salmaanrauf.dev Software / AI Engineer Updated 2026

Software / AI Engineer at Robert Half + Protiviti

Salmaan
Rauf

I build internal tools for search, evaluation, and business processes, with source trails and review paths for real use.

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System index Current focus

Role: Software / AI Engineer
Work: Search, review flows, Agentforce connectors
Output: Internal tools with source trails and review paths

input -> retrieve
source -> review
output -> ship

Retrieval

Search, source handling, validation, and evaluation loops for production use.

Connectors

Connectors that move work between internal tools, business systems, and operators.

Interfaces

Interfaces for reviewing outputs, sources, and workflow state without digging through logs.

Background

Tools built for review, not blind trust.

I completed my B.S. in Computer Science at Cal State Fullerton and now work as a Software / AI Engineer at Robert Half / Protiviti. I care about traceability: what source was used, what changed, and what a reviewer can verify.

Recent work spans retrieval systems, evaluation harnesses, Salesforce Agentforce integrations, AI security research, and nonprofit mapping tools. Across those projects, I try to keep the system understandable: clear inputs, visible state, and fewer black boxes.

Current: Software / AI Engineer, Robert Half / Protiviti
Education: B.S. Computer Science, Cal State Fullerton
Focus: Retrieval, evaluation, connectors, full-stack systems
Based: Orange County, California

Current focus

What I build.

Retrieval + validation

RAG, web search, source handling, evaluation loops, and output paths that can be audited after the run.

Business-system connectors

Connectors that move work between internal GPT tools, Salesforce Agentforce, and existing business systems.

Full-stack web apps

Interfaces, auth-aware flows, data views, and product surfaces that make technical systems easier to review.

Cloud + data

Vector stores, PostgreSQL, Firebase, Docker, deployment paths, and pragmatic infrastructure.

Review loop

input -> retrieval
retrieval -> citations
citations -> validation
validation -> reviewable result

Work history

Experience.

15k+ people represented in nonprofit outreach planning

65 villages mapped for outreach context

3-5h saved per market-research request

Aug 2025 - Present

Robert Half / Protiviti

Software / AI Engineer

Building search tools, validation checks, and Agentforce connectors for internal GPT and business-system use cases.

RAG
Agentforce
Validation

Jun 2025 - Aug 2025

Robert Half / Protiviti

GenAI Engineering Intern

Built and deployed a multi-agent system across eight sources, using Azure AI Foundry and Semantic Kernel to reduce manual market research work.

Azure AI
Semantic Kernel
8 sources

Sep 2024 - Jan 2025

Walt Disney

AI Security Researcher

Led an AI security research track focused on controlled model behavior, implementation constraints, and internal stakeholder review.

AI security
Research
Team lead

May 2024 - Sep 2024

Develop For Good

Software Engineer

Built React mapping tools for nonprofit volunteer distribution across underserved Colombian communities.

React
Maps API
Nonprofit

Selected work

Selected projects.

LearnlyAI

Students can upload study material, generate flashcards, and review them through a focused study flow with saved decks.

2024 / Study flow

RMP RAG

A retrieval assistant for professor research, keeping retrieved faculty and context snippets attached to each answer.

2024 / Faculty retrieval

PantryTracker

A pantry inventory flow for adding items, checking quantities, and keeping household staples current.

2024 / Inventory surface

Email is best

Send the problem you want solved.

Send the repo, product surface, internal tool, or problem statement. Email is best.

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Email raufsalmaan1@gmail.com GitHub github.com/SalmaanRauf LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/salmaan-rauf