Shail Desai

Backend Software Engineer



About Me

I'm a primarily backend software engineer with a solid foundation in software engineering, data analysis, API development, and cloud technologies. I am passionate about leveraging my skills to develop innovative solutions and contribute to the growth and success of future projects. I'm always looking to talk to interesting people and explore new opportunities, so feel free to contact me.

Resume

Here is my work experience, education, skills, and some certifications I have.

Experience

IndustryPro

Senior Software Engineer

November 2024 - Present

  • Maintaining and growing virtual infrastructure foundations serving as the backbone of our day to day core operations. Specifically developing these as a scalable framework that supports ongoing innovation and growth.
  • Created a machine learning model using ChatGPT to develop and vet prospecting leads.
  • Working closely with the CRM DealCloud, as well as other industry tools such as SuperSend, SendGrid, Dispatch, SourceScrub, etc.
  • In my work, there is a heavy emphasis on using APIs to transfer data between our CRM and other technologies.
  • Re-invented password security utilities and best practices across the company to conform with industry standards.

Berkshire Hathaway Energy

Software Engineer

January 2024 - November 2024

  • Used IBM Maximo to monitor and manage assets across the country.
  • Worked on complex problems that involve correcting issues with substations.
  • Created backend solutions using Python for daily energy station requests such as work order processing and requisition viewing.
  • Worked and communicated with tool owners to build, demolish, and create different types of tools and entities.
  • Created weekly diagnostic sheets compiling energy production for all of Berkshire Hathaway Energy subsidiaries.

Amazon

Software Engineer

May 2022 - July 2023

  • Created and managed APIs for the Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence teams regarding the acquisition and classification of data.
  • Acquired and processed obfuscated personal data to detect ’bad actors’ (those who have taken over an account) and other threats to user security.
  • Deployed an inter-region platform that analyzed thousands of data points in order to identify ’bad actors’ through multiple device inputs.

Intel

Software Engineer

August 2021 - May 2022

  • Used Splunk to help create alarms and manage user retention for an internal service.
  • Created an API to analyze course completion logs for Jupyter Notebooks and output them to a third party service for tracking.
  • Worked with AWS and TCP/IP protocols to create an authentication service for a proprietary product in order to move functionality to the cloud.

Education

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Bachelors in Computer Science

August 2017 - May 2021

Graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with my Bachelor's of Science in Computer Science in 2021. Focused on cloud technologies and machine learning during my time there.

Skills & Expertise

  • Python
  • Java
  • C++
  • Amazon Web Services
  • Azure
  • SQL
  • Machine Learning
  • Javascript

Certifications

  • Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals
  • Google Introduction to Generative AI
  • More coming soon! I'm focusing specifically on courses from Harvard, Microsoft, and more to improve my skills in AI development