Rushank Shah

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Rushank Shah

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I build software at LinkedIn.

01 / Career

Experience

LinkedIn

Software Engineer

Recruiter Product and Hiring Platform Backend

  • Build agentic features for LinkedIn Hiring Assistant, serving 1.5M+ users, using OpenAI and open-source LLMs.
  • Led migration of two critical resume-processing pipelines from Apache Samza to Flink, handling 350K+ resumes per day and 350M resumes in total.
  • Saved approximately $91K per year through the migration, reduced pipeline memory by 45% and 11% (approximately 8 TB total), and retired 60 TiB of legacy Kafka capacity.
  • Build LLM evaluation pipelines and run SFT and RL fine-tuning on Qwen models serving millions of requests daily.
OpenAIOpen-source LLMsQwenApache SamzaApache FlinkApache KafkaLLM evaluationSFTRL

C3 AI

Associate Solution Engineer

  • Shipped 8+ enterprise GenAI applications for government, manufacturing, and steel clients using RAG with PGVector and Gemini/OpenAI models, driving $4M+ in revenue and $10M+ in customer savings.
  • Built ingestion pipelines for structured MSSQL data and unstructured PDF and Docx documents, using multimodal chunking and indexing for accurate retrieval.
  • Developed a data model connecting 4+ data sources and a data pipeline for a major U.S. steel manufacturing facility, deploying it within 6 weeks.
  • Built enterprise AI applications with the Solution Engineering Team on the C3 Platform using JavaScript, Python, JSON, and C3typ.
PythonPGVectorGeminiOpenAIRAGMSSQLC3 PlatformJavaScriptJSONC3typRhinoJS

ClaimBrite

Software Engineer Intern

  • Built and launched a responsive, customer-facing website using Next.js and Tailwind CSS, with optimized performance, modern design, and mobile-first responsiveness.
  • Collaborated with designers, product managers, and stakeholders in an agile development environment to collect user feedback and iterate on website features.
  • Implemented design improvements informed by the feedback and feature iteration process to make the website more intuitive and user-centric.
Next.jsTailwind CSS

Keck Medicine of USC

Application Developer

  • Worked with the Salesforce Development Team on Lightning Web Components and Apex for Norris Cancer Hospital and the Transfer Center.
  • Wrote JavaScript scripts to automate manual tasks within the organization.
  • Resolved issues and wrote automated flows with the SharePoint and Power Automate team.
  • Supported marketing for the internship program.
SalesforceLightning Web ComponentsApexJavaScriptSharePointPower Automate

C3 AI

Solution Engineering Intern

  • Collaborated with the Solution Engineering Team to design and develop AI applications on the C3 Platform using JavaScript, Python, JSON, and C3typ.
  • Built a predictive maintenance platform for 1,500+ sensors at a manufacturing facility, partnering with one of the largest private companies in the U.S.
  • Built an ML model management system for 800+ models using Python and React, allowing users to customize hyperparameters and test models in real time through a user interface.
C3 PlatformJavaScriptPythonJSONC3typReact

Harvard Medical School (McLean Hospital)

Research Developer

  • Owned full-stack development of a HIPAA-compliant mental health iOS application in Flutter, with a secure and scalable backend on AWS.
  • Implemented backend development, routing, authentication, and video hosting using DynamoDB, Elastic Beanstalk, Route 53, Cognito, and S3.
  • Served as the project’s sole cloud-security point of contact, coordinating with the cloud security team and leading security and hosting services.
  • Developed the mental health application for Dr. David Rosmarin, managing its backend and iOS implementation.
FlutterAWSDynamoDBElastic BeanstalkRoute 53CognitoS3

METX Robotics

Research and Teaching Assistant

  • Designed and developed Amyra, a service robot, and led its software architecture and implementation; the project was showcased at NESCO and Grand Hyatt in Mumbai.
  • Programmed Arduino-based obstacle avoidance systems using ultrasonic and IR sensors, integrating software with embedded hardware.
  • Worked on line-following robots and IoT-based automation systems, and authored a research thesis on a PID-based line-following algorithm.
  • Taught over 20 students in STEM education and about 12 students in C programming.
  • Managed a three-day event for METX Robotics at the NESCO Exhibition Centre.
ArduinoC/C++ultrasonic sensorsIR sensorsPID-based line followingIoT automation
02 / Selected work

Projects

React · Node.js · JWT

Automated API and Database Management

Built an automated backend system using React and Node.js, with JWT authentication, format-string vulnerability checks, and API rate limiting. Published accompanying research on database creation, management, and generated APIs in IJRASET (DOI: 10.22214/ijraset.2022.41827).

Python · Pandas · NumPy · PyTorch

Dynamic Word Embeddings

Designed a custom rolling hash algorithm to compress word embeddings by 94% without loss of model accuracy, targeting resource-constrained mobile devices. Implemented with Python, Pandas, NumPy, and PyTorch.

React · Flutter · Rive · Flare-JS · STEM

Virtual Labs

Led the Virtual Labs team and developed the backend and mobile frontend. The project provides interactive virtual experiments using React for the web, Flutter for mobile, and Flare-JS for animations.

React · Firebase · Materialize

Inventory Management System

An inventory management application for an iron and steel company, built with React and Materialize CSS with Firebase as its backend. Manages inward and outward stock.

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Flutter · Firebase · Healthcare

Automated Hospital Management

A cross-platform hospital management application built with Flutter and Firebase for patient journeys, doctor coordination, and hospital operations.

React · Flutter · EdTech

Course It

A web and cross-platform mobile learning platform for students and professors, with analytics and customization features. Built with React and Flutter.

Flutter · Firebase · Agora RTC

U Connect

A Flutter real-time chat application with video calling, camera and gallery image sharing, login and logout, and emoji support, powered by Agora RTC and Firebase.

Flutter · ARCore · Augmented Reality

AR Marvel

An augmented reality application built with Flutter and ARCore featuring characters from the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Flutter · TensorFlow Lite · Computer Vision

Realtime Object Detection

A Flutter application using TensorFlow Lite to detect objects from a live camera and display prediction probabilities. Runs offline; the linked project post reports that loading four models used 105 MB.

Flutter · Offline-first · Product

Find Origin

An offline Flutter directory of about 150 apps across 25 categories, helping users find alternatives and open their Play Store listings. Country-of-origin information was based on market research and was not guaranteed to be accurate.

Flutter · Healthcare · AR

Rural Healthcare Management

An online and offline rural healthcare application with multilingual support, patient–doctor communication, cloud-based report storage, and event participation. Includes AR-based vaccine drives and automated vaccine-drive notifications.

05 / Community

Leadership & Community

Google Developers Students Club, DJSCE

Technical Coordinator

  • Led the club’s cloud, web, mobile, and IoT domains.
  • Connected with domain experts and conducted sessions and workshops.

Computer Society of India (DJCSI), DJ Sanghvi

Secretary

  • Managed the committee as a member of its core team.
  • Ensured committee meetings and events were effectively organized.

DJCSE Trinity, IDPT

Captain

  • Led the inter-department cultural competition effort over approximately two months.
  • Captained the team to a runner-up finish with limited budget and resources.

Computer Society of India (DJCSI), DJ Sanghvi

Publicity co-committee member

  • Helped conduct national-level events with participation from across India.
  • Visited colleges across Mumbai and built connections to publicize the events.
06 / Recognition

Awards & Explorations

  • Selected as a MITACS Globalink Intern 2021 for a four-month research internship on “Optimizing Worlds-In-Miniature for Mixed Reality Applications” at the University of Calgary, Alberta; unable to attend due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Secured 4th place in the national-level Scholastic Robotics Competition organized by IIT Bombay.
  • Won the CodeIt hackathon organized by E-Cell DJSCE in association with ACM DJSCE.
  • Finalist at Hack the Hourglass, organized by IEEE-MAIT, and DotSlash 4.0, organized by NIT Surat.
  • Authored a research thesis with METX Robotics on a PID-based line-following robot algorithm.
  • Earned first division with distinction in Bal Junior and Bal Senior keyboard organ examinations from Bharatiya Sangeet Samiti.
  • Managed a three-day event for METX Robotics at the NESCO Exhibition Centre.
  • Participated in the D.J. Nirmiti business plan competition in collaboration with ISME and DJSCE.
  • Completed the CANSAJ satellite design and launch workshop at Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology, Mumbai.
  • Participated in social service through the Rotaract Club of Mumbai Royales.
07 / Toolkit

Tools & Expertise

Languages & Databases

Python · TypeScript · JavaScript · Java · SQL · PostgreSQL · PGVector · NoSQL

AI & ML

LLMs (OpenAI, Gemini, open-source models like Qwen) · Agentic systems · RAG · Vector databases · LLM evaluation pipelines · RL & SFT fine-tuning · PyTorch

Frameworks

React · Next.js · Node.js · Express · Tailwind CSS

Data & Cloud

AWS (DynamoDB, EC2, S3, Elastic Beanstalk, Cognito)

Tools

Git & GitHub · VS Code · REST APIs

08 / Learning

Education

University of Southern California

M.S. in Computer Science. (CGPA 3.81/4)

Aug 2022 – May 2024

Dwarkadas J. Sanghvi College of Engineering

B.E. in Information Technology. (CGPA 9.55/10)

Aug 2018 – May 2022

Samata Vidya Mandir Junior College of Science and Commerce, Mumbai. (HSC board)

Science (Std. 12)

Feb 2018

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