Rushikesh Hulage
Specializing in AI/ML, Backend Development & Cloud Technologies. Building intelligent systems at scale.
Passionate about building intelligent systems
I'm a Software Engineer at Telstra, specializing in platform engineering with a deep passion for AI/ML. I architect and build scalable backend services, lead critical cloud infrastructure migrations, and develop intelligent systems that solve real-world problems.
My expertise spans across the full stack of modern engineering — from designing secure authentication systems with Java & Spring Boot to building enterprise AI platforms with RAG, LLMs, and cloud-native ML pipelines. I thrive at the intersection of software engineering and artificial intelligence.
A proud B.Tech graduate from VJTI Mumbai, I'm also an active open-source contributor to Hugging Face Transformers and a competitive programmer with a Top 10 rank at Google APAC Challenge 2025.
Technologies I work with
A curated toolkit forged through real-world projects and continuous learning.
Languages
AI / ML
Frameworks & Tools
Cloud & DevOps
Where I've worked
Professional experience building scalable platforms and intelligent systems.
Software Engineer – Platform Engineering
Telstra · Pune, India
- Developed and maintained robust backend services for authentication and authorization using Java, Spring Boot, and AWS (EC2, IAM, API Gateway), ensuring secure and scalable access for internal applications.
- Led the critical migration from AWS WAF Classic to WAFv2 for all internal Telstra applications, significantly enhancing security posture and threat detection capabilities.
- Architected the WAFv2 integration with AWS services including CloudFront, S3, and CloudWatch, and configured Nginx reverse proxies to establish a comprehensive security monitoring and response system.
B.Tech in Information Technology
Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute, Mumbai
Aug 2019 — May 2023
HSC (Maharashtra State Board)
Residential Junior College, Ahmednagar
Jun 2017 — May 2019
What I've built
A showcase of projects spanning AI/ML, cloud platforms, and full-stack engineering.
Milestones & Recognition
Top 10 Rank
Google APAC Challenge 2025
Participant
Agentic AI Hackathon, Bangalore 2025
Open-source contributor
Hugging Face Transformers
Machine Learning
Stanford University (Coursera)
Deep Learning Specialization
deeplearning.ai / Coursera
Let's connect
Have a project in mind, a question, or just want to say hello? I'd love to hear from you.