About

Shivani Thakkar is a highly skilled Software Development Engineer at Amazon with a strong background in Computer Science. She is currently working as a Research Intern at the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, where she has been working on a project titled 'A Digital Aid for Hindi Language Teaching and Learning' under the guidance of Prof. Pushpak Bhattacharyya. In this role, Shivani has developed a prototype Android application for demonstration purposes in schools. She has also created a customized Database Synchronization System for periodic syncing of data and worked on a Data Visualizer tool. With a skill set that includes Android, PHP, MYSQL, Python, Django, and Wordnet, Shivani is a versatile and knowledgeable software engineer. Prior to her current role, she worked as a Software Engineer Intern at Providence Digital Innovation Group, where she developed microservices for patient management using Java Spring boot and REST. She also performed requirements gathering, created user stories, wrote one pager and design document, implemented the services, performed unit tests, integration tests and E2E tests, deployed the services in production pipelines, and performed performance testing of the API using JMeter and Artillery. Shivani has a Master of Science in Computer Science from the University of Texas and a Bachelor of Technology in Computer Engineering from Dharmsinh Desai University. She also has a strong educational background, having completed Higher Education in Science (Mathematics Field) at Baroda High School, Alkapuri, and Primary and Secondary Education at Vidya Vihar School. With 3.93 years of relevant experience, Shivani is an accomplished Software Engineer and Research Scientist with expertise in Search, Javascript, Postgres, Web, Python, and Java. She is a dedicated and hardworking professional who is committed to delivering high-quality work and exceeding expectations.