Sai Likhith Kanuparthi
Sai Likhith Kanuparthi
Sr. Software Engineer · Airbnb 

Building GenAI platforms and data labeling infrastructure at Airbnb scale. 8+ years shipping production systems across LLM orchestration, backend APIs, cloud pipelines, and full-stack applications.

About & Skills

ML Infrastructure & GenAI

Building LLM-powered tools at Airbnb — 30+ model integrations, PII pipelines, data labeling platforms serving ML teams org-wide.

Cloud & Platform Engineering

AWS, GCP, Docker, Kubernetes, Airflow, OpenShift — production systems at Airbnb, Shell, Southwest Airlines, and Eli Lilly.

Certifications & Recognition

AWS Solutions Architect, AWS Developer, GCP Data Engineer, Oracle Java & Database certified. Multiple Airbnb peer appreciations (2026).

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Tech Stack

8+

Years Experience

10K

Rows/Run at Airbnb

30+

LLM Models Integrated

17M

Pageviews/Month (Shell)

Recognition


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"Sai has been an outstanding partner in the deployment of the BPIVA tool, and I want to take a moment to recognize his incredible contributions. Thanks to Sai's efforts, the BPIVA tool has had a significant impact on reducing non-value-added work, enabling the BPI team to shift their focus to high-impact, actionable tasks exactly where their energy should be. What truly sets Sai apart is his deep understanding of technology combined with his ability to quickly grasp tool requirements and translate them into real solutions. He doesn't just deliver, he continuously looks for ways to enhance and upgrade the tool's capabilities, ensuring it evolves alongside our team's needs. None of this would have been possible without Sai's dedication and expertise. He is a truly great partner who consistently goes above and beyond to deliver excellence. Thank you, Sai, for everything you do! 🙌"

Ameet Shinde

Senior Manager, BPI · Airbnb

Work Experience


AirbnbJun 2025 – PresentAirbnb

Sr. Software Engineer — ML Infrastructure

Built BPI Virtual Analyst — a 5-step LLM wizard integrating 30+ models (GPT-4o, Claude, Gemini, Llama) used by ~55 analysts. Scaled from 600 → 10,000 rows/run. Built Presidio PII pipeline (30% faster). Led Redpen label export upgrade targeting 80% runtime reduction.

Python · Streamlit · Flask · Celery · Airflow · Labelbox · Presidio · AWS · OTEL

Eli LillySept 2024 – Jun 2025Eli Lilly

Sr. Software Engineer (via ThriveOn Solutions)

Built and maintained the Dose Management System (DMS) — full-stack healthcare portal for medication management. Java/Spring Boot backend, React frontend, deployed on OpenShift OCP across dev/QA/prod environments.

Java · Spring Boot · React · OpenShift · PostgreSQL · GitHub Actions

Southwest AirlinesJan 2023 – Aug 2024Southwest Airlines

Sr. Software Engineer (via ThriveOn Solutions)

Architected deployment and testing automation pipelines. Containerized services with Docker + Kubernetes. Secure data management with Datadog monitoring. Statistical analysis and regression models on large datasets.

Python · Docker · Kubernetes · AWS · Datadog · Flask

Shell PLCJan 2021 – Nov 2022Shell PLC

Sr. Python Developer (via ThriveOn Solutions)

Built API service handling 17M pageviews/month at 94% cache efficiency. Cleared 200+ bottlenecks; app 5× faster after refactor. Improved NLP accuracy 86% → 94%. Deployed ML models on AWS SageMaker. Published at SPE ATCE Conference.

Python · PySpark · Azure Databricks · AWS SageMaker · MLFlow · Flask · Docker · Jenkins

Oracle IndiaSept 2017 – Jul 2019Oracle India

Data Engineer

Built ERP analytics dashboard across 13 business units; boosted client activity by 20%. Automated PIP process — saved 600+ monthly work hours. Built real-time fraud detection pipeline using Kafka. Best Performer Q3 2018.

Python · Java · Oracle Cloud HCM · Kafka · ELK Stack · AWS · Flask · PostgreSQL

Education


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MS in Computer ScienceGPA 3.69 · May 2021
New York University, Tandon School of Engineering, New York, NY
Courses: Data Structures, Big Data, Distributed Systems, Cloud Computing

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B.Tech in Electronics & Communication EngineeringGPA 4.0 · May 2013
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Andhra Pradesh, India
Awarded "Best Academic Project" for gesture-controlled Arduino robots coded in C

My work

Projects


Real-world projects showcasing skills across GenAI, ML infrastructure, full-stack development, and cloud platforms.

Redpen (Airbnb)

Redpen (Airbnb)

Large-scale internal tooling using Flask, Celery, Labelbox, and Redis. Engineered robust data pipelines with SQLAlchemy and Alembic for model evaluation workflows.

#flask#celery#labelbox#redis#sqlalchemy
BPI Virtual Analyst (Airbnb)

BPI Virtual Analyst (Airbnb)

GenAI 5-step LLM wizard integrating 30+ models. Scaled to 10,000 rows/run for ~55 analysts. Presidio PII pipeline, AI clustering, Insight Miner.

#python#streamlit#celery#llm#presidio
Dose Management System (Eli Lilly)

Dose Management System (Eli Lilly)

Full-stack healthcare portal for medication management. Java/Spring Boot backend, React frontend, deployed on OpenShift OCP across clinical environments.

#java#spring-boot#react#openshift#postgresql
The Eye (HackNYU)

The Eye (HackNYU)

Computer Vision and NLP application built to assist visually impaired individuals. Winner at HackNYU.

#python#computer-vision#nlp
ML Subsurface Pipeline (Shell PLC)

ML Subsurface Pipeline (Shell PLC)

ML reusable framework for subsurface applications. Refactored Jupyter → Python package (5× faster). Deployed on AWS SageMaker. Published at SPE ATCE Conference.

#python#pyspark#aws-sagemaker#mlflow

Contact

Get In Touch


HIRE ME

I'm currently open to new opportunities. Whether you have a question, a project idea, or just want to say hi — my inbox is always open.

Email directly

sailikhithcse@gmail.com

Location

San Francisco, CA