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Gagan Thakur

Gagan Thakur

AI/ML engineer and senior software engineer focused on conversational AI

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Pune, Maharashtra, India
Joined November 2025
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Conversational‑AI and IVR specialist — Gagan spent much of his mid career at Nuance Communications where his work focused on voice/IVR technologies, Nuance Speech Suite and on‑prem installations; his public profiles and role descriptions repeatedly reference Avaya/Cisco call‑studio, Nuance Mix and other telephony/IVR tooling. weekday+1
Builder of automation and small SaaS tools — in recent years (Microsoft period and after) he has published hands‑on writeups and short videos about building automation backends (notably with n8n), RAG/LLM experiments and rapid prototyping of SaaS features; his Twitter/X (archived via nitter) and LinkedIn activity show technical how‑tos and demo posts. nitter
Active creator, mentor and copywriter — alongside engineering work he offers mentorship (MentorCruise), writes about product/engineering workflows, and positions himself as a freelance email/copywriter and small‑business founder, indicating a mix of technical leadership and audience‑facing writing/mentorship. mentorcruise+1
Pune‑based technologist with entrepreneurial streak — multiple profiles and local project pages list Pune as his base and surface a side entrepreneurial project (DegaKya), which together suggest he balances corporate engineering roles with small business and maker activities. about+1

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Mentoring and writing (offers mentorship on MentorCruise and frequently posts about building/public writing). mentorcruise+1