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Ishita Kapoor

@ishitakapoor

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Full-stack engineer building real-time and AI-powered products with scalable cloud systems.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking for a team where I can build and ship full-stack products with real-time and AI capabilities, working across engineering and QA to deliver measurable user impact on scalable cloud architectures.

I’m a full-stack engineer focused on shipping user-facing features end-to-end—designing architecture, building APIs, and delivering polished experiences. I recently built a real-time multiplayer fashion styling game that synchronizes competitive sessions with Socket.IO while integrating live product catalog APIs.

On the back end, I architected an AWS DynamoDB-based system with a multi-phase game state machine, and I scaled an AI-powered virtual try-on capability using the Google Gemini API and AWS Lambda. I also shipped core gameplay and community features like QR code room sharing, a public live lobby browser, blind voting, and an admin analytics dashboard.

In prior internships, I helped teams move faster by automating developer and QA workflows. At PlayStation, I built an MCP server-based LLM QA assistant adopted company-wide, improving iteration speed through natural language interaction with dev tools, automated Jira ticket generation, and CI/CD triggering—alongside test automation work that increased regression/functional coverage by 40%.

I also delivered impact in compliance tooling at Interactive Brokers by building full-stack self-serve workflows with Python, Django, Vue.js, and REST APIs. My experience includes dynamic dashboards, backend microservices, and measurable performance improvements (70% faster turnaround and 5x faster report generation), plus mentoring and teaching that sharpen how I communicate and collaborate.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Undergraduate Teaching Assistant

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College of Engineering, UW-Madison

May 2024 - Present (2 years 2 months)

Designed and conducted bi-weekly, 1.5-hour calculus sessions for groups of 15–20 students, reinforcing core principles and guiding problem-solving. Collaborated with fellow facilitators and the Undergraduate Learning Center to refine teaching approaches and optimize session structure.

Continuous Improvement Collaboration

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Academic Mentor

Current

Centre of Academic Excellence, UW-Madison

Apr 2024 - Present (2 years 3 months)

Provided personalized academic guidance to 10–15 STEM students per semester to help them develop study strategies and navigate challenging coursework and exams. Focused on improving performance in core subjects.

Academic Mentoring STEM Tutoring Exam Preparation Student Coaching Academic Advising

Fullstack Engineer

Amazon Shopbop

Jan 2026 - May 2026 (4 months)

Engineered a real-time multiplayer fashion styling game integrating live product catalog APIs with a React/Node.js/Express stack and Socket.IO WebSockets. Architected an AWS backend with DynamoDB and a game state machine, built an AI-powered virtual try-on using Google Gemini API and AWS Lambda, and shipped user-facing features including QR room sharing, a public live lobby, blind voting, and an a

React Node Express Socket.IO WebSockets AWS DynamoDB Serverless AWS Lambda Google Gemini AI Virtual Try On Real Time Multiplayer Games QR Code Sharing Live Lobby Blind Voting Dashboards

Software Development Intern (Co-op)

PlayStation

Sep 2025 - Dec 2025 (3 months)

Built an MCP server-based LLM-powered QA assistant adopted company-wide by QEs, enabling natural language interaction with dev tools, automated Jira ticket generation, and CI/CD job triggering. Developed and automated API and UI test suites in Python, JavaScript, and React, improving regression and functional coverage by 40%.

MCP Servers LLM QA Automation Jira CI CD Python JavaScript React API Testing UI Testing Regression Testing Functional Testing

Software Development Intern

Interactive Brokers

Jun 2025 - Aug 2025 (2 months)

Built and deployed full-stack compliance tooling using Python, Django, Vue.js, and REST APIs for self-serve account queries and parameterized reports. Reduced compliance query turnaround time by 70% and report generation time by 5x, and architected backend microservices with dynamic frontend dashboards.

Python Django Vue.Js REST APIs Dashboards Workflow Automation Parameterized Reports

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

University of Wisconsin, Madison

Bachelor of Science, Computer Science and Data Science

Grade: GPA: 3.6; Dean’s List: 2024–2026

Activities and societies: Dean’s List (2024, 2025, 2026).

Earned a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Data Science from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, graduating in May 2026. Recognized on the Dean’s List (2024–2026) with a GPA of 3.6.