Hello, I am Utsav

A seasoned engineer who can turn ideas into code

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Curious, Adaptable, and
Innovative

I'm Utsav, a passionate software engineer with a knack for turning ideas into reality. With a strong foundation in both front-end and back-end technologies, I thrive on creating seamless, scalable, and efficient solutions. My journey in tech has taught me the value of adaptability and continuous learning, allowing me to stay ahead in this ever-evolving field.

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Work Experience

Building real-world products has shaped my ability to engineer for scale, reliability, and code quality, while driving features from concept to delivery in fast-paced environments.

  • Dec 2023 - Current
    Research Software Engineer
    OpenPRA Org @ NC State University, Raleigh, NC
    At OpenPRA, I work as a Research Software Engineer on a team developing an open-source platform for probabilistic risk assessment (PRA) of nuclear reactors. My primary focus is designing and building intuitive, scalable front-end user interfaces and seamlessly integrating them with back-end services to ensure performance and reliability. In addition to core development, I contribute to the team’s growth by mentoring junior engineers, leading onboarding efforts, and running training sessions to accelerate knowledge transfer and collaboration
    Software Development
    System Design
    Scalable Architecture
    Python
    Java
    Node.JS
    React
    TypeScript
  • Jun 2024 - May 2025
    Software Engineer Intern
    XLOC (Keywords Studios), Remote, USA
    At XLOC, I worked as a Software Engineer Intern on the team responsible for developing and maintaining the company’s SaaS application. My primary focus was on enhancing and optimizing the core platform while also building new features to streamline workflows and improve efficiency. Beyond development, I actively contributed to code reviews and collaborated closely with teammates to ensure adherence to high-quality coding standards and best practices
    Cloud Computing
    Web Application Development
    Backend Development
    Python
    Java
    C#
    React
    TypeScript
    AWS
  • Apr 2021 - Jul 2023
    Software Development Engineer
    Makkajai, Remote, India
    At Makkajai, a fast-growing edtech startup, I worked as a Software Engineer with broad ownership across a suite of 8 high-scale mobile apps on iOS and Android. In a fast-paced environment with rapid release cycles, I ensured our games remained stable, reliable, and engaging for millions of active users, while also maintaining the performance of critical backend services. I led several infrastructure improvement initiatives that strengthened system reliability and supported the company’s growth. As my role expanded, I frequently took full ownership of projects—from planning through execution—driving them to successful completion and directly contributing to the team’s velocity and impact
    Full Stack Development
    Mobile Application Development
    Infrastructure Improvements
    Python
    Java
    C#
    Flutter
    TypeScript
    AWS
  • Nov 2019 - Apr 2021
    Junior Cloud Engineer
    Brainscale, Pune (Remote), India
    At Brainscale, I worked as a Full Stack Cloud Developer specializing in Microsoft Azure, contributing to multiple high-impact projects. My proudest achievement was designing and implementing a test automation framework that streamlined quality assurance for a multi-million-dollar engagement, significantly improving efficiency and reliability. I also developed a chatbot to provide real-time visibility into billing costs, and created an internal portal to track and analyze employee workload analytics, enhancing team productivity and resource planning. During this time, I earned two cloud certifications and strengthened my skills in both technical delivery and customer-facing support, enabling me to contribute across engineering and client engagements
    Cloud Development
    Automation Frameworks
    Data Analytics
    Python
    C#
    ASP.NET
    Azure
    SQL

Projects

A glimpse into my technical problem-solving and creativity through diverse projects.

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Animal Movement Tracking App

This app built using Spring Boot and NextJS helps track animal movement across America. The animal data is stored in a PostgresSQL server. The app can be one clicked deployed using docker compose and runs perfectly out of the box.

Java
Typescript
Docker
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Spendwise

Extended an already existing telegram bot to add speech to text features in the app. Added features to export and import data to a csv file.

Python
Telegram Bot
Speech to Text
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Burnout

Extended the Burnout App, which helps user track calories. Added new graphs using ChartJS for tracking daily calories. Improved existing chat bot. Designed a CI/CD pipeline using Github Actions.

Python
HTML
CSS
JS
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Course Manager

A full fledged React app to manage courses. The app is built using React and Flask. The main motivation was to build our own ORM and use it to manage the database.

Python
React
SQL
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Predicting NBA match outcome

A data engineering and data science project to explore joining two different datasets of varying origin. Further on the project explores training Naive Bayes and Nueral Network models to predict outcome of matches

Python
Pandas
Sklearn
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Shade Engine

A full fledged game engine built using SDL2 and C++. It features a fully functional physics engine full with collisions, gravity and friction. It is based on entity component system archtiecture, fully multi threaded and has a built in support for networking.

SDL2
C++