Pankaj Rawat

As a founder and engineer, I am driven by a deep curiosity to build innovative solutions, constantly seeking mastery and embracing the autonomy of independent creation. My approach is structured and empathetic, ensuring that the products I engineer not only meet high standards but also genuinely serve their users.

Experience

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Founder & Engineer

Practice Online · Jun 2026 – Present

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• Built and shipped an AI-powered 1:1 mock interview platform - live video-call-style interface, adaptive question difficulty, and JD- and resume-calibrated question generation for SWE, PM, Data Science, Business Analyst, and QA tracks
• Engineered real-time voice interaction with speech transcript analysis and a 4-dimension feedback report (logic, structure, depth, presentation) generated post-session
• Designed and shipped freemium pricing (free first session, pay-per-session, and bundle tiers) end-to-end, including product, billing logic, and UI
• Early traction: 10 active users at launch; currently in outreach to college Training & Placement Officers (TPOs) to onboard students at scale

Co-Founder & CTO

Percura AI · Jan 2026 – Present

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• Architected and shipped an AI persona simulation engine from scratch - React.js front-end, prompt engineering pipeline, stateful persona memory, and behavioral modeling deployed to production with zero sign-up friction
• Sole engineer on the project - owned infrastructure, API design, prompt pipelines, UI, and deployment decisions with no team to defer to; live at percura.in
• Built a 12-week simulated market engine where 50+ AI personas with unique psychology, regional budgets, and demographic biases encounter a product week-by-week, modeling social influence and pricing friction at scale
• Designed and shipped 1:1 Persona Interview - a stateful feature preserving persona memory across the full simulation lifecycle, requiring custom context-window and memory-management architecture

Business Analyst - AI, Data Products & Strategy

Bajaj Auto Ltd · Jul 2023 – Present

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• Functioned as sole engineer and product owner for 8+ internal AI/data products across HR, dealer operations, and supply chain problem discovery through deployment and adoption tracking, reporting directly to leadership with no engineering team behind me
• Built AI-powered HR Policy Chatbot (Azure AI Foundry, Azure AI Search, RAG) serving 5,000+ employees - reduced HR query resolution time by 70%, eliminating manual document search
• Deployed ML recommendation system (Market Basket Analysis, RFM, Collaborative Filtering) on the spares e-commerce platform - +20% engagement, +15% sales conversions
• Engineered a geospatial priority-location model in Python (5kmx5km grid analysis) to identify high-potential service center sites - actively used by the Urbanite BU for live expansion decisions
• Designed enterprise-wide HR Analytics Dashboard (Power BI) adopted across Bajaj HR, impacting 10,000+ employees and used by C-suite for headcount and attrition decisions
• Won InnoVision Ideathon 2025 - built Paperless e-KYC prototype from concept to working demo; awarded by Vijay Jerome, CDIO at Bajaj Auto Ltd.

Business Analyst — AI, Data Products & Strategy

Bajaj Auto Ltd · Jul 2023 – Present

Not yet confirmed

• Function as a one-person product-and-engineering team for 8+ internal AI/data products across HR, dealer operations, and supply chain — from problem discovery to deployment and adoption tracking, reporting directly to leadership.
• • Built an AI-powered HR Policy Chatbot (Azure AI Foundry, RAG) serving 5,000+ employees — cut HR query resolution time by 70%
• • Deployed an ML recommendation system on the spares e-commerce platform — +20% engagement, +15% sales conversions
• • Built a geospatial model (Python, 5km×5km grid analysis) used by the Urbanite BU for live service-center expansion decisions
• • Designed an enterprise HR Analytics Dashboard (Power BI) used by C-suite for headcount and attrition decisions
• • Won InnoVision Ideathon 2025 for a Paperless e-KYC prototype, awarded by the CDIO

Founder & Full-Stack Developer

Variss · Sep 2025 – Apr 2026

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• Founded, built, and launched a digital legacy SaaS MVP as sole developer - React.js front-end, 256-bit encrypted document storage, automated nominee access controls, full analytics stack
• Ran user interviews and validation tests; identified a scaling dependency outside product scope (CA/legal partnerships) and made the disciplined call to close rather than chase a weak signal
• Received Jagriti Yatra 2026 Level 2 Scholarship for this idea

Founder

Variss · Sep 2025 – Apr 2026

Not yet confirmed

• Founded and built Variss, a digital legacy platform that securely stores financial information and documents, enabling trusted nominees to access them when needed.
• • Built and launched the MVP as the sole developer using React.js, with encrypted document storage, secure authentication, and automated nominee access workflows.
• • Conducted customer interviews and market validation, ultimately deciding to discontinue the product after identifying legal and compliance partnerships as the primary bottleneck to scaling.