# Varun Jayakumar

> Building Alexa Multimodal experiences @ Amazon

Location: United States, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/varunjayakumar

As a dedicated and innovative software engineer, I am currently pursuing a Master of Science in Software Engineering Systems from Northeastern University, maintaining a GPA of 3.8. My academic journey is complemented by diverse professional experiences, allowing me to develop a robust skill set and a keen problem-solving mindset.

What I Bring to the Table:
     🚀 Innovative Problem Solving: Engineered a SaaS solution for CPR training at WYHF, increasing certification rates by 30%.
    ⚡ Efficiency Improvement: Automated data processes at Cohere Health, boosting operational efficiency by 85%.
    💻 Full-Stack Development: Expertise in building and optimizing web applications using React, Node.js, and Terraform.
    ☁️ Cloud Proficiency: Certified AWS Solutions Architect and Cloud Practitioner with hands-on experience in AWS and GCP.
    🏆 Leadership: Led a team of TAs at Northeastern University, enhancing collaboration and effective 
communication.
    📈 Project Management: Managed end-to-end product lifecycles, ensuring quality and consistency at every stage.


Technical Skills:
      🖥️ Programming Languages: Java, Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, Groovy, C++, PHP
     🔧 Frameworks & Tools: React, Next.js, Node.js, Spring Boot, REST, GraphQL, Cypress, Jest
     ☁️ Cloud & Infrastructure: AWS, GCP, Terraform, Kubernetes, Docker
     🗄️ Database Management: MongoDB, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis.
     📋 Developer Practices: Agile methodologies, TDD, code reviews, CI/CD pipelines.

Here is my portfolio https://varun-jayakumar-portfolio.netlify.app/
Here is my GitHub https://github.com/varun-jayakumar

Reach out to me here at jayakumar.va@northeastern.edu :)

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ Amazon
Jan 2024 – Present | Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Alexa Multimodal initiatives

### Software Engineer @ Cohere Health
Jan 2024 – Jan 2024 | Greater Boston

### Graduate Teaching Assistant - Web Design and User experience @ Northeastern University College of Engineering
Jan 2024 – Jan 2024 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Administered an advanced course on Web development with Typescript, NextJS, State management tools, NodeJs and MongoDB, serving approximately 200 students, with a focus on practical applications
- Collaborated with Professor Arulraj Amuthan in the development and revision of course materials, ensuring alignment with the latest trends in Web development
- Provided personalized feedback on assignments and projects, contributing to the improvement of academic performance for the class
- Managed a diverse array of student inquiries, offering targeted support and guidance that enhanced overall student satisfaction and comprehension
- Played a pivotal role in the grading process, assessing the work of 50 students against detailed rubrics, offering constructive feedback to facilitate skill development
- addressing over 100 unique queries related to course content and assignments, thereby enhancing the overall learning experience.

### Software Engineer Co-op @ Cohere Health
Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States
• Built healthcare product that simplifies process of gathering prior authorization requests from healthcare providers and tracking progress of requests. customizable to meet specific needs of different health insurance companies (payers) with React.js, Grails
• Established testing framework for Python-based PDF generation repository and implemented GitHub actions to test Pull Requests (PRs) via CI workflow, resulting in a 90% decrease in failed PDF generation
• Automated daily data backfill process in the database through scheduled job in Grails, transforming a cumbersome week-long task of handling 250,000 records into a streamlined daily operation, leading to 85% improvement in completion time
• Identified and resolved discrepancies within Docker image environments to rectify text misalignments and bleeding in generated PDFs, resulting in 95% reduction in visual inconsistencies between local and deployed environments
• Designed and constructed comprehensive Kibana dashboard tailored to monitor scheduled jobs, effectively reducing issue resolution time by 40% and enhancing the troubleshooting capabilities
• Proposed and implemented cross-team process to remove deprecated feature flags leading to removal of 60% outdated feature flags across teams, resulting in significantly cleaner codebase, improving overall system agility, and reducing technical debt
• Addressed mission-critical system bug by deploying hot fix, safeguarding operational disruptions and potentially missing turn around window, ensuring seamless operation
• Contributed to backend framework version migration from Grails 4 to Grails 5, significantly reducing compatibility issues by 30%, thereby easing transition and enabling a smoother traffic redirection
• Implemented integration, unit tests for frontend and backend features using Jest and spock, resulting 70% reduction system bugs

### Summer Internship @ Waveus Networks Pvt Ltd
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
• Designed and developed front-end subpages (web application) in client projects using HTML, PHP based Yii2 framework decreasing project delivery time by ~20 percent 
• Leveraged Postman for Testing backend API's and collaborated with backend team by providing feedback to define API specifications, improving performance of web application by 10%
• Planned and created MySQL database schemas with meaningful relations for client projects ensuring fast query performance


## Education
### Master of Science in Software Engineering Systems
Northeastern University

### B.Tech in Electronics and Communications Engineering
Vellore Institute of Technology


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/varun-bharathi-j
- Portfolio: https://varun-jayakumar-portfolio.netlify.app/

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Last updated: 2026-03-28