Software Engineer Information Technology

Shashank Ajit Walke

+1-984-***-**** ******@****.*** linkedin.com/in/shashank-walke-728536191 Raleigh, NC Portfolio: https://shashank8walke.github.io/

EDUCATION

North Carolina State University Raleigh NC 08/2024 – 05/2026 Master’s in Computer Science GPA – 4.0 / 4.0

Walchand College of Engineering Sangli MH India 07/2017 – 05/2021 BTech in Information Technology CGPA – 9.19 / 10 Grade A+ Courses – Neural Networks, Automated Learning Data Analysis, Database Systems Management, Advanced Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, Design and Analysis of Algorithms, Data Visualization SKILLS

• Python, Tensorflow, Pytorch, Scikit-learn, Numpy, Pandas, Matplotlib, OpenCV, R, Tableau, Jupyter

• Java, Javascript, C++, Angular, Shell Scripting, Perl, React, HTML, CSS

• SQL, MongoDB, AWS, Git, Docker, Linux, Microservices, Rest APIs, NodeJS, OOPs, Jenkins WORK EXPERIENCE

Veritas Technologies: Software Engineer – NetBackup Appliance Team (NBA) 04/2023 - 07/2024

• Led developed "Appliance Cloud Toolkit" using ML algorithms for NBA OS upgrades. Implemented data- driven recommendations, predictive alerts, and one-click management on the System Health Insights platform, resulting in increased customer satisfaction by 25% through advanced analytics.

• Optimized NBA patch upgrades using shadow partitioning, reducing upgrade time by 40% (180 to 110 mins).

• Designed a disaster recovery solution for high-availability clusters to retain appliance configurations. Veritas Technologies: Associate Software Engineer and Intern 07/2021 - 03/2023

• Developed HAMSA, a Vulnerability Tracking and Management Tool by integrating RedHat APIs, Blackduck, and machine learning, for automated reports, insights and component analysis. Thus, adopted by 20+ internal teams saving 15% time during product pre-planning and release activities.

• Collaborated with cross-functional teams for the development of 2 simultaneous NBA patches per quarter to deliver an average of 10% new features, 70+ security vulnerability fixes, and core escalations fixes.

• Integrated security engines from leading Endpoint protection providers, creating an Antimalware feature that empowered users to detect, quarantine, and eliminate threats. PROJECTS

• SightBuddy – Won “Best Use of GenAI” award at HackNCState-25 hackathon by MLH AI-powered web assistant leveraging NLP and Gemini for text summarization, voice-to-text conversion, and intelligent action execution, empowering visually impaired users to navigate and comprehend digital content

• Multi-label Threat Classifier: Proposed a novel architecture combining autoencoder and random forest, improving accuracy from 75% to 78% by unsupervised feature learning and hyperparameter optimization.

• WolfLease: a secure subleasing web app featuring user authentication, digital lease signing, and personalized flat recommendations based on user profiles, preferences, and area-specific data analysis.

• Density based Traffic Management System using OpenCV and CNN with 92% accuracy. CERTIFICATIONS, ACHEIVEMENTS, LEADERSHIP

• PluralSight: Fundamental Cloud Concepts for AWS, Introduction to Security and Architecture on AWS

• Veritas [2022-2024]: 2 Star of the Quarter Awards, 5 WoW Awards, Mention in company newsletter for innovation and major contributions in releases. Finalist in a hackathon for an event-based backup strategy.

• Walchand College of Engineering [2018-2021]: Finalist (ACM hackathon for blockchain-based healthcare inventory management system), Winner (3 coding competitions with 500 + participants), Winner

(Reverse coding competition, a state-level event at COEP Pune).

• Mentor, Head of Public Relations(PR), and Event Lead [2018 - 2021] - Walchand Linux Users Group to organize and publicize technical events, workshops, and club activities with 2000+ participants.

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