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Hi there, my name is Harman. I am a computer science grad student at Texas A&M University with over 3.5 years of experience in the software industry.
Hi there, my name is Harman. I am a computer science grad student at Texas A&M University with over 3.5 years of experience in the software industry.
| Category | Skills |
|---|---|
| Languages | Java, Ruby on Rails, Python, C++, R |
| Databases | MySQL, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch |
| Skills | Apache Kafka, Spark, Spring Boot, Airflow, GraphQL, Amazon Web Services (S3, DynamoDB, Athena, Redshift, SQS), Redis, JSON, RabbitMQ, RESTful, RSpec, Git, Docker, Kubernetes, JUnit, Agile, SaaS, Backend Development, Microservices |
| Coursework | Software Engineering, Operating Systems, Advanced Data Structures and Algorithms, Distributed and Cloud Computing, Machine Learning, Database Management, Information Retrieval Systems |
(May 2023 - Present)
As a Data engineering intern, I spearheaded a significant data engineering project, migrating data from SQL Server to a more efficient Parquet format using Apache Spark. This initiative included upgrading Spark from version 3.1 to 3.4 and Python from 3.9 to 3.11.
(Feb 2023 - May 2023)
Research on pipelining in serverless(RPC) architecture.
(Oct 2020 - Aug 2022)
Worked as backend engineer on the data pipeline of CloudHealth, a multi-cloud cost management platform (SaaS), dealing with petabytes of data every day. I designed and developed multiple Java/Ruby/Scala-based microservices that helped in processing the customer data for CloudHealth. In addition, I helped in making critical design decisions for the architecture of the next-gen data pipeline.
(Jul 2019 - Oct 2020)
Worked as backend engineer on the governance feature and data pipeline of the CloudHealth Platform. Contributed to the design and development of a system that aimed to convey the data freshness information in the reports on the platform
(Jan 2019 - Jul 2019)
As an intern, I applied cutting-edge technologies like Spark and Jenkins to accelerate job processing through a CI/CD tool. I also focused on modularizing code for vRealize Automation, optimizing system operations, and increasing code coverage. This experience honed my skills in system efficiency and code quality.
Texas A&M University, TX, USA
Aug 2022 – May 2024
Master of Science in Computer Science, GPA: 3.80/4.0
Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, India
Jul 2015 – Jun 2019
Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science, GPA: 9.74/10
Innovating data platform by transforming critical data workflows from SQL Server to Parquet format, utilizing the power of Apache Spark thus preparing the platform for cloud migration
Designed a system to generate a dataset of customers’ disparate cloud services which can have a size of many Gigabytes.
Engineered dynamic Java service, handling 2.7 million daily jobs, using an intelligent fairness resource algorithm.
Devised Java microservices to analyze user queries and built a smart caching system revolutionizing cache hit ratio by 47% and replacing the classic brute-force caching mechanism.
Coordinated design and development of a system to convey data freshness information in OLAP reports available on the CloudHealth platform, by providing derivation history starting from its original sources in the data pipeline.
Orchestrated a Java Spring Boot service to handle burst load of data entries to be stored in MySQL for ~15,000 customers using Kafka streams and database connection pools.
CloudHealth supports budgets and policies under the umbrella of governance. I was responsible for adding new functionalities to enhance budgets and policies.
Designed a J2EE-based web app empowering consumers to book appointments with working professionals. Optimized a First Come First Serve based algorithm to allocate jobs to onboarded professionals.
Engineered an ERP software with a basic User Interface and facilitated the digital transformation of a school. Innovated the school’s record system by shifting from handwritten records to a centralized database.
Developed a Ruby on Rails (SaaS) application to streamline the hiring process for Teaching Assistants in the computer science department at Texas A&M University.
Developed a Django-based information retrieval web service that performs an advanced search on a photo gallery and provides the top 5 search results as a list of images sorted based on similarity score.
"At Our Best" Award by VMware
Recognized for exceptional contributions to the Smart Report Cache.
Appreciation by VMware Technical Education
Honored for exceptional mentorship at India NCG Bootcamp 2021.
Merit Scholarship
Received for outstanding academic performance from 2016 – 2019.
Certificate of Appreciation
Awarded for organizing "Pukaar," the Annual District Conference of Rotary District 3090.
Best Project Award
Received for the "Sanitation Drive for Slums" initiative by Rotary District 3090.
I have worked with Harman for almost a year and he has been instrumental in delivering customer values by building up new features as well as taking care of customer issues. He has in-depth knowledge of the product and has been keen on learning something new all the time. He has mentored a lot of folks on the team. He is one of the major contributors in designing one of the complex data pipelines which helps customers to get an insight into their cloud spend per org.
He is a self motivated individual and a great team player and would love to work with him again.
Harman is very passionate about solving problems and has a huge appetite for taking up technical challenges
I've worked with him in the past during my tenure at VMware. He has a thorough understanding of the product. His first principles/ design knowledge is immense and covers even the minutest details while designing / coding for a software problem. He has astonishing multitasking skills and is the go-to person if you want him to work on more than one application.
Apart from all this, he's a great co-worker, humble, and a very grounded individual who would never say no to helping anyone on the team. It was a pleasure working with you, Harman & being a part of the same team.
I would definitely love to work with you again!!
