Hi, I'm Sampath Kumar Manchukonda, currently pursuing my Master's in Computer and Information Sciences at the University of Florida. I have a solid background in software engineering and research, with experience in developing scalable microservices and automating agricultural image analysis using cutting-edge AI techniques. I love diving into complex problems and building efficient, secure, and user-friendly solutions. My passion lies at the intersection of technology and real-world applications, especially in fields like financial services and agriculture. I enjoy collaborating with teams to create impactful software products and always look forward to learning new technologies and frameworks to expand my skill set.

Sampath Kumar Manchukonda

Hi, I'm Sampath Kumar Manchukonda, currently pursuing my Master's in Computer and Information Sciences at the University of Florida. I have a solid background in software engineering and research, with experience in developing scalable microservices and automating agricultural image analysis using cutting-edge AI techniques. I love diving into complex problems and building efficient, secure, and user-friendly solutions. My passion lies at the intersection of technology and real-world applications, especially in fields like financial services and agriculture. I enjoy collaborating with teams to create impactful software products and always look forward to learning new technologies and frameworks to expand my skill set.

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Hi, I’m Sampath Kumar Manchukonda, currently pursuing my Master’s in Computer and Information Sciences at the University of Florida. I have a solid background in software engineering and research, with experience in developing scalable microservices and automating agricultural image analysis using cutting-edge AI techniques. I love diving into complex problems and building efficient, secure, and user-friendly solutions.

My passion lies at the intersection of technology and real-world applications, especially in fields like financial services and agriculture. I enjoy collaborating with teams to create impactful software products and always look forward to learning new technologies and frameworks to expand my skill set.

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Language

Javanese
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English
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Work Experience

Graduate Research Assistant at University of Florida, Department of Horticulture
May 31, 2025 - July 10, 2025
Automated maize ear phenotyping using Python (OpenCV, NumPy) and plantCV, extracting key morphological and kernel features through adaptive thresholding, contour detection, and color-correction techniques. Prepared high-throughput image segmentation and feature-analysis pipelines for classification masks on 341 high-resolution agricultural images, improving processing scalability. Trained DeepLabV3+ CNN with EfficientNetB3 backbone on annotated maize-ear images, achieving 99% validation accuracy in tip-region prediction.
Software Engineer II at Development Bank of Singapore Tech India
July 31, 2023 - July 10, 2025
Developed and maintained microservices for Paylah mobile app servicing 2.2 million users, ensuring secure and scalable electronic payments. Engineered and deployed a dynamic banner configuration system using REST APIs with Angular and Spring Boot, boosting user engagement by 30% and achieving 98% feature reliability. Developed DuitNow QR payment feature with over 1 million monthly transactions, increasing user transactions by 40%. Implemented QR payment blacklisting feature enabling country-level restrictions, reducing unauthorized and fraudulent transactions by 25-30%, enhancing platform security.
Software Engineer I at Development Bank of Singapore Tech India
November 30, 2022 - July 10, 2025
Improved login functionality via asynchronous threading, reducing login time by 50%. Contributed to developing and executing test cases, which resulted in a 98% reduction in critical bugs and enhanced product reliability. Redesigned the Administrative application used by over 1000 users with Angular, increasing application performance by 40% and user satisfaction by 60%.
Software Engineer Intern at Seneca Global
September 30, 2021 - July 10, 2025
Optimized and expanded test cases, improving test coverage by 50%. Developed a mobile application for 5,000+ customers enabling browsing, purchasing, and managing books using Django, React, Redux, and Firebase during training.
Graduate Research Intern at University of Florida, Department of Horticulture
October 1, 2024 - Present
Automated maize ear phenotyping with Python (OpenCV, NumPy) and plantCV, extracting key morphological and kernel features via adaptive thresholding, contour detection and color-correction techniques. Prepared high-throughput image segmentation and feature-analysis pipelines for 3-class masks on 341 high-resolution agricultural images, boosting processing scalability. Trained DeepLabV3+ CNN with an EfficientNetB3 backbone on 341 annotated maize-ear images, achieving 99% validation accuracy in tip-region prediction.
Software Engineer II at Development Bank of Singapore Tech India
July 31, 2023 - August 1, 2025
Developed and maintained microservices for Paylah, a mobile app with a 2.2 million user base in Asia, enabling efficient electronic payments and financial transactions with robust security and scalability. Engineered, integration-tested, and deployed a dynamic banner configuration system using RESTful APIs for PayLah!’s admin application with Angular and Spring Boot, resulting in a 30% boost in user engagement and 98% feature reliability in the PayLah app. Integrated DuitNow QR payments into PayLah! using Spring Boot, managing end-to-end transaction workflows (1M monthly transactions) via internal wallet and external payment provider, achieving 98% transaction reliability and robust refund handling. Implemented and deployed a robust QR payment blacklisting solution, reducing fraudulent and unauthorized transactions by 30%, strengthened platform compliance, and enhanced payment security posture. Collaborated in code reviews, CI/CD pipelines, peer debugging, and production support to e
Software Engineer I at Development Bank of Singapore Tech India
November 1, 2022 - August 1, 2025
Migrated high-impact monolithic system to microservices using Spring Boot, Docker, and Kubernetes, achieving throughput of 2 million transactions per second, improving scalability and system resilience by 30%. Integrated asynchronous threads using ThreadPoolConfig to enhance login performance, resulting in a 50% reduction in login time. Actively contributed to development and execution of comprehensive unit test cases using Mockito and Spring Boot Test, contributing to a 98% reduction in critical bugs and enhancing product quality. Redesigned a critical internal administrative application using Angular, improving performance by 40% and user satisfaction by 60%; enabled real-time control over key PayLah! features impacting millions of users.
Software Engineer Intern at Seneca Global
September 30, 2021 - August 1, 2025
Developed RESTful APIs using Spring Boot and Spring Cloud Gateway, integrating OAuth2 authentication and JWT-based security, ensuring secure, scalable service-to-service communication improving resilience by 30%. Designed and implemented Spring Batch jobs to handle Utilities Connection Requests, achieving a 90% increase in processing efficiency.

Education

Master of Computer and Information Sciences at University of Florida, USA
August 1, 2023 - May 31, 2025

Qualifications

Front-End Javascript Frameworks: Angular
January 11, 2030 - August 1, 2025
Big Data Computing
January 11, 2030 - August 1, 2025
Introduction to Deep Learning
January 11, 2030 - August 1, 2025
Full Stack Web Development
January 11, 2030 - August 1, 2025

Industry Experience

Financial Services, Software & Internet, Agriculture & Mining, Education, Life Sciences

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