Available for New Grad Positions - December 2025

Prajwal Umesh
Nagalakshmi

Full-Stack Software Engineer | AI Developer

About Me

Prajwal Umesh Nagalakshmi

I'm a passionate Full-Stack Software Engineer and AI Developer pursuing my Master's in Computer Science at California State University, Dominguez Hills. With a strong foundation in modern web technologies and AI integration, I specialize in building scalable applications that solve real-world problems.

3.7
GPA
Dec
2025 Grad

Experience

Software Engineer Intern
Appleute • Bangalore, India
Oct 2021 - Mar 2022
  • Developed core features for Betra, an MVP enabling cashierless, AI-powered shopping in small retail stores
  • Built React Native app with QR-based store entry/exit, digital shopping carts, and automatic payments
  • 40% improvement in user engagement through performance optimization
  • 25% improvement 25% reduction in loading times via NestJS API optimization

Leadership & Volunteering

Section Leader
Stanford University: Code In Place • Remote
Apr 2023 - May 2023
  • Delivered weekly 1-hour Python programming lessons to groups of 10–15 students using Stanford's Code in Place curriculum
  • Guided student learning, clarified core concepts, and addressed technical questions in a diverse, global online classroom

Featured Projects

Agent Sentinel
Agent Security Monitoring SDK with real-time threat detection
Jul 2025 - Aug 2025
Python
FastAPI
Next.js
TypeScript
OpenAI GPT-4o
  • Real-time threat detection with @monitor decorator
  • Multi-agent intelligence engine with 5-stage workflow
  • FastAPI backend with multi-layer threat detection algorithms
  • Next.js dashboard with comprehensive security reporting
Diff Digest
AI-powered release notes generator from GitHub pull requests
Apr 2025 - May 2025
React
TypeScript
Express
OpenAI API
GitHub API
  • Real-time AI-generated release notes
  • Multi-layer caching system
  • Modern responsive UI with dark/light themes
  • GitHub API integration with PR diff parsing
ReKindle
Cross-platform networking app with AI-powered follow-ups
Jun 2025
React Native
Expo
OpenAI GPT-4o
Whisper API
  • Business card and LinkedIn QR scanning
  • Voice note transcription with Whisper
  • Privacy-first local storage architecture
  • Built in 24 hours during hackathon
Voice Assistant
Voice-driven productivity app with task management
Mar 2025 - Apr 2025
React Native
NestJS
Firebase
Whisper API
  • Real-time audio transcription
  • Smart task generation with GPT-3.5
  • Secure backend with PostgreSQL
  • Dark-themed responsive UI
AgentBay
Modular AI agent platform enabling intelligent multi-agent coordination for specialized tasks
AI Agents + MCP Hackathon
FastAPI
Langchain
OpenAI GPT-4o
MCP
  • Purpose-built agents for YouTube, finance, and travel planning
  • Context-aware agent routing using Model Context Protocol (MCP)
  • Intelligent multi-agent collaboration and task handoff
  • Built entire platform in 6 hours - 3rd place hackathon winner
DealCart+
Java 21 microservices e-commerce platform with gRPC, auto-scaling, and production monitoring
Sept 2025 - Sept 2025
Java 21
Spring Boot
gRPC/Protocol Buffers
Docker
AWS
React
Tailwind
  • Architected Java 21 microservices with ProtoBuf/gRPC and SSE streaming
  • Implemented parallel vendor fan-out, server-streamed quotes, token-bucket rate limiting
  • Designed promise-graph checkout with timeouts/retries, idempotency, SAGA rollbacks
  • Built production-style auto-scaling: CPU/memory-based scaling (1→5 instances)

Technical Skills

Languages
Python
Java
TypeScript/JavaScript
Systems
Unix/Linux
Git
Backend & Distributed
Spring Boot
Django
FastAPI
gRPC & Protocol Buffers
Microservices
Async/Concurrency
SAGA
REST APIs
Frontend & Mobile
React
Next.js
React Native
Tailwind CSS
AI & Security
OpenAI API (GPT-4o, Whisper)
Agent/Security Monitoring
Cursor
Vercel v0
Database
PostgreSQL (RDS)
MySQL
MongoDB
Prisma ORM
Cloud & DevOps
AWS (EC2, S3, RDS)
Docker & Docker Compose
CI/CD (GitHub Actions)
Firebase

Let's Create Something Amazing

Ready to Connect

I'm actively seeking new graduate software engineering opportunities. Let's discuss how I can contribute to your team's success and build the future together.

prajwal.un16@gmail.com
California, US