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Payal Fofadiya
Payal Fofadiya (born 28 October 1989) is an Indian AI engineer, entrepreneur, and engineering leader known for her work in artificial intelligence infrastructure, enterprise large language model (LLM) systems, and developer productivity platforms. She is the founder and chief executive officer of Fulloop AI and currently serves as an Engineering Manager at LinkedIn, where she leads development of AI agent platform infrastructure.
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| Born | 28 October 1989 |
| Place of Birth | Mumbai, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | AI engineer, entrepreneur, engineering leader |
Fofadiya has held engineering and leadership roles at major technology companies including LinkedIn, Meta, Snap Inc., and Uber. Her work focuses on AI agents, enterprise-scale LLM systems, and software infrastructure designed to support intelligent applications.
Early life and education
Payal Fofadiya was born on 28 October 1989 in Mumbai, India.
She studied computer science at the University of Mumbai before pursuing graduate studies in the United States. She later earned a Master of Science degree in Data Science from Carnegie Mellon University.
During her academic career, she conducted research in computer vision and contributed to early academic work related to object detection and 3D reconstruction.
Career
Meta
Fofadiya joined Meta Platforms (then Facebook) as a software engineer in 2017. She worked on backend systems and product infrastructure that supported large-scale consumer applications.
Snap Inc.
From 2019 to 2022, she worked as a Staff Engineer at Snap Inc., where she contributed to backend and platform systems supporting Snapchat's engineering infrastructure and product growth.
Uber
In 2023, Fofadiya joined Uber as an Engineering Manager for Uber Eats Growth. She led engineering initiatives focused on growth optimization and product expansion.
Fulloop AI
In 2024, Fofadiya founded Fulloop AI, an artificial intelligence startup focused on automating technical interviews through LLM-powered AI interview agents.
The platform was designed to simulate real-world technical interview environments and includes:
- Real-world coding environments
- Structured evaluation rubrics
- Adaptive AI interview agents
- Cheating-resistant assessment systems
Fulloop AI secured eBay as a design partner and raised early-stage funding to support product development.
In 2025, Fofadiya joined LinkedIn as Engineering Manager for the AI Agent Platform.
She leads development of infrastructure for long-running AI agents, including:
- Agent orchestration systems
- Tool-use capabilities
- Persistent memory systems
- Enterprise AI interaction frameworks
The platform supports intelligent agent deployment across LinkedIn products.
Publications and speaking
Fofadiya is a frequent speaker on artificial intelligence systems, software engineering workflows, and enterprise AI deployment.
Her conference appearances include:
- QonfX San Francisco 2026 — AI in the SDLC: Engineering Workflows in the Age of AI
- TechEx North America 2026 — GenAI for Software Development
She is also the author of the forthcoming technical book:
- AI Agents in Production: A Practical Guide (O'Reilly Media, expected 2026)
Projects
Fulloop AI
Fulloop AI develops AI-driven technical interview systems designed to automate software engineering candidate evaluations.
LinkedIn Agent Platform
The LinkedIn Agent Platform is an enterprise infrastructure system for building intelligent long-running AI agents with memory retention and tool orchestration.
Personal life
Fofadiya was born and raised in India before relocating to the United States for graduate studies.
She is active in the AI startup ecosystem and regularly participates as a startup judge and STEM competition evaluator at technology events.