Akshay Patel - AI Forward-Deployed Engineer & Laravel Tech Lead
LLM Integration
RAG & Agents
Laravel Expert
Available for AI projects & consulting

Hi, I'm Akshay Patel

AI Forward-Deployed Engineer & Laravel Tech Lead

I embed with your team to ship production-grade AI into real products — LLMs, RAG, and workflow automation — backed by 10+ years building SaaS at scale with Laravel.

Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India | Open to remote

10+Years Experience
100+Projects
1M+Users
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About Me

My Story

A decade shipping SaaS at scale — now bringing that discipline to AI

I started as a Junior Developer at DNB Management Applications, growing to Team Lead. Today I'm a Tech Lead at TechUp Labs and an independent AI Forward-Deployed Engineer — I embed with teams and ship production AI, not slide decks.

My edge is shipping complex business applications that actually scale — from OpticalCRM serving 3000+ optical stores to an e-therapy platform handling 1M+ sessions.

Now I bring that same shipping discipline to the AI era: integrating LLMs, RAG, and workflow automation into real products, then mentoring teams to own them long after the engagement ends.

AI Forward-Deployed Engineer

LLMs, RAG & automation shipped into production products

10+ Years PHP & Laravel

Enterprise-grade SaaS used by millions

Tech Lead & Mentor

Leads teams and transfers ownership, not lock-in

10+ Years Experience
100+ Projects Delivered
1M+ Users Served
3000+ Optical Stores
Tech Stack

Skills & Expertise

Technologies I work with daily

AI Engineering

LLM Integration OpenAI API Anthropic Claude RAG & Vector Search AI Agents Workflow Automation Prompt Engineering

Backend Development

PHP Laravel MySQL REST APIs Queues & Jobs Redis

Frontend Development

JavaScript React.js HTML5 CSS3 jQuery

Leadership

Team Leadership Mentoring System Architecture Code Review Agile / Scrum
Career Journey

Professional Experience

My career growth and achievements

Tech Lead

TechUp Labs

May 2022 - Present Remote / Gujarat
  • Led development of an e-therapy solution supporting 1M+ sessions from 30K+ students
  • Implemented KPI dashboards and QuickBook integration
  • Optimized database queries reducing load times significantly
Laravel React MySQL

Full Stack Developer

Freelance

Aug 2021 - Apr 2022
  • Delivered multiple Laravel applications for international clients
  • Built innovation management systems and service platforms

Team Lead / Senior Web Developer

DNB Management Applications

Jun 2014 - Jul 2021 · 7 yrs 2 mos Bangalore / Greater Rajkot Area

Career Progression: Started as Junior Software Engineer (Jun 2014) → Promoted to Senior Web Developer (Jun 2016) → Advanced to Team Lead (Jun 2016 - Jul 2021)

  • Led OpticalCRM's creation, the company's pioneering product, embraced by 3000+ optical stores worldwide. Shaped crucial Sales, Purchase, Inventory, and Account modules
  • Improved onboarding efficiency through automated Cpanel processes, creating databases and importing tailored client data for seamless initial experience
  • Completed and led more than 100 MLM projects and blockchain coin projects
  • Specialized in MLM Applications development, promoted to Senior Software Engineer within three years
  • Developed and maintained web applications using modern technologies, collaborating with cross-functional teams
PHP Laravel MySQL JavaScript Project Management
Portfolio

Featured Projects

Selected work that showcases my expertise

Praxis — Private AI Copilot

Self-hosted AI

Self-hosted RAG assistant for special-ed therapy practices — drafts SOAP notes, finds activities, and generates progress reports from a practice's own records. Runs a small local LLM (Ollama), so clinical data never leaves the server.

100% Private $0 API cost 4GB server
RAG Ollama / Local LLM Laravel SQLite

Live demo & source coming soon

E-Therapy Platform

Tech Lead

Online therapy platform for students, institutions, and therapists with scheduling, sessions, reports.

1M+ Sessions 30K+ Students 900+ Institutions
Laravel PHP React MySQL

OpticalCRM

Team Lead

SaaS CRM for optical stores, including Sales, Purchase, Inventory, Accounts modules.

3000+ Stores
PHP Laravel MySQL

Innoplore

Full Stack

Innovation Management System helping organizations track and drive innovation, improving productivity and creativity.

Laravel MySQL HTML/CSS/JS

Kynderway

Full Stack

Household Staff Platform streamlining hiring and matching between job seekers and employers.

Laravel MySQL React/jQuery

Twitch TV Referral Bonus App

Full Stack

Referral bonus application increasing user engagement through referral workflows.

Laravel APIs MySQL

MLM & Blockchain Projects

Full Stack

100+ MLM applications and blockchain coin projects for DNB Management Applications.

100+ MLM Apps
Laravel Blockchain MySQL
Blog

Latest Blogs

Insights on AI engineering, Laravel, and building production SaaS

Get In Touch

Let's Work Together

Available for AI integration projects, consulting, and embedded engagements

Let's ship AI into your product

I take on AI integration projects where the goal is working software in production — LLM workflows, RAG systems, and automation pipelines — built on or integrated with your existing Laravel/PHP stack. Typical engagements run 4–12 weeks, embedded with your team.

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