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Shivam Pratap Raj

Software Engineer Intern · Backend Developer · B.Tech IT Student

Bengaluru, Madhya Pradesh, India

@shivam_pratap_raj

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About

B.Tech in Information Technology student at NIT Kurukshetra with backend development experience building REST APIs, search, authentication, and data-layer optimizations. Works with Kotlin, Spring Boot, PostgreSQL, and modern web tooling across academic projects and internships.

Experience

  • Software Engineer Intern
    LEAP Finance · Bengaluru
    Jan 2026 – Jun 2026

    Designed and shipped production RESTful APIs in Kotlin and Spring Boot, owning features end-to-end from PostgreSQL schema design to production release. Eliminated intermittent API timeouts on multi-filter search across 2M+ records by integrating Elasticsearch, cutting response times by over 95% to under 1s. Optimized hot read paths by removing N+1 queries, adding composite indexes, and using DTO projections in PostgreSQL. Versioned database schemas with Liquibase migrations, ensuring reliable, repeatable rollouts across environments.

Education

Skills

6 to 12 months 6 to 12 months Most of a year behind them.

Tools / apps / platforms

6 to 12 months 6 to 12 months Most of a year behind them.
PostgreSQL Elasticsearch
<3 months <3 months Just getting started - under three months. This is also what shows when a level has not been set.
Git Docker Vercel MongoDB Postman VS Code Firebase Jupyter Notebook Amazon Web Services AWS

Projects

  • MongoDB, Express.js, React.js, Node.js, Vercel

    Built a role-based placement portal serving 1000+ students, companies, admins, and coordinators, automating job postings, eligibility filtering, and live application tracking. Implemented automated eligibility checks against student academic data, eliminating manual shortlisting by placement coordinators. Secured the platform with JWT-based authentication, role-specific dashboards, and protected routes, isolating student, coordinator, and admin capabilities.

🏆 Achievements & awards

  • Smart India Hackathon · 2024

    Cleared internal round — top 10 of 200 teams at NIT Kurukshetra.

  • Workshop Organizer · 2023

    Conducted a data analytics workshop attended by 500+ students.

⚽ Extracurricular activities

  • Tech Head, Antariksh – Astronomy Club, NIT Kurukshetra

    Positions of responsibility in the astronomy club.

  • Event Organizer, Innovation Cell, NIT Kurukshetra – BidBizz (Finance Event)

    Organized the BidBizz finance event.

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