Shanker Dhand
About me

Technical Lead & AI Engineer

10+ years in software — I started in mobile (native Android, then React Native), scaled into full-stack engineering, and spent nearly six years at Duck Creek Technologies building enterprise insurance platforms used by carriers across the US.

Today I'm Senior Technical Lead at Upcore Technologies, leading a team of five on SalesRook — an AI-powered sales-automation SaaS platform for the UK property market. I design and ship full-stack features end-to-end, and built the in-house AI lead-generation system, RAG pipelines, and CRM/workflow automation that run the platform.

Full-stack and mobile underneath, AI and automation on top.

  • 10+ years in software
  • 6+ years at an MNC (Duck Creek Technologies)
  • Full-stack, mobile & AI
  • AI agents & automation in production
AI Stack

Tools I use to ship LLM systems.

LLMs & APIs

Agents & Automation

Data & Vector Stores

Engineering Expertise

10+ years of full-stack engineering, sitting under the AI work.

Full-Stack Development

Mobile Development

Backend, Data & Cloud

Practices & Tools

My journey

From native mobile to AI in production.

Foundations
Today
  1. Native Android
    Where it began · 2015 - 2016

    Learning to ship

    First real apps in native Android — real screens, real bugs, real users. Learned what it takes to put software in people's hands: offline states, performance on cheap devices, release discipline.

  2. iOS & Swift
    A second platform · 2016 - 2017

    Thinking beyond one platform

    Built native iOS apps alongside Android. Learned that platforms differ but products don't — and started designing systems that outlive any single stack.

  3. React Native
    One codebase, every device · 2017 - 2018

    From apps to products

    Shipping both platforms from a single codebase. Learned to think in components and shared logic — the first step from building apps toward building the systems behind them.

  4. React.js & Node.js
    Enterprise SaaS · 2018 - 2024

    Full-stack at enterprise scale

    Six years on insurance platforms used by carriers across the US — first the web frontend in React, then deep into the backend with Node and TypeScript. Learned how enterprise SaaS is really built: multi-tenant scale, compliance, and software that businesses run on.

  5. AI & Automation
    The current chapter · 2024 - Now

    Engineering AI into production

    RAG pipelines, AI agents, and CRM automation running a live SaaS platform — leading a team of five. Everything underneath — mobile, full-stack, enterprise — became the foundation for AI systems that actually ship.

Education
  • MCA, Computer Science - Punjab Technical University
    2012 - 2015
  • BCA, Computer Science - Punjabi University
    2009 - 2012
Industries
  • AI-Driven Platforms
  • SaaS Products
  • Sales & CRM Automation
  • Real Estate (UK)
  • Insurance
  • FinTech & Banking
  • E-Commerce & On-Demand
  • EdTech
  • Health & Fitness
  • Travel & Tourism
  • Hospitality (Hotel Management)

Working on AI?

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