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2026
VEDIKA'S
QUEST
FROM CURIOSITY TO CODE
Software Engineer | Java | Spring Boot | Microservices | Distributed Systems
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THE VILLAGE — Meet the Player
PLAYER PROFILE
VEDIKA CHAVAN
- ► Class: Software Engineer
- ► Specialization: Backend & Distributed Systems
- ► Guild: M.S. Computer Science @ Binghamton University (SUNY)
- ► Region: San Francisco, California · Open to Relocation
- ⚔️ Main Weapons: Java · Spring Boot · REST APIs · SQL · Microservices
- 🛠️ Sub Weapons: Kafka · Redis · AWS · Docker · Kubernetes · Python
- 📜 Status: Ready to Ship
MY PLAYSTYLE
EXPLORE
Understand the problem
PLAN
Design the solution
BUILD
Write the system
TEST
Find the weak spots
UPGRADE
Improve & ship
MOUNTAIN OF CHALLENGES — Experience
CHECKPOINT 01
Full Stack Software Developer Intern · Universal Selfcare
Incoming · Remote · New York
CHECKPOINT 02
Mobile App Developer Intern · Uplifty AI
Sep 2025 – Dec 2025 · Remote · Austin, Texas
- ► Developed cross-platform React Native applications integrated with Flask APIs and Supabase, delivering MVP and Beta releases while improving application performance by 30% through optimized frontend-backend communication
- ► Implemented secure authentication and authorization workflows using JWT and RBAC, building scheduling, group management, and moderation modules that improved system reliability and reduced unauthorized access risks by 40%
- ► Created reusable API service layers and modular components, reducing development effort by 25% and improving maintainability across application features
- ► Integrated notifications, backend services, and asynchronous workflows to support scalable user interactions and improve application responsiveness by 20%
- ► Worked in Agile development cycles with engineering and product teams, leveraging automation and AI-powered debugging tools to reduce issue resolution time by 30% and accelerate feature delivery
CHECKPOINT 03
Software Developer Intern · R&P Consultants
June 2023 – June 2024 · Maharashtra, India
- ► Developed scalable Java Spring Boot backend applications using REST APIs, SQL, and Object-Oriented Design
- ► Designed reusable software components using design patterns, reducing feature delivery time by 20%
- ► Debugged production issues, resolved performance bottlenecks, and improved application reliability
- ► Wrote unit tests, refactored backend services, and followed software engineering best practices
UPCOMING CHECKPOINT
Open for SWE / Backend roles · 2026
THE ACADEMY — Education
Binghamton University, SUNY
M.S. Computer Science · Thomas J. Watson College of Engineering
RELEVANT COURSEWORK
Data Structures & Algorithms · Object-Oriented Programming · System Programming · Software Project Management · Cloud Computing · Design Patterns · Data Mining · Robot Perception
D.Y. Patil International University
B.Tech, Computer Science — Specialization in AI & Robotics
RELEVANT COURSEWORK
Data Structures & Algorithms · Python · Software Engineering · Quantum Computing · Database Management Systems · Robotics · Advanced Robotics · Deep Neural Networks · AI Architecture · Blockchain · AI-ML · UI/UX · High Performance Computing · Computer Networks
PROJECT DUNGEON — Pick a Door
Four glowing doors hum in the dark. Each one opens onto something I built. Pick one — they don't bite (much).
SKILL FOREST — Collect Items
CORE ENGINEERING
BACKEND ENGINEERING
DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS
CLOUD & INFRASTRUCTURE
AI / ML & GENAI
COMPUTER VISION
TIP: Hover items to collect XP.