Rachit Girish Kulkarni — Software & Data Engineer
Based in Tempe, AZ | rkulka38@asu.edu | LinkedIn | GitHub
About
Software and data engineer pursuing an MS in Computer Software Engineering at Arizona State University (GPA 4.0, graduating May 2026). Specializes in Python, Apache Spark, Azure Databricks, Snowflake, FastAPI, Java, and distributed systems.
Experience
Software Development Engineer — ASU Enterprise Brand Strategy and Management (Feb 2025 – May 2026, Tempe AZ)
- Parallelized accessibility and schema validation across 94 Drupal web properties using Python asyncio, cutting verification cycles from 8 hours to 30 minutes.
- Maintained RESTful microservices with JSON-validated payloads ingesting web audit metrics into PostgreSQL on AWS RDS.
- Integrated automated regression gates into GitLab CI/CD pipelines, catching 284 structural anomalies before production staging.
Software Development Engineer — Larsen and Toubro Technology Services / Intel Celadon Client (Jun 2021 – Jul 2024, Bangalore India)
- Owned end-to-end API design and data ingestion for Java and Spring Boot validation dashboards across 6 SKUs.
- Replaced manual log triage with Python parsing systems across 8 platform releases, cutting resolution time by 35%.
- Reduced reporting dashboard latency by 40% via SQL query profiling and targeted indexing.
- Supported 47 containerization changes in Android virtualization modules using Docker with zero post-ship regressions.
Projects
- DataFlow AI — Distributed analytics on Azure Databricks with Apache Spark and Scala; LLM natural-language-to-SQL (94% accuracy); FastAPI REST services backed by Snowflake.
- InsightIQ — 500K-document knowledge discovery platform with OpenSearch and Snowflake; sub-250ms latency; deployed on Azure AKS with Kubernetes and Docker.
- ShopSmart AI — Scala/Spark recommendation engine over 100K e-commerce items; 180ms p95; REST APIs scaled with Redis caching.
- ResearchForge — SaaS platform converting ML/AI research papers into interactive sandboxes using Next.js, FastAPI, Gemini/Vertex AI, and Google Cloud.
- AutoSpec Architect — AI platform converting PRDs into system designs using LangChain, Qdrant RAG, and Mermaid.js.
- ArtTrack — Semantic web app for searching 5,000+ artwork records via SPARQL on GraphDB, built with React and Flask on Azure.
Skills
Python, Scala, Java, SQL, Apache Spark, Azure Databricks, Snowflake, FastAPI, Spring Boot, PostgreSQL, Redis, OpenSearch, Docker, Kubernetes, Azure (AKS, Blob Storage, Synapse), AWS (EC2, S3, RDS, EKS), Kafka, Hadoop, DuckDB
Education
- MS Computer Software Engineering — Arizona State University, Tempe AZ (Aug 2024 – May 2026), GPA 4.0
- BTech Electronics and Communication Engineering — People's Education Society University, Bangalore India (Aug 2017 – May 2021)
Location
Tempe, Arizona, USA — Open to relocation