CTO & AI Infrastructure Engineer

Building intelligent systems at scale— Dipendra Bhatta (Dipen), CTO & Co-founder at AIPrep

I lead engineering at AIPrep, where I architect AI video generation pipelines, orchestrate LLMs, and deploy distributed systems on Kubernetes.

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About

What I do

I'm Dipendra Bhatta — CTO and AI infrastructure engineer with a track record of building production systems that scale. As co-founder at AIPrep, I architect LLM orchestration pipelines, design cost-optimized cloud infrastructure on GKE, and lead engineering teams. I turn complex AI capabilities into reliable, production-grade products.

AI & ML Infrastructure

LLM orchestration, RAG pipelines, model routing, embedding systems, and cost optimization at scale.

Cloud & DevOps

Kubernetes (GKE), Docker, Celery workers, CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, and cloud cost management on GCP.

Full Stack Development

React, Next.js, Node.js, Python/FastAPI, PostgreSQL, Redis. End-to-end product development from API to UI.

Career

Experience

Chief Technology Officer

September 2025 - Present

AIPrep

•Architected an AI video generation platform with custom modal orchestration and Manim rendering pipelines serving thousands of users
•Designed a model routing system that reduced per-video LLM costs by 80% through intelligent tier selection
•Built distributed video rendering infrastructure with Celery workers on GKE & Modal, handling unlimited concurrent generation jobs
•Led migration from CIVO to GCP & Modal, implementing GKE clusters, ingress/TLS, secret management, and cost optimization
•Established engineering practices including CI/CD pipelines, code review standards, and deployment workflows

Full Stack Developer

March 2025 - September 2025

Casebase

•Architected and implemented scalable backend solutions using Node.js and Express
•Developed and maintained RESTful APIs with MongoDB integration
•Implemented CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions for automated testing and deployment

Full Stack Developer

October 2024 - September 2025

100xDevs

•Built full-stack applications using various technologies
•Optimized database queries and improved application performance by 40%
•Collaborated with cross-functional teams to deliver features on schedule
•Served as a tutor for 100xSchool(Alt. College) & bootcamp

Full Stack Developer

June 2024 - November 2024

Hyperce

•Developed microservices architecture using Docker and Kubernetes
•Implemented real-time features using WebSocket and Socket.io
•Created responsive UIs with React and Material-UI
•Set up monitoring and logging using ELK stack

Full Stack Developer

November 2023 - June 2024

SajiloDev

•Developed and deployed multiple production-ready projects including the official SajiloDev website
•Designed and implemented RESTful APIs using Spring Boot for backend services
•Built responsive user interfaces with React TypeScript and Tailwind CSS
•Integrated third-party services and APIs to enhance application functionality

Portfolio

Projects

CTO & Co-founderFeatured

AIPrep

AI video generation platform that orchestrates multiple LLMs to create animated educational videos with Manim. Features intelligent model routing, distributed rendering on GKE, and RAG pipelines for content accuracy.

80%

Cost Reduction

GKE + Modal

Infrastructure

Distributed

Architecture

PythonFastAPILLMCeleryGKE+2

Full Stack DeveloperFeatured

FlyAirQ

Airline and travel booking platform with end-to-end flight search, booking, and travel management. Full booking pipeline with real-time flight data integration.

End-to-End

Pipeline

Real-time

Data

Production

Status

ReactNode.jsTypeScriptPostgreSQL

Developer

Petals KTM

E-commerce flower and gift delivery platform serving Kathmandu Valley with same-day delivery. Handles real transactions, order tracking, and inventory management.

Next.jsVercelE-commerceTypeScript