Rahul Luthra

Staff Software Engineer | Tech Lead | AI/ML Solutions

Innovating AI-Driven Frontend Experiences & Engineering Leadership.

Rahul Luthra

Top Skills

UI/UX Development, Technical Leadership, AI Integration, Strategic Problem Solving, Effective Communication, Cross-Functional Collaboration

Interests

Generative UI, Application Performance, Conversational UI, Developer Productivity, Optimization, Agentic AI, Technical Vision, Application Architecture, Tech Mentorship

Achievements

Led AI-driven personalization and performance optimizations, improving engagement, reducing load times, and boosting conversions.

About Me

Technical leader and frontend engineering expert with over a decade of experience building high-performance web applications at scale. As a Staff Software Engineer at Apple, I lead cross-functional teams delivering features for Apple Music, Podcast, and TV apps while driving AI-powered developer tooling—building code RAG systems, MCP servers, and contributing to secure internal AI coding assistants. My deep expertise in React, TypeScript, and modern web architectures enables me to bridge AI/ML capabilities with exceptional user experiences. Passionate about mentoring engineers on AI best practices, setting technical direction, and building intelligent, scalable products.

Professional Experience

Apple Inc

Cupertino, CA

Sep 2022 - Present

Staff Software Engineer

  • Lead development of new features and maintain existing features for Apple Music, Podcast, TV, and other media apps using Svelte and SvelteKit.
  • Oversee the technical direction of frontend projects, ensuring adherence to coding standards and maintaining code quality.
  • Designed and built MCP servers for media applications to support AI-driven personalization and content delivery.
  • Built code RAG systems and customized open source AI dev tools for internal developers.
  • Collaborated with AI partners and internal teams to define AI agent sandboxing strategy; contributed to building secure internal AI coding assistant.
  • Perform effective code reviews, mentor engineers, and advocate for best practices in software engineering.

Whoop Inc

Boston, MA

Feb 2022 - Sep 2022

Staff Software Engineer

  • Developing and maintaining the Join Whoop and Whoop Shop app.
  • Collaborating with product managers to define requirements and prioritize features.
  • Leading and mentoring a team of frontend developers, providing guidance, conducting code reviews, and fostering professional growth within the team.
  • Advocating for improvements to product quality, security, and performance that have particular impact across the team and others.

CarGurus Inc

Cambridge, MA

March 2018 - Feb 2022

Principal Software Engineer

  • Translating UI/UX design wireframe into functional code, ensuring the technical feasibility of designs, and optimizing applications for maximum speed and scalability.
  • Implementing new technologies and frameworks to improve performance and scalability
  • Developing scalable and maintainable code using modern JavaScript frameworks and tools

John Hancock Financial Services

Boston, MA

Nov 2016 - March 2018

Senior Technical Lead

  • Assisted solution architects in designing and evaluating scalable financial applications.
  • Led process innovations and defined frontend best practices across multiple teams.
  • Developed API-driven digital platforms, enabling seamless integration across financial services.

CVS Health

New York, NY

Oct 2015 - Nov 2016

Lead Engineer

  • Led frontend architecture for enterprise digital applications, improving scalability and maintainability.
  • Developed key features in AngularJS to enhance user engagement and retention.
  • Actively contributed to CVS Health’s innovation lab, driving digital transformation.

Genpact

Noida, India

July 2013 - Oct 2015

Consultant

  • Designed and developed a multi-channel reusable UI framework.
  • Mobile-enabled Genpact’s Akritiv Productivity suite.
  • Conducted knowledge-sharing sessions, fostering a culture of innovation.

InstantPay

New Delhi, India

May 2012 - July 2013

Engineering Leader

  • Architected and built the core neobanking and transaction processing platform from scratch.
  • Defined the technology roadmap and strategy for the company.
  • Led the engineering team to develop a secure and scalable financial infrastructure.

Skills & Expertise

AI & ML Solutions

MCP Servers, RAG, Prompt Engineering, LLM Function Calling

MCP server design, prompt engineering (system prompts, few-shot, chain-of-thought), RAG (embeddings, vector search, chunking), streaming UI patterns, AI evals and quality measurement.

Technical Leadership

Mentoring, Code Reviews, Architecture

Team mentoring, code reviews, best practices advocacy, technology roadmaps, cross-functional collaboration, and driving engineering excellence.

UI/UX Design

HTML, CSS, Sass, Less, Tailwind CSS, Material UI

Crafting beautiful and intuitive user interfaces with modern design principles and frameworks.

Frontend Development

Javascript, Typescript, React.js, Next.js, Svelte, SvelteKit

Building responsive and interactive user interfaces with modern technologies for optimal performance.

State Management

Redux, Context API

Managing complex application state with modern state management solutions.

Backend & APIs

Node.js, Express, REST APIs

Building robust server-side applications and APIs with focus on scalability and clean architecture.

Version Control

Git, GitHub

Managing code versions efficiently with Git and collaborating effectively through GitHub.

Web Performance

Optimization, SEO, Responsive Design

Optimizing web applications for speed, accessibility, and search engine visibility.

Tools & Practices

Webpack, Yarn, NPM, Jest, Mocha, JIRA

Working efficiently in agile environments with modern tooling and focus on continuous delivery.

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

Amity University

2008 – 2012

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