Hi there, I'm Yoga 👋
Software Engineer and an Open Source Contributor with a Master's in CS degree from NYU. Expertise in full stack development, distributed systems and AI infrastructure. I've built and scaled cloud-native backend services across global SaaS platforms, real-time data pipelines and AI-powered applications.
- Looking for full time roles starting June 15, 2026!!
- Open Source Contributor
- Education
- M.S. in Computer Science @ NYU (Class of 2026)
- Experience:
- Research Assistant @ NYU Stern
- Software Engineer Intern at Metastate Bio Inc. (Synthetic Biotechnology Simulations)
- Software Engineer at NYU High Performance Computing (HPC) Lab
- Software Engineer at Freshworks (Payments Team)
Latest Open Source PRs:
🟡 - Open, 🟢 - Merged
🟢 Canonical/LXD: fixed a CLI filter bug where lxc image list architecture filters didn't match displayed values #18292
🟡 kubeflow/trainer: migrating Python dependency locking from pip-tools to uv, aligning CVE scanning with kubeflow/sdk #3541
🟢 kubeflow/sdk: Fixed automated security dependency updater where override entries were silently dropped on repeated runs #503 -> referencing #3541
🟡 nginx/nginx-gateway-fabric: made least_time HTTP load balancing available in NGINX OSS and not limited to Plus #5381
🟡 nginx/documentation: Updated docs to reflect least_time HTTP load balancing availability in NGINX OSS #2031
Languages:
Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, Java, Ruby, C, R
Web Development:
Node.js, Reatcm Django, Flask, Angular, FastAPI, REST APIs, HTML/CSS
Data & Infra:
MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis
Cloud & DevOps:
AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins CI/CD
Tools & Systems:
Git, Bash, Linux, Grafana, Datadog, Figma, Jupyter Notebook
Research Assistant | NYU Stern School of Business
Jun 2025 – May 2026
- Migrated large-scale datasets from MariaDB (OLTP) to DuckDB (OLAP) using R, boosting query performance by 75% and accelerating data analysis workflows.
- Partnered with the DHL Global Connectedness team (Germany) to design interactive analytics dashboards for the Global Connectedness Tracker Report (Oct 2025)
- Built Grafana dashboards for real-time data monitoring, cutting issue detection time by 50% and improving decision-making speed across teams.
Software Engineer Intern | Metastate Bio Inc.
May 2025 – Aug 2025
- Built Angular-based dashboards visualizing synthetic biotechnology simulations, enabling researchers to track 100+ experiments in real-time and improving decision-making speed by 30%.
- Fixed critical database issues in Java and MySQL, restoring data accuracy for Z+ research projects.
Software Engineer (Part-Time) | NYU IT High Performance Computing Lab
Feb 2025 – May 2025
- Developed internal research portal for NYU researchers using Node.js, TypeScript and Docker, integrating 10+ backend APIs and improving portal usability.
- Designed CI/CD pipelines in GitLab, reducing deployment time from hours to under 15 minutes.
Software Engineer | Freshworks
Feb 2021 – Mar 2023
- Worked on building the SaaS CRM web application 'Freshservice', using Ruby, React, JavaScript, AWS, Docker and Kubernetes.
- Collaborated with a 15-member team in an Agile environment following SDLC, creating a new subscriptions module, developing REST APIs and handling external webhooks, thereby creating a seamless experience for payments.
- Executed the seamless migration of 70,000 customer accounts across 14 global sites, to the new billing module.
- Mentored two graduate engineering trainees, assigned tasks and reviewed the code in their pull requests.
- Resolved 100+ bugs and prioritized completing cross-site scripting security issues.
- Improved application’s test coverage from 70% to 85% by writing RSpec and mini test cases for APIs.
Always open to collaborating on meaningful open-source projects or new ideas.
Email me | LinkedIn


