More About Me

My journey towards software development began during my freshman year at Kumaraguru College of Technology, where I had the opportunity to be a part of a learning stream known as PBL (Project-Based Learning). Here I was put into a team of five members from different disciplines, and we were given real-world problems to solve. So, me and my team published a book chapter under the guidance of my project mentor (GEETHAKARTHI A) on the topic “Synthesis of Graphene-Based Nanocomposite from Captured Industrial Carbon". During my second semester, I was working on the problem statement of reducing the price of farming essentials. Our solution was to build a one-stop-shop web application for farmers to buy their needs at the minimum cost possible. This was when I was first exposed to the world of software development.

During my sophomore and junior years, I joined a student community at my college named iQube as a software developer. I have been involved in various projects that have allowed me to enhance my technical proficiency and gain hands-on experience. I have also participated in hackathons conducted by the police departments of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. I built an OSINT tool that helps police gather as much public information as possible about the person under suspicion.

One of my notable achievements at iQube was the development and maintenance of a web application for automating my college's admissions process. This application, used by over 16,000 users annually, significantly reduced manual work by 65%. Additionally, I implemented an online yoga teaching platform with a client-side trained model, ensuring high performance and a seamless user experience. These projects have not only sharpened my technical skills but have also reinforced my passion for software development.

In addition to my projects, I have actively engaged in cocurricular activities that have complimented my learning journey. I have a keen interest in video editing and even started my own YouTube channel. While I have not been able to grab a significant amount of user attention, this endeavor has allowed me to explore my creative side and improve my video editing skills. Furthermore, I took the initiative and led the building of a WhatsApp messaging service for my college’s techno-cultural festival called Yugam, which served as a communication platform for over 12,000 users for which I have been awarded the G.D. Naidu award as best volunteer award for volunteering in my college’s techno-cultural festival.

During my final year of college, I got placed in campus placements at a startup called AppViewX. I interned there for a period of 6 months as part of the Install and Upgrade team. During my internship, I developed a lightweight prerequisite assessment tool for Kubernetes cluster nodes that checks if tools and configurations are ready, reports issues, and suggests fixes, reducing installation issues by up to 65%. This experience allowed me to apply my knowledge in a real-world setting and gain valuable industry experience. I had the opportunity dive deep into the life cycle of SSL certificates and the various tools and configurations that are required to manage them.

After completing my undergraduate studies, I decided to pursue a master's degree in Secure Software Engineering at Dublin City University. Where I got to learn about various aspects of software engineering inlcuding Secure Programming, Testing, Concurrent Programming etc. Overall, my master's journey at DCU has been a transformative experience that has helped me grow both personally and professionally.

During my master's, I was interviewing at various companies and I got an offer from Amazon to work as a Software Development Engineer. I am currently working at Amazon, where I design and build network monitoring systems that operate at scale. I enjoy diving deep into engineering problems, reasoning about system behavior from first principles, and designing solutions that are robust, scalable, and operationally sound.