Nidhi Zare

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About

Hi, I'm Nidhi Zare, a Teaching Associate pursuing an MS in Computer Science from San Jose State University (SJSU). I'm passionate about software development, problem-solving, and learning new technologies. My current research interests are in Large Language Models (LLM) and Generative AI, and I have acquired skills in Python, Java, R, JavaScript, Go, TypeScript, AngularJS, ReactJS, Node.js, Keras, TensorFlow, AWS, and more. I have diverse and impactful work experiences in the tech industry. I worked as an AIML - Software Engineer Intern at Apple, collaborating with the Siri team to develop and test innovative features and functionalities. I also worked as a Software Developer at Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), contributing to the Business Process Automation team using Oracle Jet, Angular.js, and Oracle Cloud technologies. I graduated from BITS Pilani, K.K. Birla Goa Campus in 2021 with a Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science.


I am passionate about software development. I like taking up challenges and problem-solving. I like exploring and learning about new technologies. My Skill set includes:

  • Programming Languages: Python, Java, R, Javascript, Go, Typescript, C++
  • Web Technologies: Node.js, AngularJS, ReactJS, Spring Boot, Spring MVC
  • Frameworks: Apache Spark, Hadoop, Kafka, Keras, Tensorflow
  • AWS Cloud Services: DynamoDB, S3, SES, SNS, SQS, Lambda, EC2
  • Databases: MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB
  • Tools: Docker, Kubernetes, JIRA, Git, Maven

I am seeking full-time roles in Software Engineering, Full Stack Development, Data Science and Machine Learning.

Skills

Programming Languages


Java

Python

C++

JS

R

TS

GO

SQL

Web Technologies


AngularJS

ReactJS

Node.js

Spring Boot

Frameworks


Hadoop

Spark

Kafka

Keras

Tensorflow

Sklearn

Cloud


Amazon Web Services

Google Cloud

Oracle Cloud

Databases


MySQL

MongoDB

PostgreSQL

Tools


Docker

Kubernetes

Git

Resume

Education

Master of Science (MS), Computer Science

Aug 2022 - May 2024

San Jose State University (SJSU)

San Jose, CA

Relevant Coursework: Distributed Systems, Artificial Intelligence (TA), Database System Principles.

Bachelor of Engineering (BE), Computer Science

Aug 2017 - July 2021

BITS Pilani, K.K. Birla Goa Campus

Goa, India

Relevant Coursework: Machine Learning, Data Structures and Algorithms, Object-Oriented Programming, Operating Systems, Principles of Programming Languages (TA), Database Systems, Compiler Construction (TA).

Experience

Software Developer

July 2021 - April 2022

Oracle

Bangalore, India

  • Collaborated with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) organisation as a part of Business Process Automation team.
  • Built products for business process monitoring and automating processes to ensure smooth and reliable business workflow increasing the business efficiency by more than 50% with Oracle Cloud, Angular.js and Oracle Jet.
  • Contributed to development of cookbook for onboarding businesses to OCI process automation.

Other Experience

Teaching Associate

Aug 2023 - Present

San Jose State University (SJSU)

San Jose, CA

  • Designed comprehensive curricula, leading engaging lectures, and managing student evaluations for Object-Oriented Design and Database Management System courses.
  • Fostering a dynamic learning atmosphere, integrating real-world examples and technology tools to enhance understanding and application of complex concepts.

Internships

Software Engineer Intern

May 2023 - Aug 2023

Apple

Seattle, WA

  • Enhanced responsiveness of Siri for women’s soccer world cup event.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration of sports updates in Siri.

Software Development Engineer Intern

Feb 2021 - July 2021

Amazon

Bangalore, India

  • Designed and created an extensible notification framework for Everyday Peak In Charge (EPIC) product using Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Node.js aiming to reduce effort spent by software development engineers in preparation of peak (high traffic events such as Prime Day and Black Friday) by about 90%.
  • Automated communications and reminders across teams during peak, thus reducing hassle, misses, and effort in communicating scaling requirements through easily integrable communication system for emails, slack and ticketing.
  • Improved customer experience by sending notifications using user-friendly templates and presenting information in an easy-to-understand manner.

Server Technology Project Intern

May 2020-June 2020

Oracle

Bangalore, India

  • Developed a Java migration insights tool to decrease migration effort to newer Java versions by providing information about added, updated, and deleted system properties and JVM options, deprecated APIs, and recommendations as a part of Java Platform Group.
  • Secured first position in hackathon in a team of three, conducted for interns. Devised a COVID Health Management System web app leveraging NodeJs, ReactJs and Oracle Database having hospital recommendations, online appointments, uploading of reports by hospitals, connecting to NGOs for volunteering and help all under one umbrella

Summer Project Intern

May 2019-July 2019

Bhaskaracharya Institute for Space Applications and Geoinformatics

Gandhinagar, India

  • Created Content Management System(CMS) for dynamic retrieval of geospatial data from database and display maps using Java, GeoServer, Tomcat Apache, OpenLayers, PostgreSQL and Java Server Pages.
  • Provided flexibility to add and delete departments and sub-departments and manage data for districts or states in admin mode.in admin mode.

Projects

Content Management System

Java, JSP, Geoserver, PostgreSQL
A Java based dynamic Content Management System(CMS) to retrieve geo-spatial data from database dynamically and display maps.
Memory Subsystem

Operating Systems, C
Simulation of memory subsystem in C with implementation of multilevel TLB, multilevel Cache and segementation + paging.
Detection of Dementia using Machine Learning

Machine Learning, Python
Dementia detection using machine learning on MRI images.
Black Scholes Model in R

Stochastic Process, R
Implementation of Black Scholes Option Pricing Model in R using data from National Stock Exchange.
Stock Trading Website

Django, JS, Firebase
A website developed to simulate stock market where user can buy, sell and borrow stocks and do trading.
Player based Performance Prediction in Cricket

Python, Neural Networks
An auto-encoder model for prediction of outcome of cricket match based on player’s performance.

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Volunteering

Grace Hopper Celebration (GHC)

GHC'2020, GHC'2021, GHC'2022
Hopper and Mentor

  • Grace Hopper Celebration (GHC) flagship event of AnitaB.org is one of the world’s largest gathering of women technologists.
  • Selected as a volunteer as part of Hopper’s program with responsibilities including managing crowd, arranging resources and ensuring smooth running of conference at GHC 2022 to be held at Orlando, Florida.
  • Open Source Day(OSD) mentor at virtual Grace Hopper Celebration(2020,2021).As a mentor, I helped review project documentation, setup, dedicated issues, spread the word regarding OSD, help answering questions of participants, help participants find issues and find a solution to the selected issue, submit a merge request and when committed close the issue.

CTE Instructor

Python and R
Aug 2019-Oct 2020

  • Python instructor for CTE (Center for Technical Education), BITS Goa for over 100 B.E. students from August 2019 to December 2019.
  • Instructor for python and R for M.E. Biotechnology students.

Teaching Assistant

BITS Pilani, Goa Campus

Teaching assistant for courses during undergraduation:

  • Microprocessors and Interfacing
  • Principles of Programming Language
  • Compiler Construction

QSTP Mentor

Data Analysis in R
May 2019-June 2019, May 2020-July 2020

  • Mentored over 80 students virtually as part of QSTP (Quark Summer Technical Pragramme), BITS Goa for data analysis in R where I taught basics of R, data cleaning, data visualization, analysis, R shiny etc.

Core Member

Sep 2018-Feb 2020

  • Organised crowd engagement games including brainstorming ideas, poster designing, and other logistics during technical and cultural festivals on campus at BITS Goa.

Media Head, Core Member

ERC, BITS Goa
Feb 2018-Feb 2020

  • Led coding division and publicity of various robotics projects as a core member and media head for Electronics and Robotics Club at BITS Goa.

Conferences

Grace Hopper Celebration

GHC'23
Orlando, FL

Rewriting the Code (RTC)

Community
Career Summit

Certifications and Awards

Integrated satellite-based (from the GPM product of NASA) to IMD’s gridded precipitation dataset to create 10 km resolution daily gridded precipitation dataset for 1901-2020 time period from 25 km data for India through Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN) model.
This dataset was used for preparing report - Mapping Climate Change Hotspots in Indian Forests based on Observed Climate Change and High Resolution Climate Model Projections by Forest Survey of India, Government of India, December 2020

Neural Information Processing Systems
Dec 2020
Selected as a scholarship recepients by WiML (Women in Machine Learning) for attending NeurIPS 2020.

Codess, Microsoft
May 2019-August 2019
Codess is a community for female coders initiated by Microsoft, established to encourge female coders. Selected among 230 female students from reputed colleges across India for training and mentorship by senior Microsoft engineers.

Research Award
November 2018-April 2019
Project on Remote Health Monitoring System got selected among best student-initiated technical projects by the university (BITS Goa) and received a research grant for product development.

Public Cloud Professional
February 2018
Certified by Applied Cloud Computing (ACC), Amazon Web Services (AWS) as Public Cloud Professional.

Computer Network Management
October 2017
Certified in Computer Network Management issued by Nettech Private Limited for completing 15 day training in Networking.

NTSE Scholar
May 2016
Selected as NTSE(National Talent Search Examination) scholar through two rounds of examination conducted by NCERT, government of India among students of class X.

UCMAS Graduation Certificate
Awarded for passing all ten terms of abacus and mental arithmetic program - UCMAS (Universal Concept of Mental Arithmetic System).

Contact

Location:

San Jose State University, San Jose, CA