About

Kaushal Rohit is a highly skilled Platform Engineer at Benzinga, with a passion for functional programming and open-source contributions. He has remarkable analytical and logical skills, with a keen eye for detail. Kaushal is proficient in Python, Java, and Golang, and has a strong understanding of data structures and algorithms. At Benzinga, Kaushal is currently building low-latency high-performance financial and content systems. He is a polyglot who has worked on Python, NodeJS, and PHP. Kaushal is also an avid reader of CompSci theory, with some of his favorite books being "Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs" by Gerald Jay Sussman and Hal Abelson, "Designing Data Intensive Applications" by Martin Kleppmann, and "Types and Programming Languages" by Benjamin Pierce. Prior to his current role, Kaushal worked as a Software Craftsperson at Incubyte Datatech, where he developed ETL scripts in Python with Pandas and SQLAlchemy to load data of large excel files into SQL databases. He also actively contributed to Pandas for better comprehension of the NumFocus ecosystem. He also worked as a Software Engineer at Atliq Technologies, where he developed ETL scripts in Python with Pandas and SQLAlchemy, wrote complex SQL queries to improve performance with large volumes of data, and created a Flask web service using Tesseract OCR and OpenCV to extract data from medical prescriptions. He also created an Alexa Skill with a Flask backend with Account Linking using OAuth 2.0. Kaushal holds a Bachelor of Technology in Computer Engineering from Dharmsinh Desai University. He has a strong tech stack that includes software engineering, Python, Golang, SQL, Pandas, CI/CD, test suites, PHP, ETL, Flask, OpenCV, backend, and web development. With 2.37 years of relevant experience, Kaushal is a dedicated and detail-oriented professional who is always looking to learn and improve his skills.