
Hi, I'm Shantnu
I build scalable backend systems and distributed architectures, craft full-stack, AI-powered applications, and turn complex problems into reliable, production-ready software.
Open to Opportunities
Actively seeking full-time Software Engineering roles. Let's discuss how I can contribute to your team.
About Me
Currently pursuing my Master's in Computer Science at Virginia Tech with a perfect 4.0 GPA. For me, tech has always been about diving deep into complex challenges and building intelligent solutions that truly matter. I'm constantly motivated to learn, build, and refine, whether it's debugging production issues or streamlining developer workflows. I find energy in the details that make systems more robust and efficient.
Bringing nearly 3 years of professional experience spanning Backend, Full-stack, AI Engineering, and Distributed Systems, I enjoy working end-to-end, whether designing architectures or integrating intelligent features. I've contributed to product cycles at every stage: taking something from 0→1, scaling it 1→N, modernizing legacy flows, or rapidly iterating on new ideas.
Backend Engineering
Designing reliable, high-performance backend services
Distributed Systems
Building scalable, fault-tolerant systems at scale
AI Engineering & ML
Applied ML systems from research to production
Full Stack & DevOps
End-to-end product delivery and deployment
Work Experience
My professional journey in software engineering
Research Assistant - NLP/ML Labs
Technologies
Highlights
- Built a scalable misuse detection system processing 17M+ app-store reviews to identify privacy and consent concerns.
- Operationalized an embedding + regression pipeline (USE) to generate review-level risk scores and app-level aggregation for prioritization.
- Built distributed data processing workflows on AWS (S3/EMR/PySpark) for large-scale review ingestion and feature extraction, enabling repeatable experimentation and faster iteration cycles.
- Implemented few-shot LLM narrator labeling and moral analysis to convert flagged reviews into explainable, product-facing signals.
Projects
Research and engineering projects I've built
Featured Projects
ZeroSignal | Offline-First On-Device RAG AI Assistant
Built an offline-first Android AI assistant that runs Llama 3.2 3B entirely on-device using NexaSDK with Qualcomm Snapdragon NPU acceleration and automatic CPU/GPU fallback for non-Elite devices.
OpenGPU | Distributed GPU Marketplace & Execution Platform
Built a production-grade GPU rental platform enabling consumers to run workloads on remote GPUs with end-to-end trust, isolation, and payment guarantees.
Open Source Contributions
BetterDB Monitor
BetterDB-inc/monitor · 113 stars · Backed by Open Core Ventures
Fixed two bugs in the Cluster Topology Graph's D3 force-directed visualization — nodes overlapping on initial render due to missing pre-calculated positions, and dragging any node disturbing all others from an overheated simulation. Pre-calculated role-based initial positions, tuned alphaDecay/alphaTarget parameters, and fixed broken simulation detection logic.
Currently Building
OutreachCopilot | AI-Powered LinkedIn Outreach Engine
Building a local-first AI application that generates personalized LinkedIn messages and InMails using structured inputs like resumes, job descriptions, and recipient profiles.
AI-Powered DB | Intelligent Database Optimization Engine
Building an AI-powered database optimization tool that goes beyond NLP-to-SQL generation — targeting schema analysis, index recommendations, and query-level structural improvements for real-world database performance.
More Projects
Built a full-stack AI-powered receipt parsing and expense splitting application that uses GPT-4o Vision for structured extraction from receipt photos, with confidence scoring and a human-in-the-loop review and correction workflow.
Developed a robust data pipeline to curate "NewsSlant," a corpus of 34,790 English tweets from 48 U.S. news outlets and 4M associated replies, with a strict chronological cap of the first 20 replies per thread (345,182 labeled replies) to mitigate viral outlier bias and manage computational cost.
Skills & Technologies
Technologies I work with
Languages
Tools & Frameworks
Databases
AI & ML Systems
Expertise
Education & Achievements
Academic background and recognition
Academic Journey
Masters in Computer Science and Applications
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science
Indian Institute of Information Technology Guwahati
Awards & Recognition
GreenHack 2021, Prague
Secured 1st place in the CSOB Track among 50+ teams.
Unihack 2021, Czech Republic
Awarded the Special Jury Award for innovative solutions.
Health-Hacks Hackathon, California, USA
Achieved 2nd Runner-Up position.
Skoda COVID Mobility Race 2020, Czech Republic
Earned the Kraj Vysocina Prize, competing against 20+ teams.
21-Day Data Challenge, Lighthouse Labs, Canada
Completed an intensive data challenge program.
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