Hello! I'm Aashish Bhandari, a software engineer with 7 years of experience in full-stack development, building scalable and user-centric applications. I enjoy tackling challenging problems and delivering robust engineering solutions. I am passionate about machine learning, with hands-on experience in AI research and development. I aim to develop intelligent systems by bridging AI and software to create impactful, user-focused products.

Aashish Bhandari

Hello! I'm Aashish Bhandari, a software engineer with 7 years of experience in full-stack development, building scalable and user-centric applications. I enjoy tackling challenging problems and delivering robust engineering solutions. I am passionate about machine learning, with hands-on experience in AI research and development. I aim to develop intelligent systems by bridging AI and software to create impactful, user-focused products.

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Hello! I’m Aashish Bhandari, a software engineer with 7 years of experience in full-stack development, building scalable and user-centric applications. I enjoy tackling challenging problems and delivering robust engineering solutions.

I am passionate about machine learning, with hands-on experience in AI research and development. I aim to develop intelligent systems by bridging AI and software to create impactful, user-focused products.

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Language

English
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Nepali
Advanced

Work Experience

Career Break
June 1, 2024 - November 26, 2025
Personal development, career planning and research; travel, trekking, fitness and mindfulness; pursued self-directed AI/ML learning and personal projects; preparing to re-enter the workforce.
Backend Microservice Developer at Black Box Technologies (for Authomize, now Delinea, USA)
May 1, 2024 - May 1, 2024
Developed Python 3 microservices for a SaaS security platform (ITDR, CIEM, ISPM); created Node.js layers bridging React front-end with Python microservices; implemented ETL workflows with Azure, Okta, and AWS; authored queries and procedures for graph and relational databases; contributed to the Authomize Store data layer.
Full Stack Web Developer, Senior Software Engineer, AI/ML Researcher at LIS Nepal Pvt. Ltd.
January 1, 2022 - January 1, 2022
Full-stack development (Java, Angular, MS-SQL) for NEPSE’s online stock market platform; trained and mentored juniors; improved POS software for Flooid; backend development for Node.js SaaS leveraging geofencing to improve BOPIS; performed code reviews.
Intern at LIS Nepal Pvt. Ltd.
August 1, 2017 - August 1, 2017
Sponsored to work on Bachelor Thesis; contributed to in-house PHP-based web application 'Employee Attrition Rate Generator'; received trainings in Database Design, Warehousing and Oracle’s Merchandise Operation Management Applications.
NLP Researcher at LIS Nepal Pvt. Ltd.
December 31, 2021 - December 31, 2021
Compliance Officer Simulator: Solo Python-based NLP project to develop an AI-powered compliance officer simulator to identify faults in contracts and advertisements.
NLP Researcher at LIS Nepal Pvt. Ltd.
December 31, 2020 - December 31, 2020
Automation of Election Polling: Led sentiment-analysis based Python system to automate election polling; project cited for predicting elections based on Twitter data.
Researcher at IOE Pulchowk Campus
December 31, 2017 - December 31, 2017
Image enhancement and object recognition for night vision surveillance: Academic final year project exploring image processing techniques to elucidate low-light images with IR camera; CNN-based object recognition for night-time footage.
Backend Microservice Developer at Authomize (now Delinea)
January 1, 2022 - May 1, 2024
Developed Python 3-based micro-services for a SaaS solution across ITDR, CIEM and ISPM; built Node.js application layers connecting React front-end with Python microservices; created automated ETL workflows interacting with Azure, Okta and AWS; wrote queries for graph (ArangoDB) and relational databases; contributed to Authomize Store data pipelines.
Full Stack Web Developer, Senior Software Engineer, AI/ML Researcher at LIS Nepal Pvt. Ltd.
October 1, 2017 - January 1, 2022
Full-stack development (Java, Angular, MS-SQL) for NEPSE's online stock market platform; optimized Java-based POS for Flooid; backend development for a Node.js-based SaaS leveraging geofencing to enhance retail BOPIS; mentored juniors and conducted code reviews.

Education

Bachelor in Electronics and Communications Engineering at Institute of Engineering - Pulchowk Campus, Tribhuvan University, Lalitpur, Nepal
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2017
Higher Secondary Education at St. Xavier’s College Kathmandu, Nepal
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2013
School Leaving Certificate (Secondary School) at DAVSKVB Higher Secondary School Lalitpur, Nepal
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2011
Master of Artificial Intelligence at La Trobe University
January 1, 2025 - December 2, 2025
Bachelors in Electronics and Communications Engineering at Institute of Engineering - Pulchowk Campus, Tribhuvan University
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2017
Higher Secondary Education at St. Xavier’s College Kathmandu, Nepal
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2013
School Leaving Certificate (Secondary School) at DAVSKVB Higher Secondary School
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2011

Qualifications

Artificial Intelligence Fellowship
January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018
Bachelor Level Scholarship (Nepal Government Employees)
January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2015
Artificial Intelligence Fellowship (FuseMachines Nepal)
January 1, 2018 - December 2, 2025
Bachelor Level Scholarship for Children of Nepal Government Employees
January 1, 2015 - December 2, 2025

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Computers & Electronics, Professional Services, Education, Media & Entertainment

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