About

Tejas Nakhate is an innovative software engineer with a passion for learning and taking on new challenges. With 1 year of work experience in the software industry, Tejas is primarily involved in backend development, developing and testing REST APIs, and building and scheduling backend jobs. He is proficient in object-oriented languages like Python and Java and has a keen interest in data analytics and machine learning. During his master's curriculum, he worked on multiple data analytics and machine learning projects, all of which performed 20% higher than the class average. Tejas is currently a Research and Development Intern at Stryker, where he has contributed to an existing microservice architecture by building REST APIs for consumer complaint analysis using the Python-Django framework and Azure blobs for storage. He has also worked on a test automation framework based around Pytest to test web-based APIs and has experience with CI/CD pipelines, Jenkins, Docker, and Agile methodology. Additionally, Tejas has worked on an AI model for automated complaint classification based on a document/system logs. Tejas has previously worked as a Software Engineer at Bank of America, where he worked on the development and scheduling of backend jobs. He has a 5-star rating on HackerRank and is a keen problem solver, using Java for problem-solving. Tejas is currently working on side projects with the Java stack. Tejas has a Master of Technology degree in Computer Science Engineering with Specialisation in Big Data Analytics from VIT and a Bachelor's degree in Electronics and Communications Engineering from Shri Ramdeobaba College of Engineering and Management. He has relevant experience of 1.77 years and is proficient in software engineering, Java, Python, machine learning, testing, backend development, web development, AI, research science, CI/CD, SDET, Docker, Jenkins, microservices, and Azure. Tejas is willing to take on challenging roles while marking on a steep learning curve.