# Hemkesh V.

> Software Engineer at Microsoft | USC '20

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/hemkesh

I’m a software developer with 6 years of industry experience in building B2B SaaS enterprise applications. I specialize in Python and Java and have professional experience working with Cloud Services such as AWS, GCP, Azure, and Containerization Services such as Docker and Kubernetes. 

I enjoy generating new ideas and devising feasible solutions to broadly relevant problems. My colleagues would describe me as a driven, resourceful individual who maintains a positive, proactive attitude when faced with adversity.

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer 2 @ Microsoft
Jan 2023 – Present | Mountain View, California, United States

### Senior Cloud Software Engineer @ Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Jan 2021 – Jan 2023 | San Jose, California, United States

### Software Engineer @ Prosimo.io
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | Santa Clara, California, United States

### Software Development Intern @ Commvault
Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | San Francisco Bay Area
•	Porting a legacy application over to a new hosted platform	
•	Currently working on the Virtual Server Agent Automation team to automate tasks such as backing up, restoring and migrating Virtual Machine instances of VMWare to AWS.
•	Adding enhancements and bug-fixes to Commvault SDK and using REST APIs to perform operations on the Web Console.
•	Reduced the backup and restore time of a 10GB VM instance by 80% from 2 hours to 24 minutes by implementing an incremental backup and restore; Technologies used: Python, AWS (EC2, S3), Postman, JSON, XML.

### Lead Software Engineer Intern @ Live Jam
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Los Angeles, California, United States
• Headed a team of 5 in developing a Web App for an early-stage startup which aims to promote live jams by connecting local artists to music lovers thereby increasing their tips by using QR codes to accept donations digitally from cashless spectators.
• Introduced Agile practices and Test Driven Development techniques to deliver reliable, production-ready software every 2 weeks by leveraging the MERN technology stack.
• Responsible for back-end development of the app including user authentication, digital wallet payment service, application security and cloud deployment of the website on AWS.
• Released the Beta after promotion through local music fairs in Pittsburgh, enabled to earn profits of $1K by on-boarding around 50 artists and 200 users; Technologies used: JavaScript, MongoDB, Express, React, Node, AWS EC2, nginx.

### Software Development Intern @ PwC
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Bengaluru Area, India
• Automated SoC (Security Operations Centre) – Led a team of 4 in the design of a system which utilizes Artificial Intelligence to detect a vulnerability on a customer network and select the best possible patch to fix it.
• Reduced the manual work involved in the detection of vulnerabilities on networks by 40% and achieved a 90% automation in responding to events, alerts and patches, thereby reducing response time to critical events.
• Deployed an algorithm which harnesses the power of deep learning to recognize an anomaly on the network based on inputs provided by Subject Matter Experts.

### Teaching Assistant @ PES University
Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Bengaluru Area, India
• Designed, administered and graded assignments and quizzes for the course Data Analytics for a class of 70.
• Coached students for help with assignments and discussions, volunteered to mentor the subsequent TAs.

### Software Development Intern @ PwC
Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Bengaluru Area, India
• Conversational Commerce – Collaborated with a team of 5 to build a Digital Assistant for an Airport Operator to engage passengers and monetize footfall by creating a market place, with the help of Dialogflow.
• Designed the conversation flow for “before arriving at airport” use case, where a user can book flight tickets, order food at airport, and perform check-in, with each request differentiated by maintaining a context.
• Performed Analytics on this conversation flow which resulted in maximum customer engagement and improved performance of use case by 65%.


## Education
### Master's degree in Computer Science
University of Southern California
Jan 2018 – Jan 2020

### Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and Engineering
PES University
Jan 2014 – Jan 2018

### National Public School
Jan 2000 – Jan 2012


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/hemkeshv

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Last updated: 2026-03-22