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Prudhvi Nikku

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I'm currently pursuing a Master of Science in Computer Science at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, where I focus on Secure Distributed Systems and Advanced NLP. I hold a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and Engineering from the Indian Institute of Information Technology, Sricity.

Experience

RedBus

RedBus

Software Engineer

June 2022 - July 2023

  • Launched RedPass program, driving $450,000 annual revenue increase and enhancing market competitiveness.
  • Engineered microservices handling 3 million requests/hour, boosting platform scalability for India’s bus ticketing service serving 56M users over 300,000 routes.
  • Led .NET Core migration, achieving 100% ROI in first year through AWS cost reduction and system optimization.
TCS

Tata Consultancy Services

System Engineer

August 2020 - June 2022

  • Developed high-efficiency SOAP APIs, reducing XML size by 50% and enhancing cross-functional collaboration in life science teams.
  • Improved manufacturing business logic performance by 10% through optimization of .NET, SQL, and JavaScript implementations.
  • Designed and executed comprehensive unit and functional tests for 15+ features, significantly improving product quality and reducing post-release issues by 15%.
Pichain Labs

Pichain Labs

Software Engineering Intern

January 2020 - June 2020

  • Spearheaded KYC/AML engine development using Flask and MongoDB for 3+ clients, enhancing regulatory compliance and risk management.
  • Architected a scalable Graph Database system with Neo4j and Python, enabling advanced Knowledge Graph creation and data relationships analysis.
IBM Research

IBM Research

Machine Learning Intern

January 2020 - June 2020

  • Researched deep learning models for aggressive behavior detection, resulting in a 5% to 13% accuracy increase across datasets.
  • Conceptualized and integrated Faster R-CNN models for handgun detection in video footage, significantly improving threat detection capabilities.

Education

UMass Amherst

University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Master of Science in Computer Science

August 2023 - May 2025

  • Coursework: Secure Distributed Systems, Advanced NLP, Systems for Deep Learning, Software Engineering
IIIT Sricity

Indian Institute of Information Technology, Sricity

Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science and Engineering

July 2016 - June 2020

  • Coursework: Data Structures & Algorithms, Operating Systems, Machine Learning, Databases, Web Development

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