# Sahitya Raipura > Software Engineer @ Trimble | MS CS @ Columbia University Location: New York, New York, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/sahitya I am currently pursuing an MS in Computer Science at Columbia University. I graduated from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst with a double major in Computer Science and Mathematics, a minor in Economics, as well as Honors in Computer Science in May 2022. I spent the last two years working on EthiSim/ PEaRCE, an ethics simulation application for Maning CICS at UMass. The team and I built the application using a Django backend, React frontend, RestfulAPIs, Postgres database, and Apache server, and managed the operation using the Agile methodology. This gives me a very strong understanding of programming languages like Python, Javascript, databases, and everything it takes to take an idea and make it a fully functional deployable application. I also conducted research and wrote my Honors thesis on EthiSim, in which I analysed over 250 students' data collected by playing through the EthiSim application to see if it had an impact on their ethical awareness. Parts of my research have been used in an NSF proposal submitted to the IUSE program for funding to incorporate the education tool into the CS curriculum. ## Work Experience ### Software Engineer @ Trimble Maps Jan 2024 – Present | Princeton, New Jersey, United States ### Software Engineer Intern @ Trimble Maps Jan 2023 – Jan 2024 | Princeton, New Jersey, United States ### Teaching Assistant @ Columbia Engineering Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 | New York, New York, United States Teaching assistant for a graduate level databases course Managed lectures, answered questions in class and on discussion forum Hosted office hours to help with homework and projects Graded homework, projects and exams ### Undergraduate Research Assistant @ College of Information and Computer Sciences, UMass Amherst Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | Amherst, Massachusetts, United States Paper attached below, which was submitted to ACM Special Interest Group on Computer Science education was accepted and I am listed as second author. Submitted an NSF proposal to the IUSE program for funding to incorporate education tool into CS curriculum. Conducted research to analyze if students are more ethically aware after running through application through reflection questions embedded in application before and after they are exposed to harmful effects of software in that scenario. Collected data on over 250 students from four different CS courses, which incorporated this application in their curriculum, to compare which changes in scenario creation lead to most ethical awareness in students. ### Software Engineer @ College of Information and Computer Sciences, UMass Amherst Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | Amherst, Massachusetts, United States Developed EthiSim, an Ethics educational simulation platform with professor view to input ethical conflicts, and student view to play through. Designed game application to allow users to make choices based on ethical scenarios using Django backend, React frontend, RestfulAPIs, Postgres database, Apache server, and docker containers. Deployed fully functional game for use in course curriculum. ### Peer Advisor @ College of Information and Computer Sciences, UMass Amherst Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | Amherst, Massachusetts, United States Provide CS students peer mentoring and help with course selection, academic progress, getting into the CS major and minor. Learned to work with a diverse group of learners with varying skill sets to help them achieve academic excellence. ### Peer Mentor @ College of Information and Computer Sciences, UMass Amherst Jan 2020 – Jan 2022 | Amherst, Massachusetts, United States ### Undergraduate Course Assistant @ College of Information and Computer Sciences, UMass Amherst Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | Amherst, Massachusetts, United States Attended lectures, led discussion sessions, answered piazza posts, graded assignments and exams for Intro to CS course. ### Software Developer, Tech Lead @ BUILD UMass Jan 2019 – Jan 2022 Develop pro-bono technological solutions (web and mobile applications) for non-profits and local businesses. Deployed an app for Umass Amherst using React Native and Nodejs which will help faculty react and respond to unfamiliar situations, called Maroon Folder. Created a website with a content management system that allowed them to update current events in the calendar and changes to the website for Entrepreneurship Club at UMass (Using ReactJS, Netlify). ### Intern @ UnitForce Technologies Consulting Pvt Ltd Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Bengaluru Area, India Wrote programs involving regression, classification, and clustering of data using pandas and keras on Jupyter Notebook. Worked with data scientists to create a product that automates resume screening using AI. Gained exposure to real word applications of ML and NLP and how to apply them to a resume parser set for full deployment ### Intern @ Wolken Software Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Bengaluru Area, India Completed one week bootcamp, developing several iOS and Android Apps, using Swift on Xcode and AndroidStudio Participated in meetings with clients where I pitched ideas for app and website development and design. Earned certificate of excellence for successfully designing new applications from scratch ### Intern @ SigTuple Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Bengaluru Area, India Pitched original ideas using AI, machine learning, and deep learning for healthcare diagnostic tools to simplify processes for blood, urine collection and reproductive evaluations. Applied newly learned concepts to app development, while maintaining privacy for company and patients under non-disclosure agreement. ## Education ### Master of Science - MS in Machine Learning Columbia Engineering ### Master of Science - MS in Computer Science Columbia University ### Bachelor of Science - BS Manning College of Information and Computer Sciences, UMass Amherst ### Bachelor of Science - BS in Computer Science University of Massachusetts Amherst ### Bachelor's degree in Computer Science Commonwealth Honors College ### High School Diploma Mallya Aditi International School ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/sahitya-raipura --- Source: https://flows.cv/sahitya JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/sahitya/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-13