About me

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Hi! I'm Vivek. I'm from Chennai, India. I'm 25 years old, and I am a Masters student of Computer Science at San Jose State University. I design and build user-centric software, websites, games, and blended reality experiences that leverage cutting-edge technology like artificial intelligence, grounded by standardized industry conventions. I am a staunch believer that the user experience makes or breaks a product, and I am obsessed with bringing the best interests of the user to every design decision.
I have professional work experience with Java and JavaScript. With the team at blibli.com, I used the Spring framework for building backend microservices, and I've leveraged frontend web experiences using Vue and React. I have also developed and presented virtual reality prototypes using Unity and C#. I've worked with Google Cloud Platform and Amazon Web Services to host servers using Kubernetes and for object storage and processing.Currently, I'm working towards graduating in Spring 2026 with a Master's degree in Computer Science. I maintain a CGPA of 3.7. At San Jose State, I facilitate and incubate innovative pedagogy projects using AI and XR, with faculty across various departments. With the Centre of Faculty Excellence and Teaching Innovation, I work on establishing curricula and course deliverables that embrace generative AI technology, and facilitating extended reality content for the classroom.
Solving interesting problems using software is something that sparks great interest in me. My projects or ideas generally tend to target a specific demographic, which in turn, provides a clear problem statement. But if I'm not hacking away at a project, you will find me learning something new. Through my thirst for knowledge, I've collected quite a few tools on my proverbial software belt. I've dipped my toes in plenty of tech stacks, ranging from frontend frameworks to cloud infrastructure, to game engines.
Languages Java, Python, JavaScript, C#, C, C++
Frameworks Spring, Apache Spark, Django, Node.js, Svelte, React, Vue
Databases and Caches PostgreSQL, MongoDB, MySQL, Firestore, Redis, Memcached
Cloud Services Google Cloud, Amazon Web Services, Oracle Cloud, Vercel, Firebase
3D, Gamedev, XR Unity Game Engine, Meta/Oculus XR SDK, Blender
Interface Design Figma, Penpot, Adobe XD
Message Queues Apache Kafka, RabbitMQ, Redis Streams
Observability NewRelic, Datadog, Grafana, Prometheus
CI/CD Automation GitHub Actions, Jenkins