Sneha Rao

CTO at Debug-Ed

Berlin, Berlin, Germany

About

I'm a senior software engineer with 7+ years of experience building applications that millions of users rely on. Lately, I've transitioned my focus into the future of software: building autonomous AI systems that don't just answer questions, but actively execute complex workflows from start to finish. I bridge the gap between heavy-duty AI engineering and beautiful user interfaces, handling everything from backend agent orchestration to high-performance frontends. 🤖 What I'm building right now: ✦ PropertyIQ: A voice-activated AI agent for German property management. It handles tenant calls 24/7, diagnoses the issue, and coordinates the vendor appointment. It effectively compressed a traditional two-week maintenance process into just two days. (Built using ElevenLabs, Twilio, and FastAPI/MCP) ✦ Market-Research AI: An intelligent pipeline that autonomously maps competitors and analyzes public sentiment, giving founders a data-backed product strategy before they write a single line of code. ✦ Smart Summarization: Shipped an AI feature at Upday (Axel Springer) that cut editorial preparation time by 30%. 🚀 Where scale got real: Axel Springer (Upday): Re-architected the CMS for a massive European news platform, cutting content publish times by 20% and boosting frontend performance by 30%. Capgemini: Built robust B2B payment systems for Barclays, delivered fully accessible (WCAG-compliant) interfaces, and reduced manual reporting times by 60%. 🛠️ My Toolkit: AI & Orchestration: LangGraph, LangChain, Model Context Protocol (MCP), RAG, Multi-Agent Systems, Claude Code. Frontend: TypeScript, React.js, Next.js, Angular. Backend & Infra: Python, FastAPI, Node.js, AWS, Docker. 🏔️ Beyond the screen: When I’m not designing workflows, you can usually find me outdoors—either skiing down a mountain, hiking new trails, or camping. 🤝 Let's connect: I'm open to Senior Engineering roles and selective freelance/consulting projects helping teams integrate practical, revenue-driving AI features into real products. If that's what you're building, let’s chat!

Experience

  • Chief Technology Officer at Debug-Ed
    May 2026 - Present · 2 mos

  • Senior Software Developer at upday
    Jan 2023 - Jun 2025 · 2 yrs 6 mos

    1st Project : Upday News Website - Website, that allows users to be updated about latest news all over Europe. Technologies Used: Next js, React js, Contentful, Kubernetes, AWS Key Result Areas: - Optimized the website performance. - Successfully integrated a consent management platform to enhance application functionality and compliance. - Mentored 2 new joiners and took part in recruitment process. - Collaborated closely with cross-functional teams to ensure the delivery of high-quality products, fostering effective communication and alignment across departments for successful project outcomes. - Performed thorough code reviews to ensure the maintenance of high code quality and consistency. - Implemented html tags to optimize SEO. - Integrated outbrain and GAM ad bidding framework. - Bidding of ad slots using PubMatic, amazon scripts. - Added unit testing using jest and React Testing Library. - Configured pull request checks and build pipeline in GitHub. - Build website on SSR + ISR rendering strategies using Next js. - Handling of redirects using Next js middleware. - Migrated contentful to multi space. - Integrated user event tracking with snowplow. 2nd Project: On click of Samsung News (US) app feeds , redirects to our site and publisher dashboard (to track article performance and active users) Technologies Used: Vue js, Kubernetes, AWS Key Result Areas: - Engaged in full lifecycle development: from design to implementation and deployment of dashboard application. - Implemented in More from publisher feature in L2 page. - Developed a blacklisting application that help blacklist forbidden articles. - Incorporated monthly-based daily active user charts using ApexCharts.

  • UI Developer at Capgemini
    May 2020 - Jan 2023 · 2 yrs 9 mos

    1st Project: MPMP (My Payments My Plans): Barclays MPMP is an already developed application which provides the user various options for to make payment to their respective arrears account. Technologies Used: Angular 10, Visual Studio Code Key Result Areas: • Implemented the project from scratch into Angular 10 project. • Integrated with TCL components. • Complete validations for debit card and other flows. • Streamlined app accessibility through meticulous refinement processes, ensuring an inclusive user experience for all. • Implemented screens as per wireframes and copy deck. 2nd Project: Barclays BFA Digital (Short I&E) is an application developed for our client Barclays which is responsible for helping client plan their budget. It’s an interactive app which allows user to log in their income and expenditure and shows them a budget plan to recover their dues. Key Result Areas: • Along with team discussions, replaced final forms with normal react forms for BFA SIE App. • Implemented a standalone application BFA Dashboard with integrated graphs for analytics purpose. • Code refactors and integration of pie charts for BO Score, project phase and supervisor mapping.

  • Senior Software Engineer at Tech Mahindra
    Dec 2018 - Apr 2020 · 1 yr 5 mos

    Project: SRIMS (Simple Resource Inventory Management System) is an application developed for our client British Telecom which is responsible for telecom network inventory management and is also used to plan and build a network in a particular sector, based on the details of each exchange. Key Result Areas: • Implementing Key features in SRIMS along with test cases. • Guided the team, towards target 95% code coverage for the whole SRIMS project using jasmine Karma. • Along with team discussions, implementation of Angular js code in angular 7 in matter of 3 months in WFMT Project. • Implemented rxjs concepts for state management of the application. • Using Sonar Lint to evaluate code and follow of coding standards.

  • Software Engineer at Rinsoft
    Nov 2017 - Jul 2018 · 9 mos

    Project: Startitup An application which helps and guides those who want to start a business, it has two end users mentors and entrepreneur side Key Result Areas: • Implemented web application using mock ups provided by the client. • Independently designed and executed Admin site. • Presented demo to the clients after implementation of new enhancements.