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I'm Kaushik Kolla, a Computer Engineering graduate with a passion for building scalable cloud applications and robust QA pipelines. I recently completed my degree at the University of British Columbia (UBC) and earned the AWS Certified AI Practitioner (AIF-C01) credential. I actively contribute to leadership initiatives as a Teaching Assistant at UBC, and I enjoy guiding teams through Hackathons and Toastmasters to strengthen technical and communication skills. I love solving real-world problems by integrating software development, data-driven QA, and cloud-native architectures. I thrive in collaborative environments, value clean architecture, and strive to deliver reliable, secure, and scalable solutions across web, mobile, and embedded platforms.…I'm Kaushik Kolla, a Computer Engineering graduate with a passion for building scalable cloud applications and robust QA pipelines. I recently completed my degree at the University of British Columbia (UBC) and earned the AWS Certified AI Practitioner (AIF-C01) credential. I actively contribute to leadership initiatives as a Teaching Assistant at UBC, and I enjoy guiding teams through Hackathons and Toastmasters to strengthen technical and communication skills. I love solving real-world problems by integrating software development, data-driven QA, and cloud-native architectures. I thrive in collaborative environments, value clean architecture, and strive to deliver reliable, secure, and scalable solutions across web, mobile, and embedded platforms.

Kaushik Kolla

Cloud Developer, Full Stack Developer, Web Developer, +3

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I'm Kaushik Kolla, a Computer Engineering graduate with a passion for building scalable cloud applications and robust QA pipelines. I recently completed my degree at the University of British Columbia (UBC) and earned the AWS Certified AI Practitioner (AIF-C01) credential. I actively contribute to leadership initiatives as a Teaching Assistant at UBC, and I enjoy guiding teams through Hackathons and Toastmasters to strengthen technical and communication skills. I love solving real-world problems by integrating software development, data-driven QA, and cloud-native architectures. I thrive in collaborative environments, value clean architecture, and strive to deliver reliable, secure, and scalable solutions across web, mobile, and embedded platforms.…I'm Kaushik Kolla, a Computer Engineering graduate with a passion for building scalable cloud applications and robust QA pipelines. I recently completed my degree at the University of British Columbia (UBC) and earned the AWS Certified AI Practitioner (AIF-C01) credential. I actively contribute to leadership initiatives as a Teaching Assistant at UBC, and I enjoy guiding teams through Hackathons and Toastmasters to strengthen technical and communication skills. I love solving real-world problems by integrating software development, data-driven QA, and cloud-native architectures. I thrive in collaborative environments, value clean architecture, and strive to deliver reliable, secure, and scalable solutions across web, mobile, and embedded platforms.

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I’m Kaushik Kolla, a Computer Engineering graduate with a passion for building scalable cloud applications and robust QA pipelines. I recently completed my degree at the University of British Columbia (UBC) and earned the AWS Certified AI Practitioner (AIF-C01) credential. I actively contribute to leadership initiatives as a Teaching Assistant at UBC, and I enjoy guiding teams through Hackathons and Toastmasters to strengthen technical and communication skills.

I love solving real-world problems by integrating software development, data-driven QA, and cloud-native architectures. I thrive in collaborative environments, value clean architecture, and strive to deliver reliable, secure, and scalable solutions across web, mobile, and embedded platforms.

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Work Experience

Cloud Software Developer (Part-time) at TravelWings.com

May 1, 2025 - Present

Architecting a stateless, event-driven application using AWS Lambda, API Gateway and S3 with asynchronous triggers, achieving a 40% speedup in the visa submission workflow. Enforced strict access control via TTL-based expiry, IP whitelisting & CloudWatch alerts to generate single-use URLs for secure data collection and third-party redirection; implemented JWT token validation and least-privilege IAM roles to prevent spoofing attacks.

Software QA (Co-op) at FORM

May 1, 2024 - August 31, 2024

Led end-to-end quality strategy for biometrics in FORM’s SmartSwim™ goggles, boosting reliability in a performance-critical wearable. Built & upgraded a cross-platform automation suite, enabling continuous regression testing of all Android & iOS features using Appium. Collaborated with cross-functional teams to catch bugs early, accelerate feature release cycles and improve long-term app stability.

Quality Engineer (Co-op) at UBC Integrated Renewal Program (IRP)

September 1, 2023 - April 30, 2024

Partnered with BAs to revamp the student portal & drive Oracle-to-Workday migration of 35+ years of legacy data with zero downtime. Led end-to-end QA for web & mobile platforms, implemented strategic lifecycle management to drive stability & performance at scale. Established a traceability matrix in Jama by linking test cases to Jira tickets, identified workflow gaps to improve transparency by 45%.

Python Developer (Intern) at Visaero

May 1, 2023 - August 31, 2023

Worked closely with the B2B team to implement an applicant-photo authentication system for e-visa applications using an ML model. Developed a Python algorithm using facial-recognition models to cross-match applicants to their passports, achieving 97.2% accuracy. Implemented additional security & image quality checks, leveraged computer vision techniques to ensure high-resolution & quality.

Software Development (Intern) at IDC Technologies

May 1, 2022 - August 31, 2022

Designed an Oracle SQL database, developed RESTful APIs for structured data access & validated all API endpoints using Postman. Built an Automated Testing Suite using JUnit to achieve 92% code coverage and conducted code reviews to ensure consistency.