Shape the system.
Turn ambiguous needs into practical architecture. Make the calls on models, retrieval, integrations, and where AI belongs.
LEAD FORWARD DEPLOYED ENGINEER
@ ELIZA ↗
AI engineering.
Human judgment.
I’m Teja. I build enterprise AI systems, lead through the hard decisions, and help engineering teams find their next gear.
01 / THE NEXT LINE↗
A little perspective.
Earned along the way.
Earned along the way.
NOW Lead FDE at ElizaPREVIOUSLY AI & Data at EYFOUNDATIONS Georgia Tech · IIT Madras
01 / THE WORK BEHIND THE TITLE
Close to the problem.
Close to the problem.
Deep in the engineering.
At Eliza, I work across customer engagements—connecting architecture, hands-on building, and the judgment that helps FDE teams deliver.
Build through the hard parts.
Stay close to the code, real data, and evaluation. Connect engineering decisions to what users can actually trust.
Raise the team’s ceiling.
Coach through real work. Turn deployment learning into reusable patterns and teams ready to own the next challenge.
02 / SELECTED AI WORK
From possibility to practice.
Explore the systems, the thinking,
and the decisions beneath
the surface.
03 / EXPERIENCE
Different terrain.
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Different terrain.
A continuous thread.
Eliza
Lead Forward Deployed Engineer
Technical direction, enterprise AI engineering, and delivery leadership across customer engagements.
JUN 2026 — NOWON THE MOUNTAIN
EY
Lead AI Engineer, AI & Data
Agentic systems, multimodal media intelligence, and enterprise retrieval. Led teams of 4–8 and brought MVPs through UAT.
JUL 2023 — JUN 2026
EY
Senior Data Scientist
Forecasting, decision models, NLP, and workflow automation for manufacturing and retail.
JUL 2022 — JUL 2023
Earlier footholds +
Product Data Science
NLP-driven bug triage, session analysis, and product experimentation.
Data Science, Risk
Consumer credit strategy and analytics for elective medical financing.
Business Analytics, Paid Search
Experimentation, automation, and paid media analytics across European markets.
Public-sector consulting
Healthcare and agricultural infrastructure strategy in India and Cambodia.
04 / FIELD NOTES
What we learn should outlast what we ship.
A few things I come back to.
Judgment is knowing what deserves complexity.
The simplest architecture that earns trust.The demo ends.
The work begins.
Stay certain about learning.
Less about being right.
05 / THE OTHER PLAYGROUNDS
There’s always another move.
Climbing, snowboarding, chess, and Dota 2.
Same curiosity.
Different stakes.
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