Rohan Deshpande
Senior Forward-Deployed Engineer
Pune, India · Asia/Kolkata (UTC+5:30) · 13 years of experience
Rohan focuses on taking enterprise AI integrations from pilot to production and daily use.
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Enterprise CRM and ERP integration
Connects AI features to systems such as Salesforce, Dynamics, SAP, internal APIs, and operational data.
Customer-embedded delivery
Works inside the client environment, turns unclear requirements into a shipped workflow, and closes the last-mile gap.
Production governance
Builds observable services, approval gates, access boundaries, and a rollout path teams can operate.
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Python
TypeScript
PostgreSQL
React
DockerDelivery evidence
Selected work
Sales CRM Copilot
B2B SaaS scale-upEmbedded with the product team to ship a Claude-powered copilot inside the client's Salesforce org that drafts follow-ups, summarizes account history, and updates records through natural language. Adopted by 300+ sales reps in the first quarter, it cut CRM admin time per rep by around 4 hours a week and lifted data completeness on key fields above 90 percent.
ERP Invoice Intelligence Pipeline
Manufacturing enterpriseDesigned and shipped an LLM extraction pipeline that reads supplier invoices and PDFs, validates line items against SAP purchase orders, and posts clean entries with a confidence score. It automated roughly 80 percent of a previously manual accounts-payable queue and removed the posting errors that had been triggering monthly reconciliation headaches.
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Career timeline
Senior Forward-Deployed Engineer
Feb 2016–PresentDevlyn (AI-native engineering, part of ViitorCloud) · Pune, India (Remote)
- Embedded with 20+ enterprise client squads to own AI features end to end, from customer discovery to production rollout, consistently shipping a first working slice within the opening one week.
Enterprise Integration Engineer
Aug 2014–Jan 2016A CRM and ERP systems integrator (Salesforce and SAP implementation partner) · Pune, India
- Delivered 15+ Salesforce and SAP integration projects for mid-market and enterprise clients, connecting order, billing, and inventory data across previously siloed systems.
Software Engineer
Jun 2013–Jul 2014A B2B SaaS product company · Pune, India
- Built and shipped features across a multi-tenant B2B SaaS platform used by 200+ business customers, working the full stack from PostgreSQL schema to JavaScript frontend.
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Education
Formal background
Bachelor of Engineering, Computer Engineering
Savitribai Phule Pune University · 2009–2013 · First Class with Distinction, 8.4 CGPA
Credentials
Certifications
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
Amazon Web Services · 2025 · Certified
Salesforce Certified MuleSoft Developer
Salesforce · 2024 · Certified
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Hindi
Native
Marathi
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English
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