AI solutions shipped
30+
From retrieval-augmented search to GenAI copilots powering commerce workflows.
About Pras Vakati
Builder, strategist, and engineer helping teams ship practical AI and commerce experiences.
I lead pvakati-tech.ai, a studio focused on blending GenAI, data, and modern platform engineering to unlock revenue, speed, and scale. Over the last decade and a half I have partnered with founders and Fortune 100 leaders to architect resilient commerce systems, design AI copilots, and grow engineering culture from the ground up.
AI architecture & RAGSAP Commerce / HybrisGrowth leadershipPlatform engineering
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Pras Vakati
AI Strategist • Commerce Architect • Builder
Mentoring teams to launch AI products with a repeatable discovery-to-delivery loop.
Bridging architecture and execution with playbooks that scale engineering velocity.
Commerce scale
$2B+
GMV supported across global SAP Commerce & headless storefront programmes.
Hands-on years
20
Building with engineering teams across US, Europe, and APAC delivery centres.
From enterprise transformation to hands-on product delivery.
I thrive at the intersection of strategy and engineering craft. Whether launching a net-new AI discoveryBot, modernizing a legacy commerce engine, or building the internal guardrails that keep experimentation safe, I operate as a partner who can dive deep with ICs and execs alike.
- Generative AI roadmaps & pilot-to-prod playbooks
- Vector search, semantic pipelines, and evaluation harnesses
- Composable commerce migration strategies
- Cloud-native reference architectures & platform engineering
- Leadership enablement: AI literacy, governance, and change management
Where the work happens
Frameworks, codebases, and experiments crafted with builders in mind.
Every engagement ships artefacts your teams can adopt, adapt, and evolve.
Journey snapshot
Each season sharpened the mix of engineering rigour, product empathy, and leadership needed to accelerate AI adoption responsibly.
2024 — now
Founder & Principal, pvakati-tech.ai
Advising product teams on AI acceleration, data strategy, and production-grade RAG.
2017 — 2023
Senior App Architect, SAP Commerce & Cloud
Scaled multi-region engineering hubs, led CX transformations, and modernized Hybris stacks.
2010 — 2016
Solution Architect
Delivered omni-channel programmes, API platforms, and automation initiatives for enterprise retail.
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