# Kashyap Patel

> Software Engineer @ Checkr | OMSCS @ Georgia Tech

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

Recent UCI Computer Science graduate and current OMSCS student at Georgia Tech. Experienced in full-stack web development (Python, JavaScript, Elixir), backend API development, and machine learning.

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ Checkr, Inc.
Jan 2025 – Present | San Francisco, California, United States

### Software Engineer Intern @ Checkr, Inc.
Jan 2025 – Jan 2025 | San Francisco, California, United States

### Software Engineer Intern - Customer Operations @ Paystand
Jan 2024 – Jan 2024 | Scotts Valley, California, United States
➤ Extended the Paystand stripe microservice to support Canadian EFT payments by enhancing core endpoints, integrating Stripe API calls, and validating functionality with Postman and unit tests.
➤ Updated the checkout application's UI in Elixir using Phoenix LiveView to enable Canadian EFT as a payment option for invoices and connected it to the Stripe microservice for seamless transaction processing
➤ Implement production-ready features in the Elixir checkout application, including support for plan-based settings such as enabling autopay and displaying legal disclaimers
➤ Built a microservice in Elixir to generate and validate One-Time Passwords (OTP) to securely validate customer invoice links, implement core endpoints, and write comprehensive unit tests.

### Software Engineer Intern - Blockchain @ Paystand
Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 | Scotts Valley, California, United States
➤ Developed cross-border payment functionality using the Lightning Network, a layer atop the Bitcoin network. 
➤ Helped to advance the project to MVP status by the end of the internship.
➤ Designed and optimized the database structure through the creation of ER diagrams. 
➤ Utilized an ORM (SeaORM) to streamline database operations and enhance data management efficiency for the Postgres database.
➤ Implemented around 30 endpoints, writing their core logic and creating thorough unit tests in Rust.
➤ Validated these endpoints using Postman for RESTful API testing.
➤ Engaged in research about lightning network nodes' rebalancing and channel creation on the testnet/mainnet.


## Education
### Master of Science - MS in Computer Science
Georgia Institute of Technology

### Bachelor of Science - BS in Computer Science
UC Irvine

### High School Diploma
Washington High School


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/kashyap-patel-swe
- GitHub: https://github.com/Kashyap822

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Last updated: 2026-04-11