Hi, I'm Ani
I build high-performance systems and ship products that matter.
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Synopsis
I'm a software engineer that can move up and down the stack to build deterministic applications.
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I also create some content in my spare time, and read a whole lot. Another goal of mine is to write a fantasy work and become a big time author.
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Experience
Jun 2026 · Present · Chicago, IL
Software Engineering Intern
Prolaio
- Scaled the core FDA-cleared cardiovascular platform by architecting a unified Kotlin Multiplatform application, reducing per-client deploy time from 2 weeks to <5 minutes.
- Eliminated 100% of manual engineering intervention for onboarding by building a multi-tenant configuration engine with dynamic flows.
Feb 2026 · May 2026 · San Francisco, CA
Software Engineering Intern
RocketRide
- Developed a low-code data pipeline engine for internal engineers, reducing scalable pipeline development time by 42% by integrating C++ and Python nodes into VSCode.
- Decreased manual footage review time by 58% (15 hrs/race) by architecting a dual-pass DETR and CLIP computer vision pipeline.
Sep 2024 · Apr 2026 · Chicago, IL
Software Engineer (Part Time)
University of Illinois Chicago
- Modernized university data systems, migrating terabytes of legacy data into centralized SQL Server clusters by developing scalable Python ETL scripts.
- Maintained system stability for 50,000+ weekly users by executing OS migrations from CentOS to RHEL for critical React, PHP, and C# applications.
Achievements
HackIllinois 2026
1st Place · 920+ participants · Project: TradeMaxxer
Hack With Chicago 2025
1st in city · Project: LiveAD
WildHacks
1st Place · 450+ participants · Project: Waddl
SparkHacks
1st place · 400+ participants · Project: Raydar
MHacks
Honorable Mention to 1st Place · 750+ participants · Project: Rockefeller
Uncommon Hacks
2nd place · 150+ participants · Project: Midas
HopHacks
Top 10 · 300+ participants · Project: Hermes
NASA Space Apps Chicago
Top 10 in city · Project: EcoSteps
Dean's List
Dean's List for Academic Excellence - 2024 to 2025
Class of 1965 Scholarship
Hometown scholarship for academic excellence
Roy H. Pollack Scholarship
College scholarship for academic excellence
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Highlighted Skills
Infrastructure
Courses
CS341·Programming Language Concepts
Design and implementation of programming languages, type systems, and semantics.
CS342·Software Design
Principles of software architecture, design patterns, and large-scale system design.
CS361·Systems Programming
Process management, memory, file systems, and concurrency at the OS level.
CS362·Computer Design
Digital logic, processor architecture, pipelining, and memory system design.
CS377·Ethical Issues in Computing
Ethical frameworks applied to privacy, AI, security, and technology's societal impact.
Outside the IDE
Hobbies
Cinema
Interstellar is a favorite
Reading
Books of all kinds, no set genre
Swimming and Calisthenics
Staying active
Writing
A nice story is a good break from coding
Learning
Yes, I know it's a buzzword but I genuinely am. Always curious, always learning.