Avinash Rao

Experience

Amazon

Incoming Software Development Engineer Intern

  • Coming Soon!

    • Web Development at Berkeley

    Backend Developer

    8/2021 - 12/2021

  • Wrote and optimized web-scrapers to collect video metadata from TikTok, Instagram, and Youtube
  • Automated client dashboard updates with Google cloud functions and Cron scheduling

    • OKC Thunder Data Solutions

    Software Engineering Intern

    6/2021 - 8/2021

  • Designed and implemented multiple frontend components with Angular and PostgreSQL for users to view and sort team development metrics by priority and recency
  • Optimized Django queries with Redis caching, improving performance by 70% on several filters
  • Integrated Amazon S3 as a datastore for adding and updating user media

    • Berkeley SkyDeck - The Apptivist (Dormtalk)

    Software Engineer & Co-Founder

    8/2020 - 4/2021

  • Developing and scaling a social networking application for U.C. Berkeley students with React JS, Bootstrap, and Firebase in an Agile environment
  • Selected to the prestigious Berkeley SkyDeck Hotdesk program (top 5% of startups)
  • Improved web app backend performance by 80% and deployed a beta version

    • Calhacks Cubstart (CS 198-093)

    Academic TA/Web-Dev Mentor

    9/2020 - 4/2021

  • Hosted weekly office hours and debugged dozens of student-built web apps
  • Helped students implement APIs, connect Frontend and Backend applications, and resolve other software errors.

    • Stony Brook University

    Research Intern

    6/2019 - 8/2019

  • Improved and tested circuits and hardware structures for power density, current, and efficiency
  • Analyzed performance data through Python (Numpy) and used regression/interpolation to make accurate test predictions.
  • Invited to and published research in the ACS National Convention and APS National Meeting