I build systems that scale
and teams that ship.
Engineering leader who writes code, ships products, and grows teams. 15+ years building at Nykaa, Hike, Orangewood, SlideShare, and more.
What I Do
Three pillars of expertise, honed over 15 years of building at scale.
Systems Architecture
Designing and building production systems that serve hundreds of millions of users with 99.99% uptime.
Explore →AI & Agent Engineering
Production AI systems, agent safety patterns, and governance frameworks for regulated industries.
Explore →Team Building & Leadership
Scaling high-performing engineering teams from startup to enterprise. Culture, hiring, and outcomes.
Explore →Latest Writings
Thoughts on systems, AI, and building teams.
LLM Provider Risk Management for Regulated Industries
Dipankar Sarkar explains LLM provider risk management for banks and financial services. The Trust Boundaries Model and Multi-Provider Strategy for regulatory compliance.
Defence in Depth for AI Agents: Kill Switches, Circuit Breakers, and Control Layers
Dipankar Sarkar explains defence in depth for AI agents in financial services. The Five-Layer Control Framework and Kill Switch Architecture for production AI safety.
AI Agent Governance for Financial Services: The Complete Framework
Dipankar Sarkar explains AI agent governance for banks and financial services. The Tiered Governance Model and Three Lines of Defence framework for regulatory compliance with SS1/23, Consumer Duty, and SM&CR.
Open Source
Tools, research, and infrastructure I build in the open.
Chain of Thought reasoning API with RL techniques
GDELT Project CLI — built for agents, optimized for automation
Your Guide to AI-Driven Business Transformation
Google Sheets CLI with local DuckDB caching and MCP server
Batteries included for iced (Rust GUI toolkit)
Your AI Agent's Gateway to HubSpot CRM
Built at & shipped with
Let's build something together
I take on hands-on engineering leadership roles, technical partnerships, and deep-dive collaborations where I can write code, shape architecture, and help teams deliver real outcomes.
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