About Me

I like building the kind of backend that doesn’t page you at 3 a.m. What started as curiosity about how data moves turned into a habit of shaping ideas into clear APIs, real‑time streams, and analytics that actually help people decide.

Along the way, I’ve redesigned data paths that cut latency by 80% and infrastructure cost by 52%, shipped budget recommendation system data pipelines that saves about $200K a year, and built real‑time backends that handle 50k+ events without chaos. I enjoy problems with measurable outcomes and clean interfaces.

I’m currently pursuing an MS in Computer Science at CSULB, mixing systems, algorithms, and applied AI. If you’re building something ambitious—or just want to discuss ideas please reach out!


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Tech Stack

  • Python
  • Java
  • JavaScript
  • Node.js
  • MongoDB
  • Redis
  • Snowflake
  • Databricks
  • AWS
  • Docker
  • React
  • LangChain

Resume

Education

  1. California State University, Long Beach

    Aug 2024 — May 2026 (Expected)

    Master of Science in Computer Science

  2. Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bengaluru

    Aug 2017 — May 2021

    B.E. in Information Science and Engineering

Experience

  1. Instructional Student Assistant — Explainable & Ethical AI, CSULB

    Sep 2025 — Present

    Teaching assistant for Explainable & Ethical AI; supported labs, grading, and student guidance on model interpretability.

  2. Full‑Stack Engineer Intern — GrowthAlpha

    May 2025 — Jul 2025

    Built a multi‑tenant SaaS from 0→1 with a custom JSON‑to‑SQL query generator; prototyped Text‑to‑SQL with open‑source LLMs; shipped on AWS.

  3. Research Assistant — CSULB, College of Business

    Feb 2025 — May 2025

    Neuromarketing research: generated real‑time gaze heatmaps on video saliency datasets (TurkerGaze) and explored attention patterns.

  4. Software Development Engineer II — CommerceIQ

    Sep 2023 — Aug 2024

    Built an AWS‑based media budget recommendation pipeline (Step Functions, SQS, Lambda, 40 SQL modules) saving $200K/yr and cutting processing time from 1 day to 3 minutes; delivered cold‑start recommendations with 90% accuracy; migrated budget prediction Snowflake→Databricks (−52% cost, −80% latency).

  5. Software Development Engineer I — CommerceIQ

    Aug 2021 — Jul 2023

    Engineered an Amazon ads campaign platform and an automated strategy pipeline for Criteo ads, reducing manual ops by 60%.

  6. Software Engineer Intern — CommerceIQ

    Feb 2021 — May 2021

    Simulated Snowflake multi‑cluster workloads to test concurrency; built TP99 performance dashboards with New Relic.

Portfolio

Enterprise-grade solutions showcasing scalable architecture and data-driven innovation


Awards

Hackathons & Achievements

  1. CommerceIQ AI Hackathon

    Honorable Mention

    Leveraged LLMs to classify product reviews by sentiment, enabling direct competitor comparisons and actionable insights for strategic brand positioning.

  2. Smart India Hackathon

    Winner (Team Avocado)

    Created solutions for the National Crime Records Bureau to "digitalize, automate, and optimize daily operations of Indian police."

  3. Microsoft IncubateIND Innovation Series Hackathon

    Runner Up

    Extended Women Suraksha project using MapmyIndia APIs to alert family/emergency services in case of distress.

  4. GE Healthcare Precision Hackathon

    Honorable Mention

    Focused on hospital internal workflow automation, successfully reducing patient wait times.

  5. Reverie Language Hackathon

    Runner Up

    Used Reverie translation APIs to facilitate real-time communication between speakers of different languages.

  6. IEEE Ideathon

    Runner Up

    Project focused on solving key societal needs.

Let's Connect

Ready to collaborate, discuss opportunities, or just chat about tech? I'd love to hear from you!

Email

ishankdev@gmail.com

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GitHub

@ishank-dev

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Find Me at CSULB

Currently pursuing my Master's in Computer Science

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