Hi, I’m Ashish Kumar — a Senior AI & .NET Engineer and Technical Lead with 9+ years of software engineering experience, specializing in Generative AI, Azure, RAG, Semantic Kernel, MCP, agentic workflows, and enterprise AI systems. I currently lead the development of a production-grade Generative AI support platform serving ~3.2K monthly active users across 65 service domains and processing ~30K unique queries per month, with ~5.9K automated ticket creations per month. I mentor engineers and professionals who want to transition into or grow in AI/GenAI engineering and prepare for senior-level product-company interviews. My mentorship focuses on practical, real-world engineering rather than theory alone: • GenAI & AI System Design • RAG architecture and optimization • Agentic AI & MCP • Azure OpenAI & Semantic Kernel • LLM application architecture • Distributed systems & HLD • Backend engineering with C#/.NET • Production AI architecture, scalability, reliability and observability • Senior/Lead-level interview preparation • Resume and career positioning for AI engineering roles My goal is to help you understand how production AI systems are actually designed, built, tested, scaled, and operated—and how to communicate that experience effectively in technical interviews. If you're preparing for a senior AI/GenAI role or want guidance moving from traditional software engineering into production GenAI, I'd be happy to help.