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Kusha Sahu

@kushasahu

Senior software developer specializing in backend engineering, system design, AI, and cloud-native solutions.

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What I'm looking for

I seek roles where I can design and build scalable backend and AI systems, lead engineering initiatives, mentor teams, and work on impactful products in a collaborative, growth-oriented company.

I am a Senior Software Engineer with 8 years of experience building scalable backend systems, data pipelines, and AI-driven products across cloud environments. I have led fullstack initiatives, owned a geospatial maps product, built production Gen-AI knowledge chatbots, and optimized historic and real-time data infrastructure to deliver reliable insights at scale.

I founded and developed a public-facing astronomy event intelligence platform, architected microservices and streaming ingestion pipelines, and shipped impactful features at consumer companies that improved performance, reduced costs, and increased revenue. I enjoy solving real-world problems with robust system design, mentoring teams, and driving engineering hiring and operational excellence.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Founder & Developer

Starithm

Jul 2025 - Present (2 months)

Built and deployed an astronomy event intelligence platform ingesting 4k+ real alerts, designed microservices architecture with real-time Kafka pipelines and ML-driven summaries for transient event monitoring.

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Current

Senior Software Engineer

Aurora Energy Research

Jan 2024 - Present (1 year 8 months)

Led fullstack development of scalable systems and a geospatial Maps product, built a production Gen-AI knowledge chatbot and optimized historic and real-time data pipelines to deliver reliable energy insights at scale.

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Software Development Engineer L3

Urban Company

Jan 2022 - Jan 2024 (2 years)

Spearheaded performance and error monitoring for micro-frontends at 60k rpm, implemented image optimization saving 2 TB/day of transfer, and improved OTA update and release pipelines to enhance UX and reliability.

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Software Development Engineer L1

Urban Company

Jan 2018 - Jan 2020 (2 years)

Designed and launched subscription and rebooking products contributing 23% of revenue and increasing request funnel by 5% while reducing CX calls 20% and cancellations 5%.

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Software Developer Intern

IHS Markit

Jan 2015 - Jan 2016 (1 year)

Improved dynamic report generation using Jaspersoft, increasing efficiency and accuracy of business intelligence reporting during internship.

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

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Georgia Institute of Technology

Master of Science, Computer Science

2022 - 2025

Grade: 4.0 GPA

Master of Science in Computer Science with specialization in Computational Perception and Robotics, coursework included Computer Vision, Deep Learning, NLP, and AI Ethics; achieved a 4.0 GPA.

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Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology

Bachelor of Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering

2013 - 2017

Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics and Communication Engineering covering core electronics, signal processing, and communications engineering topics.

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