@harshitakona456

Software Engineer III

Khoros India R&D Pvt. Ltd. •  May 2021 - Present•  Bangalore

● Collaborated with cross-functional teams for 7+ platform integrations (including WhatsApp and Reddit) through by building network-agnostic authentication and message flows, reducing integration effort by 30%. ● Promoted to Software Engineer III in a mid-year cycle (in 1.5 years) following recognition from the CPTO for leading high-impact work on the TikTok integration. ● Architected and implemented a multi-entity authentication system for Reddit using Java, later used as a blueprint for 5+ platform integrations, saving 40+ engineer hours per integration. ● Developed deep expertise in core backend microservices and introduced robust local development environments, slashing average debugging time by 60%. ● Established 100% production stability for critical systems with zero P0/P1 incident reversals by enforcing strong test coverage, clear ownership, and timely issue resolution. ● Mentored 4+ new engineers and led structured onboarding sessions for both internal hires and external partner teams, including deep dives into architecture, services, and developer workflows. ● Collaborated in 9+ internal R&D demos and technical proof-of-concepts, showcasing backend capabilities that influenced strategic business decisions and fostered cross-team collaboration. ● Reviewed 80% of pull requests in a team of 5 developers preventing critical bugs and ensuring production readiness for major feature releases. ● Facilitated knowledge-sharing sessions and documentation improvements for junior engineers, increasing team's understanding of complex systems and reducing onboarding time by 50%.

Senior Software Engineer

Muse Wearables•  September 2019 - April 2021

● Teamed up with mobile and product teams to design and implement 15+ REST APIs and 5+ database schemas for the Muse Health mobile app using Flask, enabling seamless backend integration. ● Built biomedical algorithms and REST APIs in Python to estimate HRV , Respiratory Rate, and Blood Pressure from PPG signals achieving high clinical accuracy (≤5 ms for HRV , ≤1 bpm for respiration, ≤5 mmHg for BP).

Software Engineer

Claritrics India Private Limited•  June 2018 - July 2019

Developed a full-stack web application for EHR (Electronic Health Record) annotation individually using Play framework in Scala.

Research Intern

IIT Madras•  May 2017 - September 2017

FO and MSO approach to Some Graph Problems: Approximation and Poly time Results.

IIIT D&M, Kancheepuram

Computer Science & Engineering, B.Tech•  June 2014 - June 2018

GPA: 8.52