Software & Embedded Systems Engineer building AI-powered tools, IoT systems, automation platforms, and trading infrastructure.
Electrical Engineer (NTU Singapore) with 15+ years of experience leading operations, manufacturing, logistics, and process improvement initiatives while continuously designing and building software and embedded systems.
- Local-first AI assistants using Ollama, LM Studio, Qwen, Phi, and Gemma models
- Agent orchestration using Pydantic AI and asyncio
- RAG pipelines with SQLite FTS5 and local knowledge stores
- Workflow automation and tool-calling systems
- Firmware development for ESP32-S3, ESP8266, CH32V003, Raspberry Pi, and Radxa platforms
- End-to-end IoT systems: device firmware → MQTT/Redis backend → REST APIs → dashboards
- Telemetry, automation, monitoring, and control systems
- Delivered custom hardware and software solutions for industrial testing, sensor devices, and automation workflows
- Unified broker API abstraction layers
- Algo-trading support infrastructure
- Order management, resilience patterns, circuit breakers, and idempotent execution
- Integrations with mStock, Fyers, HDFC Securities, and OpenAlgo
- Building Ordo, a unified broker integration platform for Indian markets
- Developing local-first AI assistants and workflow automation systems
- Building software-centric IoT platforms with edge intelligence
- Exploring practical applications of AI in automation, operations, and decision support
| Project | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Ordo | Unified broker abstraction layer for Indian markets | Active |
| AI Librarian | Local-first AI assistant with RAG and workflow automation | Active |
| Embedded & IoT Projects | ESP32, Raspberry Pi, telemetry, automation and monitoring systems | Ongoing |
Languages: Python · C · C++ · Go
Backend: FastAPI · asyncio · SQLite · Redis · MQTT
Embedded: ESP-IDF · Arduino · FreeRTOS · Raspberry Pi · Radxa
AI: Pydantic AI · Ollama · LM Studio · Crawl4AI
Infrastructure: Linux · Docker · Git
Trading: mStock API · Fyers API · HDFC Securities API · OpenAlgo
I share what I am building and learning at the intersection of AI, embedded systems, automation, and trading infrastructure.
Connect with me on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/karanravindraparikh

