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Srushti Chaukhande

Seattle, WA · srushti.decoder@gmail.com

Software engineer with 4+ years of experience building secure, high-performance backend enterprise systems, specializing in scalability, reliability, and compliance, with hands-on contributions to Google’s open-source security tools.

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About

I’m Srushti, a systems-minded engineer and data platform builder who loves turning messy data, complex pipelines, and stubborn bugs into clean, scalable solutions. By day, I build things that help people make better decisions, and by night, I’m usually optimizing my code, or my protein intake. When I’m not glued to my laptop, you’ll probably find me at the gym, tweaking my latest productivity system, journaling ideas, or setting up coffee chats with curious, driven people. I love thoughtful work, meaningful conversations, and projects that actually make a difference. If that sounds like your vibe, let’s connect.

Srushti Chaukhande

Education

University of Washington, Seattle

Master of Science, Information Management

GPA: 4.0

Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University, India

Bachelor of Technology, Computer Science and Engineering

GPA: 4.0 (First Division with Honors)

Course Work

  • Data Structures and Algorithms
  • Operating Systems
  • Database Management Systems
  • Computer Networks
  • Software Engineering
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Machine Learning
  • Data Science
  • Web Development
  • Mobile Development

Industry Projects

Backend Open-Source Contribution Google

Beyond the Language Barrier: One Security Scanner for All Code

Extended Vanir’s static analysis pipeline with Python support via Tree-Sitter CST parsing, reducing future language integration effort by up to 80%. Validated against real-world CVEs across Django and Atlassian with 100% backward compatibility. Co-authoring a workshop paper with Google on unpatched vulnerability detection in Python ecosystems.

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LLM Agents Security Research University of Washington

SpecTrace - LLM-Powered Specification Conformance Verifier

AI agent that verifies cryptographic codebases against RFC specifications using the Anthropic API with structured tool-use, contextual window management, and scoped retrieval achieving 95% token reduction. Also built and open-sourced rfckb, a RAG pipeline for indexing IETF RFC specifications with hybrid retrieval.

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Skills

Skills
Python
C++
Java
JavaScript/Node.js
Distributed Systems
Scalable Backend Architecture
System Design
REST APIs
Linux
Docker
Kubernetes
SQL
NoSQL
Cloud (AWS/Azure)
CI/CD
Debugging & Testing
Agentic AI Systems
LLM Pipeline Design
Prompt Engineering
Research Methodology
Cross-Functional Collaboration
Open-Source Development

Work Experience

Technical Lead · Capgemini Engineering

Gurgaon, India · April 2023 – January 2024

  • Led performance engineering with 5K–20K user load tests to identify 15+ scalability issues and resolve 8 critical defects through cross-functional and vendor RCA.
  • Resolved a critical Informix memory leak at 20K-user load via custom memory-pool diagnostics, improving throughput by 22% and preventing system-wide crashes.
  • Cut REST API response time by 97.5% under 20K+ concurrent requests by refactoring backend DB queries.
  • Led FIPS140-2 certification across three releases by validating cryptographic modules and execution paths across 4+ core services.

Senior Software Engineer · Altran (Acquired by Capgemini Engineering)

Gurgaon, India · April 2021 – March 2023

  • Built a Python-based pre/post-upgrade health check framework running 20+ automated validations, reducing upgrade failures by 80%.
  • Replaced OAuth ROPC with Client Credentials for Unified Messaging using Azure AD and EWS for secure service-to-service auth.
  • Offloaded TLS via HAProxy SSL termination, delivering a 35% performance improvement and simplifying secure traffic management.
  • Mitigated RTP traffic floods by implementing packet-stat based endpoint inactivity detection and timeout-driven call teardown.

Software Engineer · Aricent

Gurgaon, India · April 2019 – March 2021

  • Migrated critical C++ components to 64-bit Linux and implemented product security baselines, reducing vulnerabilities by 40%.
  • Upgraded CiscoSSL to v1.1.1, reducing exploit risk by 30% and strengthening cryptographic security.

Technical Leadership & Data Systems

Technical Program Coordinator (Undergraduate Academic Advising) · University of Washington

Seattle, WA · January 2026 – Present

  • Designing a longitudinal advising database integrating 8+ heterogeneous sources, unifying ~4,000 undergraduate records.
  • Architecting a web-based reporting platform consolidating UW enterprise student data, advising check-ins, and survey data.