Testimonials
Services
Video meeting . 45 mins
AI Engineer Transition Plan
Leave with a written 90-day plan into an AI role.
Video meeting . 60 mins
Founder AI Architecture Session
Build-vs-buy, architecture and cost for your AI product.
Priority DM . 3 days reply
AI Engineer Resume & GitHub Teardown
Recorded line-by-line fixes to your resume and 2 repos.
Digital Product
The Elitist Guide to Claude Code (2026 Edition)
Pro Claude Code setup: hooks, skills, MCP, agents.
Video meeting . 60 mins
GenAI System Design Mock Interview
A real GenAI system design interview, scored.
Package . 5 products
6-Week AI Engineer Accelerator
6 weeks, 4 calls, 2 projects reviewed: your AI move.
AI Engineer Resume & GitHub Teardown
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GenAI System Design Mock Interview
Video Meeting
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AI Engineer Transition Plan
Video Meeting
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Priority DM . 3 days reply
Ask Pankaj: one AI or engineering question
One specific question on AI, system design or career.
Digital Product
GenAI System Design: The Interview Playbook
The GenAI architecture patterns interviewers now test.
About me
WHAT I DO
I build AI systems for a living, from the model down to the GPUs and cloud they run on, and I teach engineers and founders to do the same.
WHO I HELP
- Engineers moving into AI engineering, MLOps or AI infrastructure roles
- Candidates preparing for GenAI and system design interviews at Big Tech and AI companies
- Founders deciding how to build, buy and run their AI product
WHY TRUST ME
- 10+ years in software, cloud and AI: Microsoft (voice AI, cloud), Oracle, EY, Citrix
- Founder of Pankh.AI, building AI products and AI infrastructure for clients in India and the US
- 200+ technical interviews conducted, so I know the bar from the other side
- Author of GenAI System Design: The Interview Playbook and The Elitist Guide to Claude Code
- NIT Goa
HOW TO WORK WITH ME
- Not sure where to start: AI Engineer Transition Plan
- Interview coming up: GenAI System Design Mock Interview
- Building a product: Founder AI Architecture Session
- Your company or college needs AI built: that runs through my company, not 1:1 calls. Use the Work with Pankh.AI form: topmate.io/pankaj_kharkwal/f/work-with-pankhai