# Himani Thakkar > Frontier Engineer Location: Pleasanton, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/himanithakkar 👋 Hi, I am Himani and I leverage my technical knowledge to solve practical problems that can benefit customers, employees, and the business as a whole. 🎓As a software developer with a master's degree in computer science, I am excited to start working full-time in this ever-changing world of technology. 🌱I am passionate about using technology to solve real-world problems and make a positive impact on society. During the tough times of COVID, I co-founded ‘COVID Care India’, a social venture to help people during the pandemic by facilitating urgently needed medical resources. Growing exponentially, me and 7 developers, took it upon ourselves to hack our way and create a fully functional online platform over the weekend, to manage and meet the growing demands. Going online, increased the number of participating volunteers by 10 folds and we made a difference to 630+ families nationwide. ✨Through my studies and work experiences, I have developed a strong foundation in programming languages such as Java, Python, and SQL, as well as agile development methodologies and cloud technologies like AWS. I believe that my combination of technical skills and strong work ethic make me a valuable asset to any organization. 😇If you're looking for a rockstar software developer, I would love to connect and discuss potential opportunities. Let's work together to create technology that makes a difference! Email me at: thinkhimani@gmail.com PS: Beyond tech, talk to me about Cosmology 💫and the Human brain🤯. When I am not at my desk, I am cooking, drawing, or searching for a new adventure🍻. #ghc #ghc23 #sde #android #new-grad #software #developer #faang #openToWork #layoffs #job #opportunities ## Work Experience ### Frontier Engineer @ STN Incorporated Jan 2025 – Present | California, United States ### Security Analyst x Python Developer @ STN Incorporated Jan 2024 – Jan 2025 | New York, United States ▹ Designed and developed STN-AI to triage & research active threats and advise next steps based on client-specific escalation procedures, improving mean time to respond (MTTR) by 25%. ▹ Responded and mitigated active threats from SIEM and sentinel solutions during SOC shifts for 14+ clients. ▹ Visualized and built STN-Assistant, a personal assistant for STN employees to delegate simple tasks and improve work efficiency by 15%. ▹ Automated data aggregation and ticketing system, to eliminate manual tracking and increase efficiency by 2%. ▹ Performed micro-segmentation of network for 6 clients, by monitoring traffic and creating rules at the workstation level which strengthened the security and improved resilience of the environment. ### Python Developer, Core QA Team @ OTC Markets Group Jan 2023 – Jan 2024 | New York, United States ▹ Built a custom FIX data compare tool to detect errors in millions of records for successful migration and testing. ▹ Modelled and architect a fuzzy-duplicate contact detector to establish entity resolution among multiple user databases. ▹ Converted legacy Perl database connection stub into a python-based RESTful service to communicate with multiple databases and serve as backbone for 500+ QA test cases. [Tech-Stack: Python, FIX Data, Perl, SQL, pyodbc, FastAPI, Informix, RedHat]. ### Engineer Intern, Client Security - Android Platform @ Twitter Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | New York, United States ▹ Contributed to Android Deep Link Improvement Project with the goal of simplifying legacy code and cobbled abstraction impacting over 200 million daily users. ▹ Created an RFC (Request for Comments) to collaborate and collect feedback to work out the most efficient approach for Deep Link Interceptor Ordering Architecture and API Design. Implemented required framework using annotation processing and Twitter’s underlying framework to provide developer abstraction leading to minimum overheads. ▹ Presented the final project in the android contributors meeting having 80+ participants. ### Graduate Assistant, Applied Cryptography & Network Security @ NYU Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | New York, United States ▹ Graduate Course Assistant to Prof. Mazdak Zamani for CSCI-GA.3205-001 Applied Cryptography & Network Security. ▹ Curated new sets of assignments and advised on course structuring and checkpoints. ### Assistant System Engineer, Site Assembly for AstraZeneca @ Tata Consultancy Services Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India ▹ Led a team of 8 developers as a tech lead in support of a global pharma leader. ▹ In charge of building new and maintaining existing websites for clients' brands & products. Customized and rebranded their sites for various global markets. ▹ Responsible for validating low-level design (LLD) document; writing stories; updating the Kanban board; performing task allocation; sprint planning; and interfacing with business users for requirements and UAT/rollout. ▹ Integrated MarCom features like user surveys using Survey Anyplace and tag management using Tealium. ▹ Collaborated with senior developers to plan and create a standardized reusable template, finding applicability in multiple websites across the team. This improved the coding standards followed within the team, resulting in better code quality and reduced defect counts. ▹ Provided ad-hoc help on multiple other websites to test and resolve their defects. ▹ Conducted 2 batches of CSS & JavaScript training for 8 new joiners and a ‘tips and tricks’ session for the entire team of 74 members. ### Full Stack Developer, Backend & Frontend @ Techinfinity Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India ▹ Sole android developer for a small-scale IT Service firm developing IoT-based applications using Java and Kotlin. ▹ Maintained 14+ already developed android applications and managed the entire SDLC of the new applications for clients like Indian Navy, SloganTagsz Clear Displays, and one-person businesses. ▹ Managed and developed 4 projects as a full stack developer. Created SQL databases, developed APIs using PHP, and web or android based frontend platforms based on client requirements. ▹ Provided mentorship and conducted training sessions on Android/Web Development for 7 batches of 5-10 students and IT beginners. ### Webmaster @ India Avenue Investment Management Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia ▹ India Avenue Investment Management (IAIM) is a business focused on delivering optimal investment solutions to investors seeking to access India's fast-growing capital markets. ▹ Developed and maintained their website https://www.indiaavenueinvest.com/ ▹ Volunteered to organize and create event creatives for their annual event - "Grassroots India" for 2 consecutive years. ## Education ### Master's degree in Computer Science New York University ### Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Engineering University of Mumbai ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/thinkhimani --- Source: https://flows.cv/himanithakkar JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/himanithakkar/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-10