SURYA AKELLA Programmer • Full Stack Developer • Systems Architect

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Surya Akella

Hi there! My name is Surya Akella. I'm a Software Engineer with a passion for designing and building software systems.

I have expertise in various domains including Software Engineering, Full Stack Development, AI, Systems, and Technical Product Management. I am driven by curiosity and love to explore cutting-edge technologies.

I recently graduated with a Master's degree in Computer Science from Columbia University, where I achieved a GPA of 3.83. Prior to my Master's, I had the opportunity to work at Samsung Research in AI and BlueStacks as a Software Engineer.

I worked as a Software Engineer/Technical Product Manager at Infinite Goods within Columbia Business School, where I contribute my skills in Full Stack Web Development, Frontend and Backend Engineering.

I'm passionate about leveraging technology to solve real-world problems and always strive for excellence in my work.

In addition to my technical skills, I'm also a Musician, Singer, and Guitarist. Feel free to check out my music on IGTV 📸. I also enjoy competitive programming for fun! Leetcode and I also enjoy playing competitive badminton tournaments for Columbia University.

Want to know about my past before 2022 ? Please checkout my past portfolio.

Languages

My favorite languages for systems programming, software engineering, and AI: Python, C, C++, JavaScript, Go.

Front-End

My current technologies for front-end web development and component design: React, TypeScript, Material-UI, Bootstrap, HTML5, CSS3.

Back-End

My current technologies for back-end web programming and database architecture: Node.js, Django, Flask, Express.js, MongoDB, MySQL, Keras.

AI and Tools

My current technologies for AI and tools: Git, Linux, PyTorch, AWS.

Featured Projects

Kirana

         

Kirana is a fully functional ecommerce web application built with the MERN stack (MongoDB, Express.js, React.js, Node.js) + Firebase Authentication + Edamame API + Stripe for Payments . It offers a wide range of food items and grocery products for sale. The application utilizes Firebase Authentication for user login and registration, ensuring a secure and seamless user experience.

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PortfolioOptimizer

     

Developed an investment strategy system using Django, React, and TensorFlow. This project incorporates machine learning techniques for portfolio management and features a Django backend, a React frontend, and models trained on Google Colab using GCP.

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COVID-19 Tracker App

ResilientKV

Implemented a fault-tolerant and scalable key/value storage system using Paxos for agreement and sharding for scalability and for improved throughput and load balancing in Go Lang and Google Cloud.

Check it out! (Private Repo Please request for access via mail)
Valuto: Account Management System

DineBot

Created a serverless, microservice-driven Dining Concierge chatbot using AWS services, Amazon Lex, API Gateway, Lambda, AWS S3, DynamoDB, ElasticSearch, and integrated with Yelp API for restaurant suggestions.

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COVID-19 Tracker App

Pantry

 

Performed kernel hacking in C by replacing the existing file system driver for Linux, including disk formatting, mounting, file creation, directory listing, and lookup functionality.

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