Sep 2024 – May 2025 · 8 mos · Raleigh, North Carolina, United States · Hybrid

• ➤ Translated 10k+ WhatsApp chat messages from Swahili to English using Meta Llama 3.2 Large Language Model (LLM).
• ➤ Implemented pre-processing techniques and topic modeling with Python, NLTK, and spaCy for HIV prevention research.
• ➤ Leveraged Linux-based HPC clusters for scalable and optimized processing of social media chats.

Jan 2024 – Aug 2024 · 7 mos · Pune District, Maharashtra, India · On-site

• My role involved working on the Tarana Cloud Suite (TCS), a cloud-hosted system used for monitoring, managing, and troubleshooting Tarana base and remote nodes.
• Key contributions included:
• ➤ Led the design and development of 10+ Java-based RESTful APIs to abstract the complexity of speed test operations on network devices and exposed them via Amazon API Gateway to the customers.
• ➤ Enhanced security incident response time by 30% by integrating AWS SES to send real-time alerts for repeated failed login attempts via AWS Cognito and implemented unit testing using JUnit and Mockito.
• ➤ Implemented 10+ JSON Patch APIs to enable partial updates of radio network hierarchy HTTP resources, reducing bandwidth usage and enhancing application performance by ~40%.

Jul 2021 – Jan 2024 · 2 yrs 6 mos

• In my role, I focused on the SaaS and Subscription Commerce Platform (SSCP) to enhance order management of VMware products.
• Key contributions included:
• ➤ Engineered 10+ cloud-native backend microservices using Spring Boot, in collaboration with cross-functional teams to implement key subscription and billing features such as auto-renewal, quote generation, and subscription preview.
• ➤ Implemented retry mechanisms for transient failures in distributed systems using RabbitMQ dead-letter exchange, reducing error-related escalations by ~60% and improving system reliability.
• ➤ Optimized SQL query performance by enhancing join strategies and implementing pagination, reducing ~20% of recurring production issues related to query timeouts caused by complex joins in a MySQL database.
• ➤ Conducted root cause analysis and debugged over 50 production issues using Dynatrace and Log Insight, incorporating robust business validations and error handling to reduce customer-reported incidents by 53%.
• ➤ Automated artifact versioning of Maven projects via GitLab CI/CD integration, streamlining the release cycle and eliminating 4 hours of manual effort per release.
• ➤ Migrated 10+ applications to Kubernetes by containerizing them with Docker for multi-cloud deployment capabilities.

Jan 2021 – Jul 2021 · 6 mos

• ➤ Deployed a zero-downtime solution leveraging Spring Cloud Config refresh strategies to dynamically refresh stale data-source connections and developed a dashboard using React.js to provide a unified view of configuration updates.
• ➤ Conducted load testing using JMeter to ensure the seamless operation of the data refresh mechanism during peak usage.
• ➤ Developed a Flask application to automate the config property refresh for application pods within a Kubernetes cluster.

Jul 2019 – Jul 2020 · 1 yr · Mumbai Area, India

• ➤ I led a team of 20 girls and organized various events like STEM outreach activities, panel discussions, Tech talks, Women in STEM celebration.
• ➤ We won the IEEE R10 WIE Outstanding Student Branch WIE Affinity Group Award for our contribution for the year 2019-20.

May 2019 – Jun 2019 · 1 mo · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

• ➤ I worked on developing REST APIs using PHP and MySQL and integrated those with React.js Frontend.