About

Sooraj K. is a highly motivated and focused software engineer with a passion for software development, distributed systems, machine learning, and data science. He recently graduated with a BS+Meng Computer Engineering major from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Sooraj has a proven track record of delivering results in both academic and professional settings. Sooraj's technical skills include proficiency in Python, SQL, C/C++, R, Matlab, and intermediate knowledge of System Verilog, Java, Powershell, x86, Apache Spark, Apache Hive, scikit-learn, pandas, scipy, and numpy. He is also familiar with Amazon Sagemaker, Amazon Elastic MapReduce, Amazon S3, Git, SVN, NX CAD, LabView, and Android Studio. Sooraj has worked as a Software Engineer at Bloomberg LP where he has been involved in developing software solutions for the company. He has also worked as a Summer Technology Analyst - Data Science and Summer Technology Analyst - Cyber-Security Engineering at Goldman Sachs. At Goldman Sachs, he developed statistical and machine learning models to replace vendor-based advanced analytics, built and designed a data transformation platform, and implemented data pipeline that ingests open-source cyber threat intelligence data from several open-source security and event management systems via their respective APIs. Sooraj is a quick learner and always looking for new opportunities to learn and grow as an engineer, a student, and as a person. He is calm during trying times and can alleviate stressful or tense situations with humor. Sooraj has a Master of Engineering - MEng and a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Computer Engineering from the University of Illinois. He also has a High School Diploma in General Studies from The Universal American School. Sooraj's tech stack includes Software Engineer, AWS, Sagemaker, ML, Data Scientist, Spark, MapReduce, Web, SQL, Apache Hive, Scikit, Android, Pandas, test, Python, Javascript, Research Scientist, Spring Boot, Spring, and Java. He has a relevant experience of 2.35 years.