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About Me

I'm Y Manish Kumar

Software Development Engineer

I’m a Software Development Engineer and a Computer Science graduate from PES University, Bangalore, with hands-on experience in building scalable, secure, and performance-driven software systems. I’ve worked across multiple domains including full-stack web development, backend systems, cloud infrastructure, machine learning, IoT, and cybersecurity. I enjoy solving real-world problems through clean architecture, efficient APIs, and user-focused solutions.

I’m naturally curious and continuously explore new technologies to sharpen my engineering skills. I enjoy building projects end-to-end, optimizing systems for performance and reliability, and learning by doing in fast-paced environments.

Skills & Abilities

My Education

Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science

PES University, Bangalore

2021-2025 | Completed

Pre-University (12th)

Vidya Jyothi PU College, Kolar

2019-2021 | Completed

Secondary School (10th)

Kendriya Vidyalaya, Beml Nagar

2009-2019 | Completed

Projects

Experience

Connect-X

Software Development Engineer (SDE)

January 2026 – Present

  • Working on full-stack development, focusing on UI presentation, backend APIs, and platform engineering.
  • Building and integrating secure REST APIs and improving end-to-end system reliability.
  • Collaborating closely with product and business stakeholders to translate business requirements into production-ready features.
  • Actively contributing to an AI-first development approach, including LLM-based frontend and backend integrations.
  • Following strict security best practices across authentication, authorization, and API access.
  • Taking ownership of features and delivering work ahead of schedule in a fast-paced startup environment.

Trainee Engineer

September 2025 – December 2025

  • Implemented enterprise-grade JWT authentication with AWS Cognito and developed 7 custom RBAC permission classes, securing 100% of production API endpoints for the Digital Twin energy management platform.
  • Achieved 75% performance improvement (40s→10s load time) through aggressive caching, lazy-loading, and database optimization strategies, delivering exceptional user experience.
  • Automated AWS infrastructure provisioning using CloudFormation templates for VPC, Load Balancer, Athena, S3, and Glue, reducing manual configuration overhead and ensuring consistent deployments.
  • Built production-ready RESTful APIs with Django REST Framework integrated with AWS Athena for real-time energy analytics, achieving 100% test coverage with pytest and zero production bugs.
  • Developed full-stack Digital Twin dashboard using React 19 and Next.js 15

Carelon Global Solutions, Bangalore

Technology Intern

May 2025 – Aug 2025

  • Contributed to the enhancement of Ignite, an internal innovation portal for startup collaboration.
  • Designed and developed a scalable web app called Ignite External for startups to register, pitch, and update profiles.