Rohith Kumar Kaza

Experience

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  QuantDot Solutions

  Jun 2020 - Aug 2020

  Mobile Application Developer

  Designed a versatile E-commerce application using Flutter and Dart, attracting over 300 active users in three months, along with a dynamic video player that increased user engagement by 40% through Firebase integration, and built a movie recommendation app and a restaurant portfolio mobile application.

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  KL University

  Jul 2020 - May 2021

  Peer Mentor

  ● Coached 120+ underclassmen in Computer Science courses and taught programming concepts, data structures, and algorithms.● Assisted faculty in lab work and delivering course content

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  RudderStack

  Feb 2022 - Jan 2023

  ● Developed scalable REST APIs using Node.js and JavaScript for a customer data pipeline SaaS platform; analyzed and accurately mapped the HTTP connections of various tools to Rudderstack schema.● Oversaw end-to-end development, including research, design, testing, deployment, and documentation of 16 SaaS platforms such as Google Analytics, Facebook Custom Audience, MailChimp, and TikTok Ads, achieving a 98% deployment success rate and significantly reducing downtime.

  • Software Engineer

    Jun 2022 - Jan 2023

  • Software Engineer Intern

    Feb 2022 - May 2022
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  Hexnode

  Aug 2023 - Jul 2024

  Software Engineer

  ● Developed and integrated new features and RESTful APIs using Django and AngularJS, resulting in a 20% improvement in response times for a device management product used by companies to manage their employees' devices.● Refactored and optimized code and database structures in PostgreSQL and NoSQL, improving real-time data access for 10,000+ devices, while utilizing Docker for containerization and Kubernetes for orchestration.● Performed API testing and debugging using Postman; collaborated closely with cross-functional teams, including Product Management, Front-end developers, and QA testers, to ensure code quality, reducing post-deployment issues by 25%. Show less

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  Rice University

  Aug 2024 - now

  Graduate Teaching Assistant

  Mentoring 90+ students in software engineering principles, including distributed systems, parallel processing, and web development, while providing hands-on guidance on real-world project development and assisting faculty.Courses: COMP 539 (Software Engineering Methodology) & COMP 413 (Distributed Program Construction)