Priyanshu Arya

About

I work with technology every day, which mostly means failing at something, figuring out why, and getting it right on the next pass. I'd rather over-research than ship the wrong thing, so I read first and build second. About two years into corporate software engineering, I went freelance and started delivering websites, mobile apps, and GenAI-powered products — an AI interview platform, a learning management system, a tool that turns a learner's actual gaps into a roadmap instead of a generic syllabus. I've also sat alongside data engineering teams building exactly what individual colleges needed, not what a vendor deck promises.

Explaining the messy part out loud is half the fun, which is why teaching and consulting came naturally once I started building. I help people figure out where they actually fit in tech, what the market is really asking for, and how to close that gap — technical interview prep included, and it's worked for the same people more than once. The Tech Intel is the name I put on all of it: building AI/ML systems, training engineers and students, and consulting on technical and career calls, while staying open to a full-time AI/ML engineering role alongside it.

Technology journey

I started as a software engineer — two years full-time between Doxper and Kantar, building analytics platforms and microservices in Python, Django, and Angular. In 2022 I founded The Tech Intel to do three things at once instead of picking one: build production AI/ML systems, train engineers and students, and consult on technical and career decisions. Since then that's meant shipping RAG pipelines and LLM applications, training 5,000+ engineers across 20+ Indian colleges and companies, and writing every week about GenAI and applied engineering. I'm currently pursuing an MS in Data Science at Manipal Academy of Higher Education, and the pull toward research — especially retrieval and applied LLM systems — keeps getting stronger.

Experience

Founder at The Tech Intel

Feb 2022 - Present

Building production AI/ML systems (RAG pipelines, LLM applications), training 5,000+ engineers across 20+ Indian colleges and companies, and consulting on AI/ML architecture and technical hiring.

Education Mentor at DeepLearning.AI

Oct 2024 - Present

1:1 mentoring in Deep Learning, Machine Learning, and Generative AI, covering neural networks, NLP, computer vision, and model optimization.

Senior Technical Trainer at Galgotias University

May 2025 - Mar 2026

Delivered training in C++, algorithms, data structures, and advanced DSA to engineering students.

Technical Question Setter at ValueMatrix.ai

Feb 2023 - Feb 2024

Designed technical interview questions and test cases for hiring teams, improving assessment accuracy and streamlining the interview process.

Software Engineer at Kantar

Jan 2023 - Dec 2023

Built a cross-platform analytics web app with Django, Angular, and Elasticsearch, cutting deployment time 30% with Docker and improving data retrieval speed by 20%.

Software Developer Intern at Doxper (a Meddo Health brand)

Apr 2022 - Dec 2022

Architected microservices in Python and Node.js and built an inventory management system on Elasticsearch, cutting software bugs 75% through automated testing.

Python Programmer at CodeSpeedy Technology

Apr 2020 - Jun 2020

Wrote educational programming tutorials and articles for learners.

Interests

  • Travelling
  • Building
  • Exploring new technology

Achievements

  • Trained 5,000+ engineers and students across 20+ Indian colleges and companies, including as Senior Technical Trainer at Galgotias University, with a 100% satisfaction rate.
  • Delivered AI/ML and software engineering work for clients with a 95% satisfaction rate, building strong long-term client relationships along the way.
  • Write weekly on GenAI, LLMs, and applied engineering, reaching 10,000+ professionals across Substack and LinkedIn.

On the road

A few frames from travels between projects.

Overlooking the Himalayas near prayer flags
Roadside stop in the misty mountains
Sitting in a pine forest in the hills