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Ayush Sharma Kaundinya

Summary

Software Engineer with 3+ years of hands-on experience in full-stack development and applied AI. Built and shipped production systems for real clients, working on REST APIs, database design, backend systems, computer vision, and NLP-based projects. Published researcher in object detection and transformer-based text summarization.

Education

  • Computer Engineering
    2025
    Gandaki College of Engineering and Science
    GPA: 2.84
    Courses: Artificial Intelligence, Natural Language Processing, Simulation and Modeling, Data Mining, Digital Signal Processing and Analysis, Cloud Computing, Theory of Computing, Probability, Numerical Methods

Work Experience

  • Software Engineer
    2024-07-01 - 2026-03-01
    Giga Infosoft Pvt. Ltd.
    Full ownership of the company's web applications across frontend, backend, and database layers. Worked directly with clients to gather requirements and deliver solutions on schedule.
    • Reduced bug backlog by approximately 40% through systematic refactoring and code review
    • Maintained a 100% on-time delivery rate across multiple client projects
    • Designed and integrated REST APIs with third-party services, cutting manual data-handling time for clients by roughly 60%
    • Engineered and deployed 6 live institutional web portals for schools and organizations using Python, FastAPI, Django DRF, Next.js, and ReactJS
  • Co-Founder & Founding Engineer
    2023-01-01 - 2023-12-01
    FlintIT (Startup)
    Co-founded the startup and worked on technical decisions including system design, deployment, and client delivery.
    • Built AI-powered web applications with features like text analysis, image recognition, and data processing to solve client needs
    • Handled client communication and delivery from start to finish without a dedicated project manager
  • Freelance Software Engineer
    2022-01-01 - 2022-12-01
    Freelance
    Built full-stack web applications for clients, working on frontend, backend, and database systems.
    • Integrated databases and third-party services to deliver complete, working applications
    • Added basic machine learning features like text classification and image-based processing in web applications

Skills

Programming Languages

  • Python
  • JavaScript
  • SQL
  • C++
  • Go

AI / ML

  • PyTorch
  • TensorFlow
  • Scikit-Learn
  • HuggingFace Transformers
  • YOLOv8
  • DeepFace
  • NLTK
  • LLM RAG
  • pandas
  • NumPy

Frameworks

  • Django
  • FastAPI
  • ReactJS
  • Next.js
  • Redux
  • Tailwind CSS

Tools and Infrastructure

  • Docker
  • Git
  • GitHub Actions
  • Redis
  • PostgreSQL
  • Linux
  • Bash

Soft Skills

  • Client communication
  • Technical ownership
  • Independent problem solving
  • Cross-functional collaboration

Publications

  • An In-Browser Proctoring System Using YOLO-Based Object Detection and Gaze Analysis
    2025
    Journal of Artificial Intelligence and Capsule Networks
  • Abstractive Summarization of News Articles Using BART
    2025
    Pokhara Engineering College Journal

Portfolio

  • InBrowser Proctoring System
    Browser-based exam monitoring with YOLOv8 object detection and gaze analysis
  • News Summarization using BART
    Fine-tuned BART transformer on 300k+ articles for abstractive summarization
  • Facial Emotion Detection
    Real-time system classifying 7 facial expressions using DeepFace
  • Question Paper Builder
    Desktop tool for composing exam question papers using Qt Framework
  • College Management System
    Academic platform managing enrollment, attendance, and grades for 500+ students

Languages

  • English
    Fluent
  • Nepali
    Native

Interests

  • Deep Learning
  • Natural Language Processing
  • Computer Vision
  • Large Language Models
  • Generative AI
  • Multimodal Learning