Prithviraj PawarPayPay Corporation
Engineering leader - AI and Backend
Tokyo, Japan
Jan 2023 – Present
Managing multiple teams focusing on the core payments platform and Agentic AI platforms that improve productivity, growth, and quality of products at PayPay.
Introduction
Engineering leader specializing in Agentic AI who has shipped multiple AI systems to production, from organization's enterprise platforms to my own deployed products. I help companies design, build, and govern AI that actually works at scale.
Education
Georgia Institute of Technology
Master of Science - Computer Science (Machine Learning specialization) - 2024
Savitribai Phule Pune University (formerly University of Pune)
Bachelor in Computer Engineering - 2017
Experience
Aganim AI
Founder & Builder
Remote · Tokyo, Japan
Jan 2026 – Present
Building Aganim, an AI growth engine for cross-border Shopify commerce — designed, built, and shipped end-to-end, from the AI content and localization features to billing, compliance, and deployment.
Rakuten Inc.
Software Engineering / Leadership
Tokyo, Japan
Oct 2017 – Dec 2022
NTT Data
Research Intern
Tokyo, Japan
May 2016 – Jul 2016
Study Series
In-depth multi-part guides on deep learning fundamentals and running LLMs in production.
3 partsDeep LearningArtificial IntelligenceMachine Learning
Deep Learning
A three-part guide from a single neuron to modern frontier LLMs — backpropagation, CNNs, the Transformer rebuilt block by block, and the architectures behind Claude, Gemini, and GPT.
6 partsLLMOpsArtificial IntelligenceMachine Learning
LLMOps
A six-part guide to running LLMs in production — evaluation, open models, serving infrastructure, RAG and agents, and the monitoring and guardrails that keep systems reliable.
