# Xenus Gonsalves

> MSCS @ USC | 1 Yr Exp. as SWE. Proficient in AWS/GCP, REST APIs, AI Integration, Node.js, React, Angular, JS/TS, Python,, Java, Swift and C++ with strong problem solving skills.

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

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ EASLEY-DUNN PRODUCTIONS, INC.
Jan 2025 – Present | Torrance, California, United States
Led the development of a ‘Game-economy simulation’ tool in React and Typescript that can visualize how the resources in a game flow(e.g. coins, gems, etc.) using an interactive graph system showing moving resources between nodes and connections, which can be used before developing a video game to analyze how the game economy can be set-up. This project is now used for teaching in USCs Game Development Course.

Designed simulation logic for Machinations nodes and connections by implementing core behaviors for earning, spending, trading, and conversion flows, reducing economy-tuning iteration time by 80% via fast multiple simulation runs.

### Software Engineer @ Zentrais Inc
Jan 2025 – Present | Florida, United States
Built a social media platform with three engines—Debates (Reddit-style), Dialog (WhatsApp-style), and Exchange (FB Marketplace-style) using React with REST API based service integration using NodeJS, ExpressJS, NestJS.

Enabled AI-assisted product discovery within Exchange by adding an AI agent that helps users search/filter listings and complete tasks conversationally using OpenAI API–powered chat workflows integrated into the app, cutting time for these operations by 50%.

Delivered real-time 1:1 chat and messaging by implementing persistent bidirectional communication using Socket.IO.

Deployed production services using Railway for deployments, Postgres for data and AWS S3 for storing media.

### Student Worker @ University of Southern California
Jan 2024 – Jan 2025 | Los Angeles, California, United States
-Provide guests with excellent and timely customer service, assist over 100 guests per day
-Investigate and use problem solving skills to identify and correct issues customers may have with their card, operate cash register and perform cash handling
-Able to quickly and accurately file cards alphabetically and retrieve them

### Software Development Intern @ Xfinion, Inc.
Jan 2024 – Jan 2024 | Arlington, Virginia, United States
Built and shipped features for CARTN, a government-focused warehouse/logistics tracking system based on RFID-scanning helping manage 1000s of passport applications, using Python Flask for backend with Postgres DB and HTML/JS/Bootstrap for frontend.

Designed and developed the CARTN marketing/product website to clearly communicate the platform’s value, features, and user workflows leading to an increase in website traffic.

### Web Development Intern @ Social Tangle Media.
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Developed a Blood Bank Management System allowing the medical representatives to manage blood donations and track donor information efficiently. Used Python Django to handle the APIs and HTML/CSS/JS for the frontend, integrating database functionality to store and retrieve critical donor data using MySQL.


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

### Bachelor of Engineering - BE in Computer Engineering
University of Mumbai

### Diploma in Engineering in Computer Engineering
Maharashtra State Board of Technical Education (MSBTE)


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

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Last updated: 2026-04-10