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Based in
Hyderabad, Telangana

BTech Computer Science student building backend services and developer tools

Arjun Rao

About

Final-year BTech student who likes making slow things fast and confusing things clear. I build REST APIs, write tests before I trust them and ship small tools that teammates actually use. I am looking for a backend or software engineer role.

Based in
Hyderabad, Telangana
Studied
BTech, Computer Science and Engineering
Availability
Open to backend roles from July

Recent work

  1. queuekit

    A small job-queue library for Node.js with retries, backoff and a read-only dashboard.

    TypeScript, Redis, Open source

    Author2025
  2. campus-notes-api

    A notes-sharing API with token auth, rate limiting and integration tests for every route.

    Node.js, PostgreSQL, REST

    Solo project2025
  3. logtail-lite

    A command-line tool that tails structured logs and filters them by field and level.

    Python, CLI

    Author2024
  4. placement-tracker

    A web app for a placement cell to track applications, interview rounds and outcomes.

    Django, SQL

    Team of three2024

Experience

  1. June to August 2025

    Software engineering intern

    A product startup, Hyderabad

    • Built an internal admin endpoint and covered it with integration tests.
    • Cut a slow report query by adding an index and rewriting a join.
  2. 2024 to 2025

    Open-source contributor

    Developer tooling projects

    • Fixed documentation and small bugs, with reviews from maintainers.

Capabilities

Languages

  • TypeScript
  • Python
  • SQL
  • Java

Backend

  • Node.js
  • REST design
  • PostgreSQL
  • Redis

Practice

  • Git
  • Unit testing
  • CI pipelines
  • Docker

Education

  • BTech, Computer Science and Engineering

    Engineering college, Hyderabad2022 to 2026

    Coursework in data structures, databases, operating systems and networks.

Certifications

  • Algorithms specialisation

    Online learning platform2024

  • Cloud practitioner foundations

    Cloud provider training2025