Surya Narayan Barik

As a results-driven Engineering Leader & AI Specialist, I specialize in architecting scalable, intelligent, and secure Edge-First platforms that power mission-critical enterprise operations. My work bridges the gap between Native Mobile Engineering, Cloud Intelligence, and On-Device AI, enabling real-time decisioning through SLM-powered, Agentic, and privacy-preserving solutions. I lead and scale high-impact, cross-functional teams to deliver enterprise-grade mobility ecosystems that handle massive scale (processing terabytes of data and billions in revenue transaction flow). With a strong foundation in Engineering Strategy and Technical Leadership, I foster a culture of ownership and continuous innovation, mentoring engineers to transition from legacy code to AI-native architectures. My technical expertise spans Distributed Systems, Mobile Architecture (Android/iOS), and the Productization of Edge AI. I bring hands-on experience with Python, Kotlin, Swift, FastAPI, and AWS to design resilient, offline-first systems. I drive engineering efficiency by implementing robust CI/CD pipelines, ensuring automated testing, rapid deployment, and high availability for complex AI-driven applications. In the AI/ML domain, my specialization includes: Generative AI & Agents: Building autonomous workflows using LangChain, LangGraph, and RAG pipelines. Edge Optimization: Expert in deploying Quantized Transformers (Post-Training Quantization, Knowledge Distillation) on mobile NPUs using TFLite and ONNX. Core ML: Extensive work with PyTorch, TensorFlow, Hugging Face Transformers, and Open-Source SLMs (Llama-3, Phi, Gemma). Currently pursuing an M.Tech in AI at IIT Patna, I am passionate about Small Language Models (SLMs), Speculative Decoding, and Multi-Teacher Distillation. My focus is on advancing AI efficiency—building platforms that combine deep technical innovation with me