# Nisha Chandra > Software Engineer II @ Scale AI • Ex-Microsoft • M.S. CS Location: New York City Metropolitan Area, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/nishachandra Hi! I am a Software Engineer at Scale AI, formerly at Microsoft. I am passionate about scalable full stack systems and intelligent infrastructure that enable real world AI productivity and measurable user impact. I hold a M.S. in Computer Science from Georgia Tech with a focus in Machine Learning and a B.S. in Computer Science from UT Dallas earned on a full ride scholarship. Hobbies/interests - economics, high-growth startups, statistics, writing, and design. ## Work Experience ### Software Engineer (L4) @ Scale AI Jan 2025 – Present | New York, NY Software Engineer II on Scale Generative Platform product ### Software Engineer, Industry Solutions Engineering @ Microsoft Jan 2022 – Jan 2025 | Dallas, TX Industry Solutions Engineering (Azure and AI) - Built product features for Fortune 500 clients within Microsoft’s Industry Solutions Engineering organization. - Built a contextual recommendation Microsoft Edge extension using C#, Azure Cosmos DB, and React.js that analyzed Bing search click patterns to surface related articles, increasing user engagement by 15%. - Developed a lightweight ranking model (logistic regression–based scoring) leveraging user click patterns and engagement signals to prioritize relevant articles in a contextual recommendation system. - Designed backend services and data pipelines using Azure Functions, Azure Cosmos DB, and Azure App Service to ingest, store, and query large-scale user interaction data with low-latency performance. - Optimized client-side performance and state management in React to support real-time recommendation updates without degrading browsing experience. - Shared technical knowledge across teams, delivering sessions on applied machine learning concepts, emerging technologies, and best practices for building production software. ### Software Engineering Fellow @ Ro Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | New York, NY Software Engineer Intern on Patient Treatment Team - Developed end-to-end features for Ro’s patient charting system using Django, React, and TypeScript, supporting clinician workflows and patient care operations. - Implemented backend APIs and database queries using Django ORM and SQL to securely store and retrieve patient data at scale. ### Software Engineering Intern @ Microsoft Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | Texas, United States SDE Intern on Strategic Missions and Tech - Built a Blazor-based web application using C#/.NET Core to support internal training workflows, delivering a responsive UI and modular backend architecture. - Implemented data access layers using Entity Framework Core, designing relational models and optimizing queries for reliability and maintainability. ### Application Security Engineer Intern @ Alkami Technology Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | Plano, TX Application Security Engineer Intern on Mobile Banking AppSec Team ### Software Engineer Intern @ IBM Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | San Jose, CA SDE Intern on IBM Guardium Software Development Team ### Software Engineer Intern @ NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | Cocoa, FL SDE Intern on Space Launch System (SLS) Engineering Team ### Undergraduate Computer Science Teaching Assistant @ The University of Texas at Dallas Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Richardson, TX Teaching Assistant for ECS 1100 (Intro to Computer Science) ### Programming Instructor, Computer Science Outreach Program @ The University of Texas at Dallas Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Richardson, TX Programming Instructor for CS Outreach Program ## Education ### Master of Science - MS in Computer Science Georgia Institute of Technology ### Bachelor of Science - BS in Computer Science The University of Texas at Dallas ### High School Diploma in Top 4% out of 1400 Plano West Senior High School ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/nishachandra-swe --- Source: https://flows.cv/nishachandra JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/nishachandra/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-05