Anushka Umate

AI Engineer with 1+ year of experience in building production-grade Generative AI systems, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipelines, and LLM-powered applications. Skilled in designing scalable data workflows, agentic AI systems, and model evaluation frameworks using LangChain, LangGraph, and modern ML stacks. Strong background in machine learning, deep learning, and data-driven problem solving.

Software Engineer at Blackstraw (2024-09 – Present)

• Working on large-scale mainframe modernization by translating legacy JCL/PL logic into modern Python pipelines, achieving near 100% transformation accuracy through rigorous validation. Collaborating with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to understand business logic, while contributing to a shared framework and developing reusable utility modules to standardize and accelerate development across the migrated codebase.
• Designed and deployed a Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) pipeline for PDF-based question answering using LangChain and LangGraph, reducing query latency by eliminating runtime chunking.
• Containerized and deployed a claim-extraction pipeline using Docker, integrating RabbitMQ for asynchronous processing; developed custom validation scripts to ensure high extraction accuracy and production reliability.
• Developed a RAG-based JIRA ticket intelligence system leveraging Azure AI Search, JQL-based retrieval, and LLM summarization to enable efficient ticket discovery and insights; built a streamlined front-end interface for intuitive querying and visualization.

Freelance AI Engineer at Parsewave (2025-11 – 2025-12)

Freelance contributor to an AI agent training framework; delivered 4 merged PRs designing controlled failure scenarios and multi-run GPT-5/GPT-OSS evaluations to satisfy strict automated QA checks and reasoning-depth constraints.

• Developed an intelligent chatbot to address queries related to maintenance processes within substations.

BTech in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning – RGPV University (2021 – 2025)