John M.
Yale PhD, AI Engineer, Agentic Software, Claude Code, Codex, UX Design
I’m John Maheswaran, a senior software engineer with 15+ years of experience building high-impact software across industries. I focus on Artificial Intelligence, Extended Reality (AR/VR/XR), RAGs and next-generation technologies as well as UX/UI and product focused design. I hold a PhD in Computer Science from Yale and a BA from Cambridge. 🔍 My Core Focus Areas: - AI/ML & RAG & Generative AI: OpenAI, LangChain, custom LLM fine-tuning, real-time AI agents - XR / AR / VR: Unity, WebAR, 8thWall, iOS ARKit, mobile XR experiences - Interactive Frontends: React, Next.js, Three.js, web-based XR interfaces - Backend APIs & Infrastructure: Python, Golang, NodeJS, PostgreSQL, AWS Lambda, Docker - Design: Figma, Miro, UX/UI design, wireframes, prototyping 🛠️ Tech Stack Highlights: - Languages: Python, Golang, Typescript, Javascript, Swift - Frameworks: React, NextJS, ExpressJS, NestJS, Ruby on Rails - XR/AR: Unity, WebXR, 3D Modeling & Rigging, Game Mechanics - Cloud: AWS, GCP, Azure, Serverless Architecture - CI/CD: GitHub Actions, Terraform, Kubernetes, Docker 🎓 Education: - PhD in Computer Science – Yale University - BA in Computer Science – University of Cambridge 🌟 What Sets Me Apart: - Deep expertise in AI + immersive tech (XR/AR/VR) - End-to-end product development: prototypes to production - Strong UX/UI design integration - Product focused thinking
Earnings and projects
Last 6 months ÷ 6
Last 6 months: $141k
Billed in all: $345,599$346k
$14k in the last 6 months
Across 11 contracts
Across 40 contracts
Earnings, last 30 days
Skill rankings: #1 in 2 skills of 15
Rarest: top 0.03% in AWS Lambda, of 2,947. Ranked by MRR among everyone on Upwork with the skill.
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