- Spearheaded CPRA Autopurge compliance for Customer Datalake; built Kibana dashboards for transparent compliance monitoring across multiple stakeholder groups.
- Partnered with Infosys to build ML-based AutoData Mapper platform using Angular, JavaScript, CSS (frontend), GCP/BigQuery (storage), Python and Java (services), WCNP (deployment).
- Innovated POCs for the Privacy Framework including Serverless Spark and Fast Update Utility; achieved $100,000+ annual GCP cost savings through autoscaling, cluster fine-tuning, and decommissioning strategies.
- Designed and implemented scalable end-to-end data pipelines on GCP (Airflow, DataProc, Serverless Spark, NiFi), managing high-impact production migrations and cross-functional stakeholder alignment.
2019
Aug 2019 — Aug 2021
Tech Lead, Senior Developer
Nexient Inc. (Pottery Barn / West Elm)
Ann Arbor, Michigan
- Led 8 Micro Front End (MFE) teams delivering scalable e-commerce frontends in Vue, Docker, and Java across Search, Product, Recommendations, and Checkout applications.
- Architected P0 cross-platform Product Information Pages for Williams Sonoma, Pottery Barn, WestElm using FreeMarker, Java, JavaScript, and Sass — establishing design consistency across 5 brands.
- Improved unit test coverage to 93% using Jest and Selenium; reduced page load time by 2.2 seconds via Lighthouse-guided refactoring and CSS/macro-optimization.
- Implemented analytics tracking via observer patterns for Adobe Test & Target A/B patterns; mentored team on CSS Image Sprites, Code Minification, Image Compression, and SSR.
2018
Aug 2018 — May 2019
Full Stack Developer
Community4All (US Dept. of Health & Human Services)
Syracuse, New York
- Developed full-stack web applications for individuals with intellectual disabilities using React/Redux, Node.js, AWS EBS, jQuery/Bootstrap, Express, Google TTS API, and Maps API.
- Architected a Budget Management Tool resulting in 34% improvement in user experience scores; deployed on AWS EBS with robust session and state management.
2018
Jun 2018 — Aug 2018
IT & Infrastructure Intern
Amorepacific
New York City, NY
- Handled system setup and deployment for POS (Point of Sale) systems and Verifone payment devices across Amorepacific US and Canada stores, including Innisfree locations.
- Supported IT infrastructure and network operations at Amorepacific's New York City office.
