About
Software Engineering grad @SJSU
- Degree: MS in Software Engineering
- University: San Jose State University
- Email: kunalgoel.sjsu@gmail.com
- City: San Jose, CA
- Phone: +1 (669) 340-9842
Hey there, I'm currently pursuing my MS degree in the field of Software Engineering from San Jose State University (SJSU). I have recently done my summer internship at Amazon as a Software Development Engineer (SDE) where I had implemented a scalable auto-refresh mechanism for expired DynamoDB cache recommendations. I also have around 3 years of work experience as a Software Engineer at a fintech product-based company known as Bottomline Technologies. I have a track record of leading agile teams to deliver highly scalable applications, resolving complex technical issues, and driving continuous improvement. Apart from technical skills, I also possess leadership, teamwork and management skills. So basically, I am a calm and a cool person who always wants to learn more and seek out new challenges.
Skills
- Programming Languages: Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, Java, C, C++, R, PHP, SQL, Go, jQuery
- Web Tech / Frameworks: React, React Native, Redux, HTML, CSS, Bootstrap, Angular, Node.js, Express.js, Flask, API, Spring Boot, Next.js, Django
- Database Systems: MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Relational Database Design, NoSQL, DynamoDB, Oracle
- Cloud & DevOps: AWS (EC2, S3, Lambda, CloudFormation, IAM, API Gateway), Docker, Kubernetes, Azure, Jenkins, Linux, Apache Kafka, GCP
- Other Tools: GitHub, Git, Atlassian Jira, Postman, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, OpenAI, LLM, Generative AI, Tableau, Confluence, Bitbucket
Education
Master of Science in Computer Software Engineering
Aug 2024 - Dec 2025
San Jose State University, San Jose, CA, USA
CGPA - 3.6
Coursework: Enterprise Software Platforms, Distributed Systems, Software Systems Engineering, Data Mining, Design Patterns, AI & Data Science, SDLC, Machine Learning.
Bachelor of Engineering in Information Technology
Aug 2017 - May 2021
D. J. Sanghvi College of Engineering, Mumbai, India
CGPA - 3.9/4.0
Coursework: Data Structures & Algorithms (DSA), Full Stack Web Development, Advanced Database Management Systems (DBMS), Data Analytics & Visualization, Operating Systems, ML, Object Oriented Programming (OOPs), Cloud Computing, Cybersecurity.
Professional Experience
Software Development Engineer Intern (SDE Intern)
May 2025 - Aug 2025
Amazon, Sunnyvale, CA, USA
(Tech Stack: Java, AWS Lambda, DynamoDB, API Gateway, IAM, CloudFormation, CloudWatch, S3, EC2, React, TypeScript, CI/CD pipeline)
- Implemented a scalable auto-refresh mechanism for expired DynamoDB cache recommendations, reducing latency by 10% and decoupling client traffic from downstream dependencies by eliminating reliance on customer-triggered refreshes.
- Optimized DynamoDB Streams auto-refresh workflow to trigger only for active users, preventing infinite refresh loops and minimizing unnecessary compute overhead.
- Designed and deployed a new AWS Lambda function and API endpoint with supporting infrastructure using CloudFormation, IAM, and CloudWatch into Alexa recommendations pipeline, improving content freshness for millions of device users.
- Launched a Weblab dial-up experiment to measure production performance, validating the design's scalability and extensibility for future adoption across other Alexa services.
Software Engineer
Oct 2021 - May 2024
Bottomline Technologies, Mumbai, India
(Tech Stack: React, Redux, JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML, CSS, Backbone.js, Angular, Spring Boot, APIs, Python, Java, PostgreSQL, Azure)
- Developed and Integrated new global search functionality in an existing banking application, enhancing user search experience by more than 60%.
- Built an optimized, responsive, and configurable web application incorporating microservices architecture, featuring graphs & statistical reports, aligned with 7 diverse fintech client subscription models to streamline user data interpretation.
- Led and managed end-to-end frontend development for a cross-functional scrum team for nearly 3 years, leveraging React, Redux, and JavaScript to enhance application performance and scalability.
- Debugged 250+ complex technical issues to identify root cause of problems and executed effective solutions.
- Conducted code reviews and provided mentorship to junior developers within an agile framework, improving code quality by 40% and lowering bug reports by 25%.
- Devised critical UI/UX components in React with API-based backend integration to validate and display financial rules aligned with user roles & permissions, increasing compliance accuracy by 5x.
Freelancer Software Developer
Jun 2020 - Sep 2021
Edumanta Educational Services, Remote
(Tech Stack: React, Redux, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, Bootstrap, Node.js, Express.js, MongoDB, Django, Python, Java, SQL)
- Implemented multiple new functionalities for over 10 projects using established code standards and methodologies.
- Collaborated in developing a single-page educational application with React and Node.js, boosting user engagement by 20%.
Projects
Style Well: Personalized Closet Advisor
Aug 2025 - Present
(Tech Stack: Flask, Python, React, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, MongoDB, Machine Learning, Deep Learning)
- Designed and developed an application offering users with best combinations of matching clothes from existing collections, including tailored suggestions for various occasions.
- Engineered a clothes classification algorithm and online recommendation system achieving over 90% accuracy, sourcing data from e-commerce platforms such as Amazon and Myntra.
Restaurant Finder Application
Aug 2024 - Dec 2024
(Tech Stack: React, Redux, Node.js, Express.js, MongoDB, AWS, LLM's)
- Built a full-stack application with REST APIs for restaurant search, reviews, and management.
- Integrated Maps API for location-based queries and deployed on AWS EC2 with Docker and CI/CD pipelines for automated testing and deployment.
Upload Download Website
Sep 2019 - Nov 2019
(Tech Stack: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Bootstrap, PHP and MySQL)
- Implemented a web-based file management system supporting secure file uploads & downloads, with configurable privacy settings for seamless user interaction.
- Created a clean and responsive interface with a high-quality user experience using CSS, Bootstrap, and JavaScript.
Publications
Extraction of handwritten and printed text from a form - Link
Dec 2020
- Employed a blend of ML techniques to automatically extract and convert text data from forms into a format that can be easily processed and understood by computers.
- International Conference on Robotics and Artificial Intelligence (RoAI 2020)
A Review on Clothes Matching and Recommendation Systems based on user attributes - Link
Aug 2022
- Conducted literature survey on existing systems, approaches, and algorithms for clothes matching and personalized recommendations, including proposed system architecture.
- International Journal of Engineering Research & Technology (IJERT 2020)
Contact
Location:
77 N Almaden Ave,
APT 521, Centerra Apartment,
San Jose, CA, USA, 95110
Email:
kunalgoel.sjsu@gmail.com
Call:
+1 (669) 340-9842