About Me
Hi! My name is Mehul Daruka and I'm a recent graduate from University of Texas at Austin with degrees in Computer Science and Mathematics! 🤘
I'n an avid full-stack developer with experience building out mobile & web applications in fields ranging from health technology to consumer social.
I'm deeply passionate about creating beautiful and useful products that benefit those around me, and I'm always eager for opportunities to learn new technologies and skills. Feel free to connect with me if you'd like to talk!
Skills
Languages
Python
JavaScript
Java
TypeScript
C
Front-End
React
HTML
CSS
jQuery
Android
Back-End
Node.js
GCP
AWS
Firebase
Flask
Java Spring
PostgreSQL
Tools & Others
Git
Figma
Linux
R
Work Experience
Software Development Engineer Intern
- Amazon Inc.
May 2022 - August 2022
Austin, TX
- Spearheaded development of accessibility feature for the FireOS tablet aiding users with visual or reading impairments to read content on device screen
- Ideated easy-to-use UI using Java (Android) consisting of extensive user controls, interfacing with text-to-speech infrastructure for speech generation
- Wrote search algorithm to retrieve accessibility node content within selection boundary specified by user, minimizing touch-to-speak latency by approximately 40%
Software Engineer Intern
- CME Group
June 2021 - August 2021
Remote
- Built platform allowing Clearing team to generate currency delivery estimate report for foreign exchange contracts using Java Spring and JavaScript, saving business users hundreds of hours every quart
- Developed forecasting algorithm to assess current open interest and expected values for upcoming delivery cycle, and implemented daily UC4 job to facilitate automated migration of computed data into new database
- Constructed platform UI with JSP, jQuery and CSS, and architected back-end service and repository classes
Software Engineer
- Dive Chat
May 2020 - August 2023
Austin, TX
- Developed mobile and web platforms for channel-based messaging application using React Native, Redux and Firebase
- Utilized cross-platform UI/UX component toolkits to build out 20+ custom interfaces, including an elaborate chat experience, event management pipeline, chat settings and thorough authentication/onboarding flow
- Secured application using database security rules and implemented push notifications using Node.js serverless functions deployed to Google Cloud Platform
