Tushar Kansal
Software Engineer
Pittsburgh,PA
Summary
Seasoned Software Engineer with a strong academic background, valuable industry experience, and a drive to excel. Ready to contribute to a forward-thinking organization that values creativity, collaboration, and continuous growth.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Software Engineer
Aruna Info Inc
Pittsburgh, USA
04.2023 - Current
- Built Slack bot for data entry in Google sheets using Golang, increasing data entry time by 33%
- Developed and implemented authentication and user registration functionalities for Blog website using React and Golang.
- Worked with software development and testing team members to design and develop robust solutions to meet client requirements for functionality, scalability, and performance.
- Resulting in 30% decrease of user registration time, and 50% reduction in unauthorized attempts.
Software Engineer
Teletracking Technologies Inc
Pittsburgh, USA
08.2022 - 04.2023
- Collaborated with backend team to develop robust, scalable, modular and API-centric command line interface in Golang for Managed Lambda Service, enabling efficient management and deployment of AWS Lambda functions
- Leveraged Managed Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, Spinnaker, and Bitbucket to streamline deployment process, reducing time-to-market by 30% and minimizing human errors during release cycles.
- Leading to reduction in environment setup time for developers from 2 hours to 15 minutes, improving productivity by 85%
- Developed on-premise agent in Golang for Hospitals to send HL7 messages securely. Reducing company's spending on third-party software by 40%, as agent efficiently proxied LLP to TCP and eliminated need for expensive middleware solutions.
Research Assistant
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, USA
08.2020 - 04.2022
- Led research project focused on biomarker discovery for early detection of Beryllium Exposure Diseases.
- Employed machine learning techniques to analyze comprehensive protein dataset of patients affected by Beryllium-related ailments, successfully identifying shared proteins associated with diseases.
- Led comprehensive research project examining pre- and post-COVID-19 gentrification trends in US metro cities.
- Discovered compelling evidence of reverse gentrification, with affluent populations shifting away from city centers
- Analyzed key indicators such as rental prices, home values, Gini index, racial demographics, and proximity to airports to uncover these impactful insights.
Software Engineer
I-Block Technology Private Limited
Noida, India
09.2019 - 07.2020
- Collaborated with clients to define solution requirements to design dynamic user dashboard providing seamless user experience.
- Participated in architecture, design and implementation of back-end features using Java, Spring Boot.
- Successfully delivered user dashboard, resulting in 40% increase in user engagement and 25% decrease in user complaints about system usability.
Software Engineer, Intern
Adcuratio Media Pvt. Ltd
Bengaluru, India
05.2019 - 07.2019
- Developed robust backend utilizing Django and PostgreSQL to implement item-based recommendation system, employing advanced techniques such as Term Frequency-Inverse Document Frequency (TF-IDF) and K-means clustering
- This resulted in highly accurate and personalized recommendations, improving user engagement and increasing conversion rates by 20%
- Delivered high-quality code that was directly integrated with100,000 lines of codebase of core engineering team.
Education
Master of Science - Intelligent Systems
08.2020 - 05.2022
- 3.71 GPA
- Relevant Coursework: Statistics, AI, Machine Learning, Computer Vision, NLP, Network Science, Databases
Bachelor of Technology - Computer Science Engineering
08.2016 - 06.2020
Courses - Programming and Data Structures, Algorithms, Databases, Design Thinking
- 8.36 GPA
- Ranked in Top 5% of class
- Academic Scholarship Recipient
- Relevant Coursework: Algorithms, Data Structures, JAVA, Operating Systems, DBMS
Skills
Agile
Python
Code reviews
API Development
Golang
AWS
Docker
Kubernetes
Problem Solving
Software Development
Project planning
Programming
Additional Information
- Awards - Awarded scholarship for 3 consecutive years for attaining 1st position in a batch of 120 students
- Extra-Curricular - Active participant in welfare drives organized by Green Youth Organization Aug 2017 - Jul 2019
- Grow with Google Scholarship Award
Timeline
Software Engineer - Aruna Info Inc
04.2023 - Current
Software Engineer - Teletracking Technologies Inc
08.2022 - 04.2023
University of Pittsburgh - Master of Science, Intelligent Systems
08.2020 - 05.2022
Research Assistant - University of Pittsburgh
08.2020 - 04.2022
Software Engineer - I-Block Technology Private Limited
09.2019 - 07.2020
Software Engineer, Intern - Adcuratio Media Pvt. Ltd
05.2019 - 07.2019
University of Petroleum And Energy Studies - Bachelor of Technology, Computer Science Engineering
08.2016 - 06.2020