Rishi is an Application Architect and applied AI practitioner at IBM India Software Labs, specializing in AI-driven code assistants and developer productivity systems. With decades of experience in architecting and building software products and enterprise solutions across multiple domains, using varied technologies and system architectures, Rishi is currently focused on leveraging AI to transform how software is developed. He is particularly passionate about enhancing productivity of software engineers by redefining engineering workflows in the era of agentic AI, enabling more efficient, context-aware, and scalable software development practices.