Mehul Daruka

About Me

Hi! My name is Mehul Daruka and I'm a recent graduate from University of Texas at Austin with degrees in Computer Science and Mathematics! 🤘

I'n an avid full-stack developer with experience building out mobile & web applications in fields ranging from health technology to consumer social.

I'm deeply passionate about creating beautiful and useful products that benefit those around me, and I'm always eager for opportunities to learn new technologies and skills. Feel free to connect with me if you'd like to talk!

Skills

Languages

Python

JavaScript

Java

TypeScript

C

Front-End

React

HTML

CSS

jQuery

Android

Back-End

Node.js

GCP

AWS

Firebase

Flask

Java Spring

PostgreSQL

Tools & Others

Git

Figma

Linux

R

Work Experience

Software Development Engineer Intern - Amazon Inc.

May 2022 - August 2022

Austin, TX

  • Spearheaded development of accessibility feature for the FireOS tablet aiding users with visual or reading impairments to read content on device screen
  • Ideated easy-to-use UI using Java (Android) consisting of extensive user controls, interfacing with text-to-speech infrastructure for speech generation
  • Wrote search algorithm to retrieve accessibility node content within selection boundary specified by user, minimizing touch-to-speak latency by approximately 40%

Software Engineer Intern - CME Group

June 2021 - August 2021

Remote

  • Built platform allowing Clearing team to generate currency delivery estimate report for foreign exchange contracts using Java Spring and JavaScript, saving business users hundreds of hours every quart
  • Developed forecasting algorithm to assess current open interest and expected values for upcoming delivery cycle, and implemented daily UC4 job to facilitate automated migration of computed data into new database
  • Constructed platform UI with JSP, jQuery and CSS, and architected back-end service and repository classes

Software Engineer - Dive Chat

May 2020 - August 2023

Austin, TX

  • Developed mobile and web platforms for channel-based messaging application using React Native, Redux and Firebase
  • Utilized cross-platform UI/UX component toolkits to build out 20+ custom interfaces, including an elaborate chat experience, event management pipeline, chat settings and thorough authentication/onboarding flow
  • Secured application using database security rules and implemented push notifications using Node.js serverless functions deployed to Google Cloud Platform

Projects

CloudCare

Kinetic Keys

LaundryLine

Houston Happiness Index

Omelia

Manika and Heeren's Wedding Website