# Money Chaudhary

> Senior Software Engineer @ Hotspring Inc | Ex-Director @ Devslane | USC CS Grad

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

Software Engineer & Team Leader with expertise in full-stack development, cloud infrastructure, and scalable system design. Experienced in building secure, high-performance web and mobile applications using modern frameworks and cloud platforms. Strong background in backend and frontend development, DevOps, and databases, with a proven ability to lead teams, solve complex technical problems, and deliver production-ready solutions.

Tech Stack: Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, Java · Django, Node.js, React, Angular · PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis · AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD

## Work Experience
### Senior Software Engineer @ Hotspring
Jan 2024 – Present
• Designed scalable project architecture and database schema for Slapshot, an AI-powered VFX toolkit supporting production workflows for major media and entertainment clients.
• Integrated AI-driven VFX annotation using Meta’s Segment Anything Model (SAM), significantly reducing manual effort and accelerating creative workflows.
• Built an inference review platform to compare model outputs, track versions, and export optimal results, using React and PostgreSQL.
• Developed an annotation editing tool with pen, eraser, zoom, and precision controls to refine outputs and improve downstream AI predictions.
• Automated AWS EC2 lifecycle management using CloudWatch alarms and activity monitoring to shut down idle instances and optimize cloud costs.
• Improved large-file handling by implementing zip streaming with async I/O, accelerating transfers and reducing EBS storage overhead.
• Led recruitment, onboarding, and mentoring of junior engineers, promoting engineering best practices and strong delivery standards.

### Software Engineer Intern @ Hotspring
Jan 2023 – Jan 2024
• Simplified task creation by refactoring content management workflows, eliminating redundant copy-paste steps and improving task delivery efficiency by 80%.
• Enhanced platform security by implementing TOTP-based two-factor authentication with QR code support for stronger user protection.
• Automated bid subcontracting and award workflows using AWS Lambda and Step Functions, reducing operational workload by 25%.
• Built a real-time messaging and file-sharing system using WebSockets, supporting secure transfers of files up to 1TB at scale.
• Optimized large file transfers by leveraging AWS S3 Multipart Upload and Transfer Acceleration, improving data transfer speeds by 40%

### Co-Founder & Director @ DevsLane
Jan 2018 – Jan 2022 | Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
• Led end-to-end team growth from 3 to 100 employees, including recruitment, onboarding, culture-building, and performance management.
• Communicated directly with clients to gather business requirements, plan features, align technical expectations, and deliver agreed project milestones across multiple engagements.
• Built and maintained full-stack web applications using Python, Django, Node.js, React, and Angular, contributing to both frontend interfaces and backend functionality, including REST API development.
• Worked on end-to-end web application development, participating in system architecture, feature implementation, testing, and deployment of production-ready applications.
• Developed core application features such as authentication, user roles, security checks, and data processing workflows, ensuring scalability and reliability of production systems.
• Designed and managed databases using PostgreSQL and MySQL, including schema design, query optimization, and performance improvements for data-driven applications.
• Supported application deployment and maintenance using Docker, CI/CD pipelines, AWS services, and Linux-based environments, assisting with packaging, deployment workflows, and operational stability.
• Created user interface components, dashboards, and administrative panels, ensuring seamless integration and consistent behavior between frontend features and backend services.
• Reviewed code, participated in technical discussions, and resolved system errors, performance bottlenecks, and implementation challenges during development and production phases.
• Mentored junior engineers by reviewing work, sharing technical knowledge, and supporting execution across engineering teams and client projects.

### Full Stack Developer Intern @ Vaetas, LLC
Jan 2016 – Jan 2018
• Built an interactive analytics dashboard to track and analyze video and email events, providing actionable user insights.
• Optimized web application performance using lazy loading, virtual scrolling, AOT compilation, and OnPush change detection, reducing initial load time by 40%.
• Designed and implemented a secure, Stripe-powered payment system to enable seamless and reliable transactions.
• Led the development of an Android application for video recording and direct email embedding, increasing user engagement.
• Simplified email marketing integrations by implementing OAuth2 authentication for platforms such as MailChimp, iContact, and AWeber, streamlining third-party access.


## Education
### Master of Science - MS in Computer Science
University of Southern California

### Bachelor of Technology in Information Technology
Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University


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

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Last updated: 2026-04-01