As an Indian child, I had 2 options of what I could be when I grew up: a doctor or an engineer. I thought, "why not both?". As a result, I decided to pursue a double major in Computer Science and Molecular and Cell Biology from UC Berkeley.

2017 — 2021MicrosoftSoftware Engineer

2017 — 2021

San Francisco, California

I feel incredibly unique being a brown software engineer at Microsoft.

Rose through the ranks to become a junior developer after 3.5 years while others joined startups and become principal engineering managers in 6 months.

2016 — 2016Mom's BasementUnemployed

2016 — 2016

San Jose

Making executive decisions on whether to eat cereal or order Dominos.

Attempting to play less than 7 hours of NBA 2K14 per day.

In charge of the remote control whenever Full House or Matlock is on.

Led and organized individuals to complete missions designated by the United States government... in Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2.

Licking Cheeto dust off my fingers.

Training to beat the Netflix binge watching record.

2015 — 2016Datos IO, Inc.Software Engineer

2015 — 2016

San Francisco Bay Area

I discovered that I am a very quick learner. It only took me 3 months to get somewhat comfortable with using a Mac and another 8 months to understand the basics of Vim.

Created the API layer for the application (implemented in Node.js).

Worked on the backend and created features such as a real-time alerts feed and statistics for the clients' storage consumption/database usage (Python).

Worked on the frontend of the application as well (AngularJS).

2012 — 2012MemejaCo-Founder

2012 — 2012

Sunnyvale, CA

The founders got into numeorus verbal altercations and their startup died along with their friendship, funding, hopes, dreams, and aspirations. Other than that it was an amazing experience.

A visual storytelling platform where users can share their experiences though memes, images, and text. Users can create a meme, tag their friends, and post their creation onto a live feed.

2011 — 2012Kaiser PermanenteSurgical Department Volunteer

2011 — 2012

Santa Clara, CA

Including lunch time in my logged work hours and unintentionally (but consistently) providing incorrect directions/information to people made me realize my passion for being a doctor.

Recorded and tracked the surgery status of patients.

Responsible for making family and visitors comfortable in the Surgery Waiting Room.

Assisted nurses in various duties.

Answered phone calls, gave clear, accurate information to visitors, and transported patients in a wheelchair.

Education

University of California, Berkeley

Bachelor's Degree

University of California, Berkeley

Bachelor's Degree

Lynbrook High School

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Education

Bachelor's Degree

Bachelor's Degree

High School