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kasturi-23/README.md

Hi ๐Ÿ‘‹, I'm Kasturi Pandurang Shinde

Computer Science Graduate Student | Software Developer | AI, Backend Systems, and Cloud Technologies

Email โ€ข LinkedIn โ€ข GitHub


๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ’ป About Me

I am a Computer Science graduate student at the Illinois Institute of Technology with experience in building AI-powered systems, scalable backend services, and full-stack applications. My work focuses on combining software engineering with intelligent systems to create practical, high-impact solutions. I enjoy solving complex engineering problems and building products that are both technically strong and user-focused.

  • ๐ŸŽ“ Masterโ€™s in Computer Science at Illinois Institute of Technology
  • ๐Ÿค– Interested in AI systems, backend engineering, and cloud technologies
  • โš™๏ธ Experienced in full-stack development, API design, multi-agent systems, and DevOps
  • ๐Ÿš€ Passionate about building scalable and impactful software solutions

๐Ÿ›  Tech Stack

Languages

  • JavaScript
  • TypeScript
  • Python
  • Java
  • PHP
  • SQL
  • HTML
  • CSS

Frameworks & Libraries

  • React
  • Next.js
  • Node.js
  • Express.js
  • Django
  • FastAPI
  • Flask
  • LangGraph
  • RESTful APIs

Cloud & DevOps

  • AWS (EC2, S3, Lambda, Bedrock)
  • Docker
  • Kubernetes
  • Terraform
  • CI/CD Pipelines
  • GitHub Actions
  • Agile

Databases

  • PostgreSQL
  • MongoDB
  • MongoDB Atlas
  • MySQL
  • SQLite
  • Redis

Tools & Platforms

  • Git
  • GitHub
  • Jira
  • Postman
  • Swagger

๐Ÿ’ผ Experience

Research Assistant

Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, USA
March 2026 โ€“ Present

  • Architected a multi-agent startup qualification system using LangGraph and AWS Bedrock, orchestrating parallel AI agents to generate structured qualification dossiers and reduce mentor review preparation time by 75%
  • Engineered an EVAL agent for market viability analysis, technical feasibility scoring, and red-flag detection using a Kaplan scoring rubric
  • Developed a TEAM agent to assess founder-market fit, role alignment, and skill gaps, producing actionable team dynamics reports
  • Built a FastAPI backend with PostgreSQL for submission intake, orchestration, and dossier aggregation with async parallel execution
  • Designed a Next.js portal for entrepreneur submissions and mentor dashboards, containerized with Docker and deployed through CI/CD pipelines :contentReference[oaicite:2]{index=2}

Full Stack Developer Intern

SPREE, Chicago, USA
September 2025 โ€“ December 2025

  • Developed an AI-powered recruitment platform using LLMs (Gemini API) to auto-generate candidate assessments from job descriptions, reducing manual assessment creation by 70%
  • Built a 9-step job specification wizard in React using React Router and Context API, reducing recruiter setup time by 60%
  • Architected secure microservices using FastAPI and MongoDB Atlas, exposing RESTful APIs with JWT authentication and RBAC
  • Improved API performance by 50% through aggregation pipeline optimization validated with Postman
  • Designed scalable MongoDB Atlas schemas and compound indexes, improving query efficiency by 45%.

Software Developer

Static Int, India
February 2023 โ€“ July 2024

  • Contributed to a high-traffic e-commerce platform using Python Django
  • Implemented product and checkout workflows, improving overall system performance by 20%
  • Engineered backend payment gateway integration with database transaction management and Redis caching
  • Optimized PostgreSQL query performance by 15% through index analysis and execution plan tuning
  • Configured GitHub Actions CI/CD workflows for testing, linting, and Docker-based deployments, reducing manual release overhead and accelerating delivery by 75%
  • Participated in code reviews, debugging, testing, and Agile sprint execution within a cross-functional engineering team.

๐ŸŽ“ Education

  • Masterโ€™s in Computer Science โ€” Illinois Institute of Technology, May 2026
  • Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Engineering โ€” University of Mumbai, June 2023

๐Ÿ† Achievements

  • Secured 1st place in a Terraform Gameday Challenge organized by the HashiCorp team
  • Participated in the Google Chrome Built-in AI Challenge 2025
  • Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) AI Foundation Certified.

๐Ÿ“ˆ What Iโ€™m Currently Working On

  • Multi-agent AI systems using LangGraph and AWS Bedrock
  • Backend platforms with FastAPI and PostgreSQL
  • Scalable full-stack applications using React and Next.js
  • Cloud-native deployment workflows with Docker and CI/CD

๐Ÿค Letโ€™s Connect

Iโ€™m always open to collaborating on exciting projects, discussing software engineering, AI systems, backend development, and cloud technologies.

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