Software Engineer Intern

Krishi Cherukupalli

San Ramon, CA, ***** 925-***-**** *******************@*****.*** linkedin.com/in/krishi-cherukupalli Education

University of Maryland, College Park Graduating May 2027 Bachelor of Science, Computer Science College Park, MD

• Activities and Societies: First-Year Innovation and Research Experience (FIRE), Apex Fund, SEDS - UMD

• Relevant Coursework: Object-Oriented Programming, Data Structures & Algorithms, Discrete Mathematics, Statistics and Probability, Linear Algebra, Computer Systems, Organization of Programming Languages Experience

fabrix.ai Jun 2025 - Present

Software Engineer Intern Pleasanton, CA

• Automated the ingestion of developer data from the GitHub API, reducing data collection time by 2+ hours/week.

• Enabled real-time monitoring for a 8-person engineering team by developing Telegraf plugins to track key metrics.

• Reduced MTTR for IT performance issues by 10% through the creation of diagnostic and remediation workflows. Apex Fund Oct 2024 - Present

Quantitative Analyst College Park, MD

• Developed and implemented 3 trading strategies based on quantitative research and analysis of StatArb models.

• Conduct in-depth quantitative analysis of companies and sectors to identify investment opportunities and assess risks.

• Architected the multi-frequency data handling module for a backtesting engine, allowing simulation across 4 timeframes. Students for the Exploration and Development of Space - UMD Sep 2024 - Present Avionics Engineer College Park, MD

• Developed a 256-bit secure hash authentication system with replay protection for secure cubesat communications.

• Contributing to the design lifecycle of custom satellite components, which will be validated via high-altitude balloon test.

• Serving as a key team member in a partnership with the USNA to fly the custom components on an upcoming cubesat. Dublin Robotics Club Sep 2021 – May 2023

Team Captain/Robotics Engineer Dublin, CA

• Directed an 8-person team through the design and programming of a VEX robot, leading to a 65%+ win percentage.

• Secured 7 prestigious awards at regional/state/national competitions, earning recognition from the CA VEX board.

• Set a new facility record by designing and programming an autonomous function that scored 29 points in 15 seconds. Projects

Kalshi Market Maker Arbitrage Bot Python, Selenium Jun 2025

• Developed and backtested an automated trading bot for 15+ Kalshi weather markets using Kalshi and Selenium APIs.

• Engineered a statistical model that identified and executed 40+ opportunities per day by analyzing market data.

• Developed a mathematical model to exploit inefficiencies in bid-ask spreads, achieving a return of 4% in backtesting. ForEx Volatility Breakout Strategy Python (Libraries: Pandas, Matplotlib, Numpy, Seaborn, SKLearn) Oct 2024

• Integrated 10 years of USD/TRY data with key macroeconomic indicators for actionable market insights.

• Developed robust volatility measures using rolling windows, EWMA, and a GARCH(1,1) model to capture dynamic risk.

• Executed 30-90 day forecasts and built a profitable volatility breakout strategy, achieving a 3.5% return.

• Achieved a Sharpe ratio of 1.45 and a Sortino ratio of 1.60, complementing a Maximum Drawdown of 15%. SpotReview Swift, Google Cloud Platform Jun 2025

• Designed a full-stack social review app with a follower system and interactive feed, architecting a Firebase backend.

• Improved search result relevance by 10% by developing a custom region-biasing algorithm using 3 Apple Maps APIs.

• Constructed a responsive UI with 12 unique screens and 6 reusable components using Swift and a GCP backend. Tariff Pricing Model Python (Libraries: Pandas, SKLearn) May 2025

• Developed a pricing model to forecast commodity fair values using a pass-through formula, adjusting for tariffs.

• Engineered an automated backend pipeline to estimate exposure using web-scraped revenue data over 10 years.

• Integrated a rolling Z-score engine to generate trading signals and perform backtests over the last 3 major tariff events. Technical Skills

Languages: Python, Java, HTML/CSS, JavaScript (React, Express), MySQL, PHP, C#, Swift Technologies: Google Cloud Platform, Amazon Web Services, Streamlit, Flask, Docker, Selenium

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