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AI that earns its place
Agentic workflows, RAG and LLM evaluation. Intelligence designed around real problems, with quality and cost built in.
CTO AT METIS LABS · BUILDER AT HEART
Turning bold
ideas into
real impact.
I’m Deepak Kushwaha. I build AI-native products,
scale engineering teams, and make complex things work.
Mumbai, India · Building across borders
IDEA → ARCHITECTURE → IMPACT
BUILD. SCALE. REPEAT.
INTELLIGENCE LAYERAI-native systems
PRODUCT LAYERIdeas → production
PEOPLE LAYERTeams that deliver
19.0760° N / 72.8777° E
ENGINEERED FOR WHAT’S NEXT
STRATEGY MEETS HANDS-ON ENGINEERINGA little further down
9+↗YEARS BUILDING
20+↗PRODUCTS SHIPPED
20↗PERSON ENGINEERING ORG
5↗VENTURES SHAPED
Metis Labs
the branding club.
Intellectyx
turno
Tally.
01 / SELECTED WORK
Built with purpose.
Measured by impact.
01 / PRODUCT ENGINEERING
BrandHub↗
100Kread / write operations per second
METIS LABS / THE BRANDING CLUB
BrandHub
From complex operations to one connected platform. Multi-tenant order management, fulfilment, ERP and payments.
02 / PRODUCT ENGINEERING
Koper↗
15AI providers evaluated
METIS LABS
Koper
Making enterprise AI spend understandable. Architecture for AI cost governance, provider choice and a self-hosted LLM gateway.
03 / PRODUCT ENGINEERING
CeoDekho↗
80%less content production time
CO-FOUNDER & CTO
CeoDekho
An AI-native publishing platform with agentic content workflows and cost-conscious, multi-tenant infrastructure.
02 / HOW I THINK
The big picture.
The small details.
Great technology connects business ambition with thoughtful execution. I work across the whole journey.
More about me02
Architecture for the next chapter
Multi-tenant SaaS, event-driven systems and integrations that turn operational complexity into dependable products.
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People are the multiplier
Building teams from zero, raising the hiring bar, and creating career frameworks that help engineers grow.
03 / THE JOURNEY
Always building.
Always moving forward.
Metis Labs B.V.
Chief Technology Officer
Technology strategy for BrandHub & Koper. Previously Head of Engineering, Jan–Jul 2026.
The Branding Club
Head of Engineering & AI Architect
Built a 20-person engineering organisation and the foundations of BrandHub.
From founder to technical leader
PixelAI · Tally · Wizcommerce · Turno · Intellectyx
Products, platforms and ventures. Nine years of learning by shipping.
A LITTLE GUIDANCE GOES A LONG WAY
Your next chapter
starts with a conversation.
Preparing for a senior engineering role? Let’s work through system design, AI and leadership in a focused mock interview.
04 / A FEW QUICK ANSWERS
Good questions.
Clear answers.
Who is Deepak Kushwaha?+
Deepak Kushwaha is a Mumbai-based CTO and hands-on engineering leader with 9+ years of experience building B2B SaaS. He is Chief Technology Officer at Metis Labs B.V., leading technology strategy and delivery for BrandHub and Koper across the Netherlands and India.
What does Deepak specialise in?+
His work spans multi-tenant SaaS architecture, agentic AI, RAG pipelines, LLM evaluation and cost governance, ERP and payment integrations, and building engineering organisations. His stack includes Python, Django, TypeScript, React, Next.js, AWS and Kubernetes.
How can we work together?+
Get in touch to discuss technology strategy, AI architecture, SaaS engineering or leadership advisory. Engineers can also book a mock interview covering system design, AI and engineering leadership.
LET’S MAKE SOMETHING MATTER