About Me
Education
Experience
My Projects
Skills & Achievements
Leadership Positions
Speed Cubing
Resume
/About Me/
Tejas Ajay Parse
Tempe, AZ tparse21@gmail.com
I am currently pursuing a Master of Science in Computer Science at Arizona State University, maintaining a perfect GPA of 4.0. I am proud to be one of the 1000s chosen to work as a Software Developer at Psych For Life, a startup under the Department of Psychology at ASU. With over two years of software development experience, I continue to refine my skills and contribute to impactful projects.
I completed my Bachelor's in Computer Science and Engineering with a specialization in AI & ML from the Indian Institute of Information Technology Sri City, graduating with a GPA of 9.3/10. I have worked on numerous projects in Web Development and Machine Learning, and I am now actively seeking Fall Internship Opportunities in Software Development and Machine Learning.
Additionally, I am a dedicated speedcuber, competing since 2017 in World Cube Association events. I am ranked among the top 80 speedcubers in India, with a notable pyraminx solve of 1.84 seconds, ranking me 20th nationally.
Arizona State University
Tempe, Arizona
Master of Science in Computer Science
August 2024 - May 2026
GPA: 4/4
Coursework:
Multimedia and Web Databases, Knowledge Representation and Reasoning, Natural Language Processing
Indian Institute of Information Technology, Sri City
Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh
B.Tech in Computer Science and Technology
Sept 2020 - May 2024
Specialization in AI & ML
GPA: 9.30/10
Coursework:
Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Data Structures and Algorithms, OOP, DBMS, Artificial Intelligence, COS, CCN, Full Stack Development, Information Retrieval, Computer Vision
Experience
Software Developer Intern @ WalnutedAI
June 2025 - Present
- Automated multi-repo CI/CD with AWS Copilot and GitHub Actions, eliminating manual effort and accelerating ML service delivery.
- Refactored monolithic Next.js codebase into separate frontend and FastAPI backend, improving scalability and development velocity.
- Built backend services with FastAPI and Supabase to power a college application chatbot platform with robust CRUD capabilities.
Software Developer (Part Time) @ Psych For Life
Dec 2024 - Present
- Developed reusable UI components in React.js and TypeScript, reducing content managers’ lesson development time by 40%.
- Reviewed 40+ Github PRs, identifying critical bugs including 8 that caused website crashes while enforcing best practices in code quality.
- Replaced JavaScript logic in the Node.js backend with optimized MongoDB aggregation pipelines, reducing query time by 31%.
- Deployed and maintained application services on AWS (EC2, S3) and containerized components using Docker for better scalability.
Full Stack Dev Intern @ DatStek
Jan 2024 - June 2024
- Delivered a Sports Content Management System using ReactJs, MongoDB, and NodeJs, optimizing search queries with complex MongoDB aggregation pipelines by 14%.
- Developed mobile and web apps for managing electoral campaigns using FastAPI, PostgreSQL, and React.
- Architected and implemented a legal document management suite using the PERN stack and Google Docs API., enabling admins to build dynamic templates for users to generate legal documents.
Full Stack Dev Intern @ Settyl Tech Private Ltd
May 2023 - Sept 2023
- Migrated Kafka Events to Azure Event Hubs, reducing latency by 19% in inter-database synchronization.
- Maintained complex multi-database Node.js backend services while delivering features in an Agile team using Jira for sprint planning.
- Collaborated with a team of 10 developers, owned 3 micro frontend repos, mentored an intern, and led knowledge transfer sessions.
Software Development Intern @ Appscms Technologies
July 2022 - Nov 2022
- Crafted 50+ GIF processing tools like background removal, blur effects, and sprite sheet generation using JavaScript and HTML Canvas.
- Used Jekyll to generate the website and HTML, CSS and Vanilla Javascript to work on the GIF processing logic.
- Developed and tested new features in the company’s flagship product with a team of developers which assisted the company in reaching a milestone of 7,00,000 sessions per month.
Skills & Achievements
Achievements
- Achieved 1st place in Smart India Hackathon 2023 organized by Government of India, standing out among 200+ teams.
- Ranked globally at 3425 in Google Hashcode 2022 with 1,071,918 points (India Rank: 1456).
- Ended Google Kickstart 2021 Campaign with the best rank of 2813.
- Have a Max Codeforces Rating of 1310 (Pupil) and Codechef Rating of 1754
- Solved over 650+ coding problems across coding platforms like Codechef, Codeforces and HackerRank
Skills
Languages
Python★ ★ ☆
C★ ★ ☆
C++★ ★ ☆
Java★ ★ ☆
Javascript★ ★ ★
Typescript★ ★ ★
Development
React★ ★ ★
React Native★ ★ ★
Nodejs★ ★ ★
Bootstrap★ ★ ★
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Tailwind★ ★ ☆
Android★ ★ ☆
AI/ML
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PyTorch★ ★ ☆
Tensorflow★ ☆ ☆
Pandas★ ★ ☆
scikit-learn★ ★ ☆
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open-cv★ ★ ☆
Numpy★ ★ ☆
Developer Tools
AWS★ ★ ★
MongoDB★ ★ ★
MySQL★ ★ ☆
Azure★ ★ ★
Github★ ★ ★
PostgreSQL★ ★ ★
Beginner ★ ☆ ☆
Project Experience ★ ★ ☆
Work Experience ★ ★ ★
Positions Of Responsibility
Mess (Dining) Secretary @ Student Life Council, IIIT Sri City
Sept 2022 - May 2023
- Managed the mess (dining) operations, crafting a balanced menu that enriched the dining experience for over 1000+ students from various backgrounds.
- Headed the technical team of Abhisarga, a prominent South Indian Techno-cultural festival where we flawlessly executed 18 events, drawing in more than 1900 participants across India.
Head, Core @ IOTA, Projects Club of IIIT Sri City
Sept 2021 - May 2023
- Served as the core member and later promoted to Head due to my active involvement.
- Lead the Web Developer Bootcamp for the Juniors with 5+ sessions on HTML, CSS, Javascript which played a vital role in nurturing their skills and knowledge.
- Organised a Hackathon, HackFrenzy as a part of our college fest Abhisarga which attracted over 400+ participants across India.
Speed Cubing
Sept 2017 - Present
