Hi, I'm Harshaan Chugh|

I'm a Computer Science major at Cornell University passionate about Software Engineering, Cloud Development, and DevOps Engineering. Building scalable solutions and turning innovative ideas into reality.

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Technical Skills

Programming Languages

Java
Python
SQL
JavaScript
TypeScript
HTML
CSS
C
C++
OCaml

Frameworks & Libraries

React
Next.js
Node.js
Spring Boot
FastAPI
PostgreSQL
SQLite
Firebase

Tools & Technologies

AWS
Docker
Git
GitHub
Google Cloud
Postman
Linux
Kubernetes
$
Stripe API

AWS Certifications

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Solutions Architect
Associate
Amazon Web Services
✓
Data Engineer
Associate
Amazon Web Services
✓
Cloud Practitioner
Foundational
Amazon Web Services
✓

Professional Experience

Software Engineer Intern

Entropy Laboratories

Python XML REST APIs FreeTAKServer Raspberry Pi

Jun 2025 - Aug 2025

Leading migration of military-grade helmet data pipeline from Apache Server/AWS EC2 to on-premises FreeTAKServer for DoD standards. Built Python bridge converting HTTPS/JSON to Cursor-on-Target XML for 100+ device connections.

TAK Server UI Dashboard
UI of the FreeTAKServer running on RaspberryPI

Software Engineer Intern

PaintItForward

React HTML CSS JavaScript AWS CDK GitHub Actions

May 2025 - Aug 2025

Built serverless website on AWS S3/CloudFront/Route 53. Developed React portal with Cognito, API Gateway, Lambda, DynamoDB for 20+ member hour tracking. Implemented AWS CDK + GitHub Actions CI/CD pipeline with zero-downtime IaC provisioning.

Teaching Assistant

Cornell University

Algorithms Discrete Math LaTeX

Jan 2025 - Present

CS 4820/5820 - Analysis of Algorithms (Fall 2025)

Weekly office hours on greedy algorithms, DP, randomized algorithms, NP-completeness, cryptography.

CS 2800 - Discrete Mathematics (Spring 2025)

Led weekly discussion sessions for 20+ students. Resolved 150+ online posts for 400-student class. Hosted LaTeX workshop, held office hours, graded exams.

Student Researcher

Mentored by Dr. Kundu, Cisco Systems Inc.

LLM Analysis Academic Writing

July 2023 - Jan 2024

First-authored survey paper on usable security, AI algorithms, and LLM statistical analysis. Reviewed 30+ papers on AI ethics, endpoint security, authentication.

Projects

RabbitReels.com - Distributed AI Video Platform

Python, TypeScript, Next.js, FastAPI, PostgreSQL, Stripe, GCP

Built distributed AI video pipeline with RabbitMQ/FastAPI serving 50+ users generating 100+ videos monthly. Implemented Stripe payments with Google OAuth/2FA. Auto-scaling Redis job queuing reduced generation time from 5 mins to 2 mins.

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DormHop - Best Overall App, Cornell AppDev Hackathon

Python, Flask, SQLAlchemy, Docker, Google Cloud, OAuth

Mobile app for Cornell dorm room swaps with Docker/Flask/SQLAlchemy backend on Google Cloud. Google OAuth with signed JWTs securing 20+ routes. Scraped 30+ housing pages with <50ms cached responses. Built recommendation engine using cosine similarity on amenity vectors.

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FileScout

Java, JavaScript, HTML/CSS, Spring Boot, React, Node.js

Full-stack React/Spring Boot app for file management and statistics. Multithreaded processing boosted read throughput by 2.2× with race condition prevention. Integrated Prometheus metrics scraping and Grafana dashboards for performance monitoring.

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CornellHelpBot

Java, OpenAI API, Reddit API

Reddit bot assisting 100+ prospective Cornell students with admissions queries. Automated responses using Reddit API and OpenAI API for top-level comment replies in Cornell subreddit.

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