Aashutosh Chauhan
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Academic Qualifications
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi) New Delhi, India
Bachelor of Technology: GPA: 7.4/10.0 2024
Scholastic Achievements
• Foreign Exchange: Secured Rank 18 among 1000+ students for semester exchange after 2-tier screening 2022
• JEE Mains: Ranked top 0.25% of the students among 1.2 million students who appeared in the examination 2020
• National Chemistry Olympiad: Ranked among top 10% students in the National Standard Examinations 2020
Experience
UIDAI, Bangalore | Software Developer | Full stack July 2024 - Present
Data Extraction Team
• Led end-to-end migration of backend microservice from Spring Boot 2 to Spring Boot 3, ensuring
compatibility with updated Kafka versions and leveraging latest framework features
• Integrated Ceph-based distributed storage, replacing MapR; the solution is now used by over 5 employees
across data engineering teams
• Achieved monthly cost savings exceeding 40 Lakhs by eliminating MapR licensing fees and infrastructure
overhead, optimizing resource utilization and reducing operational expenses
Enrolment and Update Team
• Designed Enrollment and Update Services using SEDA to enhance system scalability and throughput
• Optimized service performance by reducing database calls, resulting in reduction of response time by 90%
• Developed feature to prevent redundant user data updates, improving system efficiency by more than 80%
• Authored autoconfiguration files for multiple JARs, enabling better control over third-party dependencies
Chaos Engineering Team
• Designed and integrated LitmusChaos into the CI/CD pipeline to simulate real-world failure scenarios
• Conducted more than 20 fault injection tests on different microservices to assess the system behavior
• Identified and addressed system vulnerabilities, improving the resiliency score of services by more than 75%
Face Authentication Team
• Implemented ECDH encryption algorithm for iOS to ensure secure key exchange and enhance data protection
• Performed app attestation and assertion to verify app integrity and prevent unauthorized access to application
• Utilized Cassandra and Redis for efficient storage and retrieval of data, improving service latency by 60%
• Integrated Ceph S3 storage system to store photos from suspicious devices reducing fraud activities by 95%
Amazon, Bangalore | Software Developer Intern May 2023 - Jul 2023
• Developed CSV file upload feature using React for items input automation, saving more than 80% user time
• Designed a feature-specific database schema in DynamoDB & used SQL queries to retrieve data 50% faster
• Incorporated Java classes to load processes, transform & automate item category mapping in the UI from database
Major Projects
Text to speech android app July 2024 - August 2024
• Created a Kotlin-based Android app that translates text and generates speech into user language through APIs
• Enhanced performance by optimising API calls with precise timing mechanisms, reducing server load by 90%
Optimisation of cell towers | Data structure & algorithm March 2023 - April 2023
• Created 4-point quadtree based spatial indexing approach to map the geospatial location of cell towers in an area
• Developed methods to determine the optimal location for adding new cell tower to minimize transmission cost
Othello game | Minimax algorithm decision tree implementation April 2024 - June 2024
• Implemented the minimax algorithm in a decision tree to find the subsequent best position for a player in Othello
• Incorporated a sophisticated 24-step lookahead strategy in game’s algorithm, enabling intelligent decision-making
Technical Skills
• Programming Languages: Java, C, C++, Javascript, Kotlin, Python, SQL
• Libraries/Tools: Springboot, CEPH, Kafka, SQL, Redis, [Link], Tailwind, Kubernetes, LitmusChaos
Extra Curricular
Class coordinator | CAIC, IIT Delhi May 2022 - May 2023
• Elected to the highest academic body of IIT Delhi to represent a batch of around 100 students of my department
• Selected as the student representative for 2020 [Link]. 4-year batch on the Board of Academic Programme (BAP)