Prudhvi Alluri
Engineering Leader | Enterprise AI & Integrations
Building production-grade AI systems and enterprise integrations at scale. Currently pioneering MCP-powered agentic workflows and LLM infrastructure at UKG.
Raleigh, NC
About
Building at the intersection of AI and enterprise
Prudhvi Alluri is an Engineering Leader with 12+ years of experience building mission-critical integrations and AI systems for enterprise platforms. Currently at UKG, he leads a team of 8+ engineers architecting integrations across 100+ enterprise applications serving millions of users.
At the forefront of the agentic AI wave, Prudhvi has shipped production MCP-powered systems, implemented LiteLLM as a unified LLM gateway, and pioneered spec-driven development with Claude Code — all while managing enterprise-scale integration infrastructure spanning Salesforce, D365, Azure Synapse, and more.
He is actively exploring senior engineering leadership and applied AI roles where he can bring both technical depth and organizational experience to build AI-native products.
UKG
Engineering Leader, Aug 2019 - Present
Team Leadership
8+ engineers + offshore resources
100+ Integrations
Enterprise applications in production
Raleigh, NC
Open to remote | H-1B transfer required
Key Achievements
$1M
Annual Cost Savings
MuleSoft to Informatica migration
30%
Client Growth
API-first modernization initiative
20%
Downtime Reduction
Reliability improvements across integrations
10x
Throughput Increase
Critical integration pipeline optimization
+2
App Store Stars
myCareVisit patient app improvement
Experience
Career Timeline
UKG
CurrentEngineering Leader
August 2019 — Present
Raleigh, NC (Remote)
Leading architecture and delivery of enterprise integration systems for a global HCM platform serving millions of users. Managing a cross-functional team of 5 Software Engineers, 2 Business Analysts, 1 PM, plus offshore resources across 100+ enterprise application integrations.
Engineering Leadership
- Manage a cross-disciplined team of 8+ engineers plus offshore resources, balancing early-career development with tenured expertise across software engineering, QA, and business analysis
- Partner with product, engineering, and QA leadership to define roadmaps and align technical execution with business objectives
- Mentor engineers on architectural decision-making, system design, and integration best practices
- Cultivate partnerships across engineering, product, and QA teams to deliver holistically designed solutions
- Train and onboard new team members on integration frameworks, company procedures, and platform standards
Agentic AI & MCP Systems
- Deployed production MCP-powered Microsoft Teams bot enabling natural language interaction with enterprise data — adopted org-wide as the primary AI interaction layer
- Building MCP tool wrappers for existing internal APIs, creating a reusable MCP server layer that exposes legacy capabilities to any chatbot or agent-to-agent workflow — modernizing the API ecosystem for the agentic AI era
- Implemented LiteLLM as a unified LLM gateway enabling the organization to route, evaluate, and switch across multiple providers (OpenAI, Anthropic, Azure) with centralized cost tracking and rate management
- Designed and deployed agentic services on Azure Cloud with secure API exposure and MCP server architecture for AI agent interaction with enterprise systems
- Pioneered spec-driven development and AI-assisted engineering using Claude Code and Cursor — accelerating workflows across engineering, QA, and business teams
- Integrated AI workflows with Azure Copilot Studio, Google Vertex AI, and Informatica AI Agent Engineering
Enterprise Integration & Architecture
- Led platform migration from MuleSoft to Informatica IICS, delivering $1M in annual licensing cost savings while maintaining zero-downtime cutover for production systems
- Built ChatterGPT — a Salesforce + ChatGPT AI chatbot ahead of Salesforce's native AI features, pioneering internal sentiment analysis and decision support before it became a platform commodity
- Led API-first modernization initiative achieving 30% increase in client registrations and 10x throughput improvement on critical integration pipelines
- Architected microservices integrations across finance, ERP (Microsoft Dynamics 365), business operations, and payroll at enterprise scale
- Collaborated with cross-functional stakeholders on Quote-to-Cash ETL pipelines and APIs connecting Salesforce, D365, and finance systems
- Architected data schemas and ETL workflows using Azure Synapse and Google BigQuery
Operations, Observability & Reliability
- Implemented proactive monitoring, metrics, and incident management frameworks — achieving 20% reduction in system downtime across the integration platform
- Established SLOs and observability frameworks for high-reliability integration services
- Built reusable API frameworks and testing pipelines improving development efficiency and reducing regression risk
Acentra Health
Integration Lead
February 2015 — August 2019
Rockville, MD (Remote)
Led end-to-end delivery of healthcare data integration systems for State and Federal government organizations, including TennCare (Tennessee Medicaid), Michigan DHHS, and the U.S. Department of Labor (OWCP). Managed a cross-functional team of 15-20 engineers spanning development, QA, and business analysis, including an offshore team of 5-20 resources.
Engineering Leadership
- Directed a cross-functional team of 15-20 engineers spanning internal and external stakeholders across multiple concurrent state and federal engagements
- Pitched and led healthcare integration initiatives for State (TennCare, Michigan DHHS) and Federal (Dept. of Labor OWCP) organizations, owning delivery from requirements through production
- Coordinated between government clients, internal product teams, QA, and offshore development resources to align on delivery timelines and technical requirements
- Mentored junior engineers on HIPAA compliance requirements, integration design patterns, and government healthcare IT standards
Integration & Data Quality
- Delivered MuleSoft and Oracle SOA Suite integrations for the OWCP (Office of Workers Compensation Programs) — achieving 25% reduction in data transfer errors across federal healthcare workflows
- Built reusable API and ETL frameworks that improved development throughput by 10x across multiple state integration engagements
- Designed HIPAA-compliant EDI integrations ensuring secure and compliant exchange of protected health information across state Medicaid systems
- Built centralized data repositories and data governance processes to improve consistency and auditability across multi-state healthcare data pipelines
- Developed ETL pipelines transforming claims, provider, and member data across heterogeneous state and federal data sources
Consumer Products
- Led myCareVisit mobile app improvements — rapidly addressed 80% of user-reported issues, balancing security requirements with user experience, resulting in a 2-star increase in App Store rating
- Designed and delivered patient-facing features for healthcare navigation and care coordination workflows
- Collaborated with product and UX teams to translate user feedback into technical requirements and release plans
System Design & Architecture
- Architected PayPal payment gateway integration for provider fee processing within the TennCare Quality Portal
- Enhanced the TennCare Quality Portal with role-based dashboards and reporting capabilities for state healthcare administrators
- Designed Michigan DHHS integration architecture for Medicaid eligibility and claims workflows
- Established integration design standards and reusable component libraries adopted across multiple state engagements
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
Software Engineer
2013 — 2015
India
Developed enterprise web applications for e-recruitment and HR workflow systems at one of the world's largest IT services firms. Built and maintained large-scale Java-based applications serving enterprise clients.
Key Contributions
- Developed enterprise web applications for e-recruitment workflows, enabling automated candidate tracking, job posting management, and HR reporting for large enterprise clients
- Built and maintained Java-based backend services and RESTful APIs integrating with enterprise HR platforms
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams across design, QA, and product management in an Agile delivery environment
- Contributed to code reviews, unit testing, and continuous integration pipelines to maintain code quality standards
Northern Illinois University — Digital Convergence Lab
Web Developer
2012 — 2013
DeKalb, IL
Led a team of 5 developers building collaborative learning web applications for NIU's Digital Convergence Lab — a research and innovation lab focused on educational technology and digital media. Contributed to product strategy and early-stage startup funding efforts.
Key Contributions
- Led a team of 5 developers in designing and building collaborative learning web applications for academic and educational use cases
- Contributed to product strategy discussions and early-stage startup funding efforts, gaining exposure to product-market fit, pitching, and innovation lab operations
- Architected and developed full-stack web applications using modern web technologies, ensuring accessibility and cross-browser compatibility
- Worked closely with faculty researchers and domain experts to translate academic requirements into functional software deliverables
University of Hyderabad — Research Lab
Research Software Engineer
2011 — 2012
Hyderabad, India
Built research software tooling for large-scale natural language processing and machine learning systems at the University of Hyderabad's computational linguistics research lab.
Key Contributions
- Built the Integrated Toolkit for Lexical Resource Processing — a research platform for processing, annotating, and analyzing large-scale lexical datasets for ML and early LLM research systems
- Developed NLP pipelines for text preprocessing, tokenization, and linguistic feature extraction at research scale
- Collaborated with computational linguistics researchers to implement and evaluate machine learning models on structured language datasets
- Early exposure to the foundations of language model research — predating modern LLMs but establishing the core instincts that now inform work on MCP and agentic AI systems
B & I Tech Solutions
Web Developer Intern
Jan 2012 — May 2012
Hyderabad, India
Designed and developed client-facing websites for small and medium-sized businesses, gaining hands-on experience with web standards and the full project delivery lifecycle.
Key Contributions
- Designed and developed standards-based websites for small and medium-sized business clients using HTML, CSS, PHP, and SQL
- Managed client requirements, design iterations, and final delivery across multiple concurrent projects
- Built and maintained database-driven websites with dynamic content management capabilities
Skills & Certifications
Technical Expertise
AI & Agentic Systems
Integration & Middleware
Enterprise Systems
Data & Analytics
Cloud & DevOps
Programming & Tools
Certifications
Anthropic Model Context Protocol
Advanced Topics
MuleSoft Certified
Integration Architect
MuleSoft Certified
Developer
Generative AI Fundamentals
Databricks
AWS Certified
Developer
Education
Academic Background
Master of Science, Computer Science
Northern Illinois University (NIU)
DeKalb, IL
Bachelor of Technology, Computer Science
JNTU — Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University
Hyderabad, India
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Exploring senior engineering leadership, applied AI, and architect roles. H-1B transfer or sponsorship required.
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