Akriti Keswani Last Updated on **th May ****
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linkedin.com/in/akriti-keswani/ 281-***-**** ***************@*****.*** EDUCATION
DREXEL UNIVERSITY
B.S. in Computer Science
June 2022 Philadelphia, PA
College of Computing & Informatics
Resident Assistant (RA)
DREXEL UNIVERSITY
B.S. in Psychology (Pre-Med)
June 2022 Philadelphia, PA
College of Arts & Sciences
Pennoni Honors College
LONE STAR COLLEGE
May 2017 Kingwood, TX
LINKS
Github:// AkritiKeswani
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COURSEWORK
UNDERGRADUATE
Theory of Computation
Operating Systems
Artificial Intelligence
Computational Photography
Systems Architecture
Database Systems
SKILLS
LANGUAGES
Java • C++ • Python • C
JavaScript • Perl • Matlab • Go
LATEX • Bash • TypeScript • Ruby
HTML • SQL • CSS • Racket/Haskell
FRAMEWORKS
Rails • React.js • Django • Redis
AngularJS • Azure • Spring (Java)
Spring Boot (Java) • Docker • Kafka
OpenAI API • Langchain • MongoDB
Kubernetes • Splunk • Grafana
EXPERIENCE
BLACKROCK Software Engineer
Aug 2022 - Present San Francisco, CA
• Architected an AngularJS micro-frontend for an FX portfolio system, managing real-time exchange rate tracking across 2 million+ daily transactions.
• Integrated gRPC framework to streamline client-server interactions for an internal messaging system, optimizing communication for 15+ Aladdin Engineering software teams.
• Built & maintained 20+ Spring Boot microservices to refine cash allocation logic in rebalanced ETF baskets, increasing liquidity and improving financial outcomes.
• Leveraged Splunk and Grafana for log data and metrics consolidation, enabling efficient debugging during critical production issues.
• Product Management Rotation: Served acted as key liaison between developers and ETF portfolio managers, streamlining feature prioritization and technical explanations, reducing daily meetings by 20% daily. J.P. MORGAN CHASE & CO. Software Engineering Intern Sept 2020 - Mar 2021 Newark, DE
• Designed a parser to extract relevant data for the automation team from Outlook emails using Python, Java, and Alteryx, which is now used by over 6 teams internally.
• Developed an automated workflow using C++ and SQL for identifying unmapped entries on balance sheets, significantly reducing workflow execution time.
PROJECTS
NOTASGOODASADOC LLM for Doctors
Currently working on an embedded retrieval based LLM for doctors which derives information from a medical database known as UpToDate for doctors to answer niche, research-based questions on unique patients they may encounter.
STONKS Mock Stock Exchange
Web application using Node.js, React.js, Google Firebase, and IEXCloud API with user authentication, allowing one to buy shares of stocks with ”trial” money and challenge other users in terms of profit. TOT SPOT Celebrity Facial Recognition
Mobile application built using React Native and AWS Rekognition allowing users to scan and identify celebrity images using facial recognition capabilities based on machine-learning algorithms.
MULTIPLAYER CHESS ONLINE Game
A live, online chess game developed in React.js & Socket.io, which allows two players to play chess in real time, including validation checks on moves. Built a decision tree model to allow the users to play against the PC. BANDFRAN Network
Django web application integrating Spotify API to connect users based on their music interests. Developed matching algorithm using heuristics based on user’s playlists and genres.