# Shyam Makwana

> Full Stack Engineer II at Bolster AI

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

Shyam Makwana is a passionate and innovative Full-stack Software Engineer who has completed his Master of Science in Computer Science at Indiana University Bloomington. He is currently working as a Software Engineer at Bolster AI. He has a strong educational foundation in computer engineering and a diverse skill set in various languages, tools, and technologies.

Shyam's projects, such as the Role-based CyberSecurity Banking System, ML-based Loan Default Prediction, Network Protocol, and Hotel Booking System, demonstrate his innovation and problem-solving skills. He is motivated to learn new technologies and create impactful solutions.

## Work Experience
### Full Stack Engineer II @ Bolster AI
Jan 2026 – Present | Santa Clara, CA

### Full Stack Engineer @ Bolster AI
Jan 2024 – Jan 2026 | Santa Clara, CA
Developing and maintaining backend services to support AI-driven threat detection platform. Enabling real-time detection and automated remediation of phishing and impersonation threats across various digital channels.

### Graduate Associate Instructor @ Indiana University Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering
Jan 2023 – Jan 2024 | Bloomington, Indiana, United States
Intro to Software Systems (A592): Mentoring a class of 150+ students, conducting labs, aiding professors during classes, reviewing weekly assignment submissions, and providing individual feedback to students during office hours.

### Graduate Associate Instructor @ Indiana University Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering
Jan 2022 – Jan 2024 | Bloomington, Indiana, United States
System Programming with C and Unix Course (C291): My responsibilities include preparing lesson plans, quizzes & assignments, maintaining records, grading, and tutoring more than 40 students in the class.

### Graduate Associate Instructor @ Indiana University Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering
Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 | Bloomington, Indiana, United States
Data Structures (A594): Mentoring a class of 200+ students, conducting labs, aiding professors during classes, reviewing weekly assignment submissions, and providing individual feedback to students during office hours.

### Full Stack Software Engineer Intern @ Synopsys Inc
Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 | Sunnyvale, California, United States
• Led the development of a full-stack web application as a team member, integrating third-party APIs and 20+ features into a user dashboard to visualize circuit utilization with interactive graphs, charts, and Google Maps
• Optimized front-end performance with lazy loading techniques for efficient data handling of millions of data points
• Enhanced UI and UX through visually appealing web pages with React and CSS, simplifying executive management’s review of 250+ internet circuits and reducing operational issues by 35%
• Conducted thorough code reviews and debugging, maintained CI/CD pipelines for automated unit testing, and deployed the application on an on-premise VM using Apache and Shell Scripting

### Full Stack Software Engineer Intern @ ISRO - Indian Space Research Organization
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
• Single-handedly engineered a web application for a network device management portal using front-end frameworks, networking concepts, and object-oriented programming, incorporating real-time analytics and device configuration
• Designed new reusable components for the dashboard, resulting in a 20% reduction in development time
• Collaborated with a team of engineers and stakeholders to enhance web application security, achieving a 15% increase in privacy and preventing potential threats and vulnerabilities

### Member of IETE Students' Forum @ IETE
Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 | Nadiad, Gujarat, India
• Conducted seminars related to various technologies for our college students and assisted them in their learning journey.

### Full Stack Software Engineer Intern @ Four Clowns
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
• Developed customer-facing e-commerce web designs, ensuring optimal user experience across devices & platforms
• Reduced page load times by 15% using Redux & optimized performance for 5,000+ local users with SQL queries

### Executive Team Member @ Codechef DDU Chapter
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | Nadiad, Gujarat, India
• Organized seminars and coding tests to enlighten our juniors about competitive programming.

### Member @ Codechef DDU Chapter
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Nadiad, Gujarat, India


## Education
### Master of Science - MS in Computer Science
Indiana University Bloomington
Jan 2022 – Jan 2024

### Bachelor of Technology - BTech in Information Technology
Dharmsinh Desai University
Jan 2018 – Jan 2022


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

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Last updated: 2026-03-20