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Sathwik Krishna Lanke

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I'm a software engineer focused on building scalable backend systems, cloud-native applications, and AI/ML pipelines.

About

I’m a software engineer focused on building scalable backend systems, cloud-native applications, and AI/ML pipelines. I enjoy turning data into reliable software that drives measurable business outcomes, from churn reduction to faster incident response.\n\nI thrive on collaborating with product and operations teams, mentoring peers in ML integration, and delivering robust deployments using AWS, Kubernetes, and CI/CD. I’m passionate about bridging the gap between data science and production engineering.

  • 5 years' experience
  • Joined July 2025

Industry experience

  • Software & Internet
  • Financial Services
  • Education
  • Healthcare
  • Professional Services
  • Transportation & Logistics
  • Computers & Electronics

Work experience· 28 roles

Software Engineer · UberJun 2025 – Present · 1 yr 6 mos

Developed and productionized a Python + Scikit-learn churn prediction model to reduce monthly rider attrition by 2,000 users; engineered cloud-native pipelines with FastAPI, Apache Kafka, and AWS Lambda to process 50K+ ride events/sec; integrated computer vision (DETR, Grounding DINO) into traffic management workflows; architected microservice components and optimized CI/CD pipelines; mentored engineers, reducing release cycles and improving reliability.

Software Engineer · UberJun 2025 – Present · 1 yr 6 mos

Developed and productionized a Python + Scikit-learn churn prediction model to reduce monthly rider attrition by 2,000 users and strengthen retention. Engineered cloud-native pipelines with FastAPI, Apache Kafka, and AWS Lambda to process 50K+ ride events/sec and improve ETA accuracy across 3.2M trips annually. Directed the integration of computer vision algorithms (DETR, Grounding DINO) into Uber's traffic management workflows, reducing hazard response times by 4+ days. Architected microservice components and optimized CI/CD pipelines, mentoring 3 engineers on data pipeline design and ML integration, cutting release cycles from 2 days to 6 hours.

Software Engineer · UberJun 2025 – Present · 1 yr 6 mos

Developed and productionized a Python + Scikit-learn churn prediction model to reduce monthly rider attrition by 2,000 users and strengthen retention strategy. Engineered cloud-native pipelines with FastAPI, Apache Kafka, and AWS Lambda to process 50K+ ride events/sec and improve ETA accuracy across 3.2M trips annually. Directed the integration of computer vision algorithms (DETR, Grounding DINO) into traffic management workflows, cutting hazard response times by 4+ days. Architected microservice components and optimized CI/CD pipelines, while mentoring 3 engineers on data pipeline design and ML integration, cutting release cycles from 2 days to 6 hours.

Software Engineer · UberJun 2025 – Present · 1 yr 6 mos
Graduate Assistant · Northern Illinois UniversityMay 2025 – Jul 2025 · 3 mos
Graduate Assistant · Northern Illinois UniversityMay 2025 – Sep 2025 · 5 mos
Graduate Assistant · Northern Illinois UniversityMay 2025 – Sep 2025 · 5 mos
Graduate Assistant · Northern Illinois UniversityMay 2025 – Sep 2025 · 5 mos

Education· 16

Master of Science · Northern Illinois University2023 – 2025
Bachelor of Technology · Velagapudi Ramakrishna Siddhartha Engineering College2018 – 2022
Master of Science in Computer Science · Northern Illinois University2023 – 2025
Bachelor of Technology in Information Technology · Velagapudi Ramakrishna Siddhartha Engineering College2018 – 2022

Certifications and awards· 16

AWS Certified Developer2024
Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate2030 – 2025
AWS Certified Developer2024 – 2025
Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate2030 – 2025

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