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Arjun Rao

BTech Computer Science student building backend services and developer tools

20222023202420252026EducationExperienceProjectsCertificatesBTech, Computer Science and EngineeringSoftware engineering intern, A product startup, HyderabadOpen-source contributor, Developer tooling projectsqueuekitcampus-notes-apilogtail-liteplacement-trackerAlgorithms specialisationCloud practitioner foundations
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Summary

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.

Projects 4

  1. 01

    queuekit

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

    Author. Used by two campus club projects.

    2025
  2. 02

    campus-notes-api

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

    Solo project

    2025
  3. 03

    logtail-lite

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

    Author

    2024
  4. 04

    placement-tracker

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

    Team of three

    2024

Experience 2

  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.

Skills

Languages

TypeScript, Python, SQL, Java

Backend

Node.js, REST design, PostgreSQL, Redis

Practice

Git, Unit testing, CI pipelines, Docker

Education and certificates

  • 2022 to 2026

    BTech, Computer Science and Engineering

    Engineering college, Hyderabad

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

  • 2024

    Algorithms specialisation

    Online learning platform

  • 2025

    Cloud practitioner foundations

    Cloud provider training