# Ishita Agarwal

> Sr. Software Engineer

Location: Hopewell Junction, New York, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/ishita

Experienced Software Engineer | Full Stack Developer | AWS Certified | GCP Certified

Results-driven and versatile engineer with 4+ years of experience designing, developing, and delivering production-level web applications and digital solutions. Passionate about leveraging generative AI to automate solutions and accelerate productivity.

Technical skills:
-    Languages: Python, Javascript, Typescript, React, C, SQL, Groovy SQL, Bash Script, MatLab
-    DevOps: Docker, Kubernetes, GitHub, Jenkins, Terraform
-    Backend: Flask, Django, FastApi, Prisma, GraphQL, SQLAlchemy
-    Project Management: Agile, JIRA, Azure DevOps
-    Cloud: AWS, GCP, Azure

## Work Experience
### Senior Software Engineer @ Capital One
Jan 2024 – Present | New York, New York, United States

### Software Engineer II @ McKinsey & Company
Jan 2022 – Jan 2024 | New York, New York, United States
- Built multiple web applications in Typescript, NodeJS, and React deployed to AWS cloud environment to optimize operational planning for frontline workers for telecom clients and to streamline global employee scheduling for McKinsey operations
- Led development of VSCode plugin for the largest insurance provider in North America, creating Typescript API endpoints, React-based webviews for UX, generative AI pipelines from OpenAI using faiss vector store and Java parsers for HTML files to migrate four client-facing services to their target states
- Improved code quality of Java programs through the automation of Sonarqube analyses in Python and using GPT model
- Led pilot program that coached 3 software teams within the largest bank in South America to accelerate their development using generative AI

### Staff Engineer @ IBM
Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | Poughkeepsie, New York, United States
- Engaged in end-to-end enabling, design, and development of IBM Z microprocessors through industry tools and in-house functional test methodologies across various hardware platforms with cross-functional collaboration
- Developed diagnostic code in Python that identified crucial failing timing paths 50% faster, informing changes in chip design to meet performance and yield requirements

### Hardware Developer @ IBM
Jan 2020 – Jan 2022 | Poughkeepsie, New York
- Implemented interrupt driven I/O code for comprehensive failure data collection of voltage regulators, circuit breakers, and temperature sensors through real-time firmware in C using Renasas’s S3A1 microcontroller
- Designed and scripted firmware and hardware injects to test data collection and simulate realistic field card failures in IBM Z mainframe systems

### Resident Assistant @ Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 | Troy, NY

### Hardware Development Intern @ IBM
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Poughkeepsie, New York
•	Implemented interrupt-driven I/O code for comprehensive failure data collection of voltage regulators, circuit breakers, and temperature sensors through real-time firmware in C using Renasas’s S3A1 microcontroller that will be required for all IO cards in next generation mainframe
•	Designed, scripted, and debugged firmware and hardware injects to test data collection and simulate realistic field card failures in IBM Z mainframe systems
•	Processed and captured raw voltage and temperature data into user-readable metrics by manipulating register values and creating a pipeline to store data into ring buffer implementation


## Education
### Bachelor's degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Jan 2016 – Jan 2020


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

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Source: https://flows.cv/ishita
JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/ishita/resume.json
Last updated: 2026-03-22