Software Engineer Intern, Starteryou

August 2025 - Current
Location: Remote, New York
I built scalable web and mobile features for a student engagement platform using React, Node.js, and MongoDB, while architecting Azure infrastructure with Docker and Terraform to reduce deployment time by 40%. I set up CI/CD pipelines via GitHub Actions, collaborated in an Agile team to deliver a smooth MVP rollout, and streamlined development through a ticketing system for efficient task management. Post-launch, I provided ongoing support with bug fixes, performance tuning, and new feature development to ensure platform stability, scalability, and an improved user experience.

Research Assistant, Kahlert School Computing

August 2023 - August 2025
Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Examined the impact of platform migration on the community during their transition from Twitter to alternative platforms like Parler and Dotwin following initial widespread account bans on Twitter. We examine how community dynamics—including user roles and activities—evolved amidst this migration by analyzing their activities on Twitter, Parler, and Dotwin in the months leading up to their ban.

Teaching Assistant, Kahlert School Computing

January 2024 - May 2025
Location: Salt Lake City, UT

  1. Assisted in teaching DS2500 “Data Wrangling” by conducting weekly office hours and grading assignments for a class of 120 students, supporting skill development in data collection, cleaning, and organization.
  2. Led as head teaching assistant in the second term, providing feedback to the instructor to improve course structure and enhance the overall learning experience.
  3. Served as head TA again for a third term, designing quizzes specifically to mitigate the impact of students using GPT, ensuring assessments accurately reflected their understanding.

Research Assistant, Vellore Institute of Technology

January 2022 - August 2022
Location: Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
Investigated the impact of Covid-19 on pharmaceutical company stock prices. Applied data science techniques such as forward feature selection and Pearson correlation, uncovering a lack of direct correlation between Covid-19 cases and stock price trends.

Software Intern, GlobalShala

May 2022 - August 2022
Location: Virtual
Developed an interactive dashboard using D3.js and React to make bar charts, histograms, and other visualizations to identify advertising insights, including best and worst-performing campaigns.
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Machine Learning Intern, Foxmula

May 2021 - August 2021
Location: Virtual
Built a house price prediction system using Python, engineered models using neural networks, decision trees, and regression techniques. Leveraged features engineering to improve performance.
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