AI-enabled products
Engineering AI into core product workflows for decision automation, process optimization, and measurable user value. Integration over novelty.
Mirant Desai
Building practical AI products and scalable software systems
I specialize in product architecture and engineering execution where AI, automation, and full-stack development drive measurable business impact. This site represents my professional work and core focuses.
I focus on translating complex technical requirements into streamlined products that solve real business problems. My work bridges product strategy and engineering to create systems that scale with clarity and reliability.
Focus Areas
Core expertise and specialization
Full-stack software
End-to-end product development from architecture through deployment, with focus on code quality, maintainability, and long-term scalability.
Business systems
Translating strategic vision into operational systems—tools, processes, and feedback loops designed to validate and scale business models.
Working Principles
Pragmatic, clear, and execution-oriented.
- Useful products beat impressive demos.
- Clear systems make better decisions easier.
- Fast feedback is the best way to improve both software and strategy.
Current Focus
Product development and architectural design
AI as operational infrastructure
Building systems where AI workflows are foundational, not decorative. Designing for decision routing, analysis shaping, and human-AI interaction at scale.
Technical decisions that matter
How to choose architecture, frameworks, and patterns that improve debuggability, extensibility, and operational reliability as products mature and scale.
Writing
Technical notes and product thinking
Medium
The 60-Day Sprint at PlanAI: Building the Product Foundation for EdTech B2C and Enterprise AI
A detailed account of the 60-day product sprint at PlanAI, covering the engineering decisions, product priorities, and architectural choices made to build a foundation supporting both educational technology and enterprise AI applications.
- PlanAI
- Product development
- EdTech
- Enterprise AI
Medium
Building for Modern AI: Why PlanAI Moved from R Workers to R APIs
A technical product note on moving PlanAI toward API-based R services so AI workflows can become more modular, callable, and production-oriented.
- PlanAI
- R APIs
- AI architecture
Medium
PlanAI's Collaboration Branching Product Feature
A product feature discussion about collaboration branching and how teams can explore, compare, and develop work without losing structure.
- PlanAI
- Collaboration
- Product design
Medium
PlanAI's Serverless API Architecture
A technical architecture note on shaping PlanAI around serverless API patterns for cleaner deployment, scaling, and product integration.
- PlanAI
- Serverless
- API architecture