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.

Sathwik Krishna Lanke

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.

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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.

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Work Experience

Graduate Assistant at Northern Illinois University
May 31, 2025 - July 18, 2025
Delivered guidance to 150+ students in C++ and Unix systems, enhancing academic performance and coding proficiency. Automated grading workflows using Bash and Python, cutting evaluation time by 15+ hours weekly. Facilitated lab sessions on distributed systems and operating system concepts, supporting practical problem solving for 100+ students. Reviewed 500+ assignments ensuring coding standards adherence, improving student success rates. Introduced automated feedback templates using Python and Shell scripting, standardizing grading comments for 500+ assignments and improving TA response time by 8 hours weekly.
Software Engineer at KPMG
July 31, 2023 - July 18, 2025
Developed Python/FastAPI microservices for a Fortune 500 banking client processing 100,000+ transactions daily, reducing latency and cutting processing time by 30 seconds. Created reusable Java transaction modules using object-oriented design, improving maintainability and reducing development time by 50 hours per project. Designed a global inventory management system using Python and AWS Lambda to process 50,000+ SKUs daily, integrating 10 warehouses for real-time stock alerts. Optimized DynamoDB queries with sharding over 10 million records, reducing query latency by 5 seconds and improving retrieval speed.
Software Engineer at Trigent Software
June 30, 2022 - July 18, 2025
Engineered luxury car rental platform with Golang and Angular ensuring ACID-compliant transactions, integrated Stripe and PayPal for payment flows. Applied AWS route optimization reducing booking processing time by 15 minutes per transaction and improving system performance. Developed event management system using Node.js microservices and PostgreSQL handling data for 50,000+ users. Optimized PostgreSQL indexing reducing API response times by 2 seconds and improved search queries for thousands of events.
Graduate Assistant at Northern Illinois University
May 1, 2025 - August 7, 2025
Provided guidance to over 150 students in C++ and Unix systems to enhance coding proficiency. Automated grading workflows using Bash and Python to reduce evaluation time by more than 15 hours weekly. Facilitated lab sessions focused on distributed systems and operating systems concepts for over 100 students and reviewed more than 500 assignments to ensure coding standards adherence. Developed automated feedback templates improving TA response time by 8 hours weekly.
Software Engineer at KPMG
July 1, 2023 - August 7, 2025
Developed Python and FastAPI microservices for a Fortune 500 banking client processing over 100,000 transactions daily, achieving 30 seconds latency reduction. Designed reusable transaction modules using Java, reducing development time by 50 hours per project. Created a global inventory management system using Python and AWS Lambda for processing over 50,000 SKUs daily across 10 warehouses with real-time alerts. Optimized DynamoDB queries by sharding 10 million+ records, improving retrieval speed by 5 seconds per query.
Software Engineer at Trigent Software
June 1, 2022 - August 7, 2025
Built a luxury car rental platform using Golang and Angular ensuring ACID compliance and integrated Stripe and PayPal for payment flows. Applied AWS route optimization to reduce booking processing time by 15 minutes per transaction. Developed an event management system with a microservices architecture using Node.js and PostgreSQL, serving over 50,000 users. Enhanced PostgreSQL indexing to reduce API response times by 2 seconds and optimized event search queries.
Graduate Assistant at Northern Illinois University
May 1, 2025 - August 7, 2025
Provided guidance to over 150 students in C++ and Unix systems, improving their coding proficiency and academic performance. Automated grading workflows using Bash and Python to cut evaluation time by more than 15 hours weekly. Facilitated lab sessions covering distributed systems and operating system concepts for 100+ students, reviewed over 500 assignments ensuring coding standards, and introduced automated feedback templates to improve TA response time by 8 hours per week.
Software Engineer at KPMG
July 31, 2023 - August 7, 2025
Developed Python/FastAPI microservices for a Fortune 500 banking client, processing over 100,000 daily transactions with a 30-second reduction in latency. Created reusable Java transaction modules with object-oriented design, reducing development time by 50 hours per project. Designed a global inventory system on AWS Lambda handling 50,000+ SKUs daily, integrating 10 warehouses for real-time stock alerts. Optimized DynamoDB queries by implementing sharding, managing over 10 million records, reducing query latency by 5 seconds.
Software Engineer at Trigent Software
June 1, 2022 - August 7, 2025
Engineered a luxury car rental platform with Golang and Angular ensuring ACID-compliant transactions and integrated Stripe and PayPal for payments. Applied AWS route optimization reducing booking processing by 15 minutes per transaction. Developed an event management system with Node.js microservices and PostgreSQL supporting 50,000+ users. Optimized PostgreSQL indexing which reduced API response times by 2 seconds and improved search performance across event listings.
Software Engineer at Uber
June 1, 2025 - Present
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. Integrated computer vision algorithms (DETR, Grounding DINO) into Uber’s traffic management workflows, cutting hazard response times by over 4 days. Architected microservice components and optimized CI/CD pipelines, mentoring 3 engineers on data pipeline design and ML integration, reducing release cycles from 2 days to 6 hours and improving system reliability at scale.
Graduate Assistant at Northern Illinois University
May 1, 2025 - September 26, 2025
Guided 150+ students in C++ and distributed systems, strengthening their problem-solving and coding proficiency. Automated grading workflows using Python and Bash, cutting evaluation time by 15+ hours weekly. Led lab sessions on operating systems and system design, resolving 100+ practical issues and improving learning outcomes. Reviewed 500+ assignments to enforce coding standards, raising average project pass rates by 20+ students per class. Introduced Python-based feedback templates, reducing turnaround time for 500+ submissions by 8 hours weekly.
Software Engineer at KPMG
July 1, 2023 - September 26, 2025
Built backend microservices with Java, Spring Boot, and FastAPI, powering 100,000+ daily financial transactions for a Fortune 500 client. Integrated Apache Kafka for event-driven workflows, ensuring reliable processing of 50K+ messages per second. Designed and deployed inventory management APIs on AWS Lambda, handling 50,000+ SKUs/day across 10 warehouses. Enhanced DynamoDB efficiency by applying sharding across 10M+ records, accelerating query execution by 5 seconds and improving end-user experience in production workloads. Collaborated with cross-functional teams (QA, DevOps, Product) to deliver secure, fault-tolerant services, achieving 99.9% system uptime. Mentored 3 junior engineers on API best practices and CI/CD pipelines, accelerating team delivery speed by 20+ story points per sprint.
Software Engineer at Trigent Software
June 1, 2022 - September 26, 2025
Engineered a rental platform using Golang, Angular, and PostgreSQL, integrating Stripe & PayPal to process 10,000+ transactions monthly. Applied AWS-based route optimization, reducing booking processing time by 15 minutes per transaction. Implemented an event management system with Node.js microservices + PostgreSQL, serving 50,000+ active users. Optimized PostgreSQL indexes, lowering API response times by 2 seconds and improving search accuracy across thousands of listings.
Software Engineer at Uber
June 1, 2025 - Present
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.
Graduate Assistant at Northern Illinois University
May 1, 2025 - September 26, 2025
Guided 150+ students in C++ and distributed systems, automated grading workflows, and led lab sessions on operating systems and system design. Automated grading with Python and Bash, cutting evaluation time by 15+ hours weekly; reviewed 500+ assignments to enforce coding standards; introduced Python-based feedback templates reducing turnaround time for 500+ submissions.
Software Engineer at KPMG
July 1, 2023 - September 26, 2025
Built backend microservices with Java, Spring Boot, and FastAPI for 100,000+ daily financial transactions; integrated Apache Kafka for 50K+ messages/sec; deployed inventory management APIs on AWS Lambda handling 50,000+ SKUs/day; shard DynamoDB across 10M+ records to speed queries; collaborated with QA, DevOps, and Product for 99.9% uptime; mentored 3 engineers on API practices and CI/CD, increasing velocity by 20+ story points per sprint.
Software Engineer at Trigent Software
June 1, 2022 - September 26, 2025
Engineered a rental platform using Golang, Angular, and PostgreSQL with Stripe & PayPal to process 10,000+ transactions monthly. Implemented AWS-based route optimization reducing booking processing time by 15 minutes per transaction. Implemented event management system with Node.js microservices + PostgreSQL serving 50,000+ active users. Optimized PostgreSQL indexes reducing API response times by 2 seconds and improving search accuracy.
Software Engineer at Uber
June 1, 2025 - Present
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.
Graduate Assistant at Northern Illinois University
May 1, 2025 - September 26, 2025
Guided 150+ students in C++ and distributed systems, automated grading workflows with Python and Bash, cutting evaluation time by 15+ hours weekly. Led lab sessions on operating systems and system design, resolving 100+ practical issues. Reviewed 500+ assignments to enforce coding standards, raising average project pass rates by 20+ students per class. Introduced Python-based feedback templates, reducing turnaround time for 500+ submissions by 8 hours weekly.
Software Engineer at KPMG
July 1, 2023 - September 26, 2025
Built backend microservices with Java, Spring Boot, and FastAPI, powering 100,000+ daily financial transactions for a Fortune 500 client. Integrated Apache Kafka for event-driven workflows, ensuring reliable processing of 50K+ messages per second. Designed and deployed inventory management APIs on AWS Lambda, handling 50,000+ SKUs/day across 10 warehouses. Enhanced DynamoDB efficiency by sharding across 10M+ records, accelerating query execution by 5 seconds. Collaborated with cross-functional teams to deliver secure, fault-tolerant services, achieving 99.9% system uptime. Mentored 3 junior engineers on API best practices and CI/CD pipelines, accelerating team delivery speed by 20+ story points per sprint.
Software Engineer at Trigent Software
June 1, 2022 - September 26, 2025
Engineered a rental platform using Golang, Angular, and PostgreSQL, integrating Stripe & PayPal to process 10,000+ transactions monthly. Applied AWS-based route optimization, reducing booking processing time by 15 minutes per transaction. Implemented an event management system with Node.js microservices + PostgreSQL, serving 50,000+ active users. Optimized PostgreSQL indexes, lowering API response times by 2 seconds and improving search accuracy across thousands of listings.
Software Engineer at Uber
June 1, 2025 - Present
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.
Graduate Assistant at Northern Illinois University
May 1, 2025 - September 26, 2025
Guided 150+ students in C++ and distributed systems; automated grading, led lab sessions, reviewed 500+ assignments; introduced Python-based feedback templates; improved learning outcomes and reduced turnaround times.
Software Engineer at KPMG
July 1, 2023 - September 26, 2025
Built backend microservices with Java, Spring Boot, and FastAPI powering 100,000+ daily financial transactions; integrated Apache Kafka for event-driven workloads; designed and deployed inventory management APIs on AWS Lambda; enhanced DynamoDB efficiency through sharding; collaborated with cross-functional teams and mentored 3 junior engineers.
Software Engineer at Trigent Software
June 1, 2022 - September 26, 2025
Engineered a rental platform using Golang, Angular, and PostgreSQL, integrating Stripe & PayPal to process 10,000+ transactions monthly; applied AWS route optimization to reduce booking processing time; implemented an event management system with Node.js microservices + PostgreSQL; optimized PostgreSQL indexes to improve API response times.
Graduate Assistant at Northern Illinois University
January 1, 2024 - May 1, 2025
Guided 150+ students in C++ and distributed systems; designed and delivered lab sessions on operating systems and system design; automated grading workflows, saving time; reviewed 500+ assignments and improved coding standards; introduced Python-based feedback templates to reduce turnaround; assisted in developing small FastAPI and Flask projects; mentored students on Git, CI/CD, and cloud deployment; supported students in implementing basic AI/ML projects.
Software Engineer at KPMG
June 1, 2022 - July 1, 2023
Built backend microservices using Java Spring Boot and FastAPI to handle 100K+ daily financial transactions; implemented Apache Kafka pipelines processing 50K+ messages/sec; optimized DynamoDB queries for 10M+ records with sharding, improving response times by several seconds; designed secure REST APIs for inventory and financial data; collaborated with QA and DevOps to ensure 99.9% uptime; mentored junior engineers on CI/CD, microservices, and API integration.
Software Engineer at Trigent Software
August 1, 2021 - June 1, 2022
Developed rental platform using Golang, Angular, and PostgreSQL; processed 10K+ transactions monthly; integrated Stripe and PayPal; applied AWS route optimization reducing booking processing time; built event management system with Node.js microservices and PostgreSQL for 50K+ active users; optimized PostgreSQL queries and indexes; implemented automated testing workflows using PyTest and JUnit to improve reliability.

Education

Master of Science at Northern Illinois University
August 1, 2023 - May 31, 2025
Bachelor of Technology at Velagapudi Ramakrishna Siddhartha Engineering College
July 1, 2018 - May 31, 2022
Master of Science in Computer Science at Northern Illinois University
August 1, 2023 - May 1, 2025
Bachelor of Technology in Information Technology at Velagapudi Ramakrishna Siddhartha Engineering College
July 1, 2018 - May 1, 2022
Master of Science in Computer Science at Northern Illinois University
August 1, 2023 - May 1, 2025
Bachelor of Technology in Information Technology at Velagapudi Ramakrishna Siddhartha Engineering College
July 1, 2018 - May 1, 2022
Master of Science in Computer Science at Northern Illinois University
August 1, 2023 - May 1, 2025
Bachelor of Technology in Information Technology at Velagapudi Ramakrishna Siddhartha Engineering College
July 1, 2018 - May 1, 2022
Master of Science in Computer Science at Northern Illinois University
August 1, 2023 - May 1, 2025
Bachelor of Technology in Information Technology at Velagapudi Ramakrishna Siddhartha Engineering College
July 1, 2018 - May 1, 2022
Master of Science in Computer Science at Northern Illinois University
August 1, 2023 - May 1, 2025
Bachelor of Technology in Information Technology at Velagapudi Ramakrishna Siddhartha Engineering College
July 1, 2018 - May 1, 2022
Master of Science in Computer Science at Northern Illinois University
August 1, 2023 - May 1, 2025
Bachelor of Technology in Information Technology at Velagapudi Ramakrishna Siddhartha Engineering College
July 1, 2018 - May 1, 2022
Master of Science in Computer Science at Northern Illinois University
August 1, 2023 - May 1, 2025
Bachelor of Technology in Information Technology at Velagapudi Ramakrishna Siddhartha Engineering College
July 1, 2018 - May 1, 2022

Qualifications

AWS Certified Developer
January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024
Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate
January 11, 2030 - July 18, 2025
AWS Certified Developer
January 1, 2024 - August 7, 2025
Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate
January 11, 2030 - August 7, 2025
AWS Certified Developer
January 1, 2024 - August 7, 2025
Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate
January 11, 2030 - August 7, 2025
Amazon Web Services Certified Developer
January 1, 2024 - September 26, 2025
Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate
January 11, 2030 - September 26, 2025
Amazon Web Services Certified Developer
January 1, 2024 - September 26, 2025
Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate
January 11, 2030 - September 26, 2025
Amazon Web Services Certified Developer (2024)
January 1, 2024 - September 26, 2025
Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate
January 11, 2030 - September 26, 2025
Amazon Web Services Certified Developer
January 1, 2024 - September 26, 2025
Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate
January 11, 2030 - September 26, 2025
AWS Certified Developer
January 1, 2024 - March 9, 2026
Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate
January 11, 2030 - March 9, 2026

Industry Experience

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