Harshaan Chugh

Computer Science @ Cornell University

Milpitas, California

Harshaan Chugh

I'm passionate about software engineering, cloud computing, and building scalable systems! If my experience matches what you are looking for, please email me for my updated resume.

Technical Skills

Programming Languages

Java
C++
C
Python
SQL
TypeScript
Golang
LaTeX
OCaml

Frameworks & Libraries

CUDA
CUDA
gRPC
gRPC
Redis
Spring Boot
FastAPI
Linux
Kubernetes
Docker

AWS Certifications

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Solutions Architect – Associate · Data Engineer – Associate · Cloud Practitioner – Foundational

Work Experience

Software Engineer Intern

Google

May 2026 - Aug 2026

Incoming intern on Android Automotive OS (AAOS), the in-car infotainment platform built into vehicles.

Software Engineer Intern

Entropy Laboratories

Python REST APIs TAK Server Raspberry Pi

Jun 2025 - Aug 2025

Leading migration of military-grade helmet data pipeline from Apache Server/AWS EC2 to on-premises TAK Server for DoD standards. Built Python bridge converting HTTPS/JSON to Cursor-on-Target XML for 1,000+ device connections.

Software Engineer Intern

Paint It Forward

TypeScript React Next.js AWS DynamoDB

April 2025 - July 2025

Built a highly available website for the nonprofit. Developed a portal to log work hours for 20+ volunteers. Created a CI/CD pipeline that provisions IaC with zero downtime.

Academic Experience

Data Engineer & Project Lead

Cornell Data Science

C++ TCP Distributed Systems

Sep 2025 - Present

Built GitDistributed, a Git-like version control system in C++ over a client-server architecture, on a small team. Built the distributed primary-backup system supporting replication, failover, and multi-client collaboration over TCP.

Teaching Assistant

Cornell University

Jan 2025 - Dec 2025

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

Held weekly office hours on greedy, DP, randomized algorithms, NP-completeness, and cryptography. Guided students in debugging and designing solutions.

CS 2800 - Discrete Mathematics (Spring 2025)

Led weekly discussion sessions for 20+ students and 150+ Q&A threads for a 400-student class. Co-hosted a LaTeX workshop.

Projects

RabbitReels.com

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

Built a platform to serve a distributed AI video pipeline once serving 50+ users generating 200+ videos. Implemented Stripe payments and used Redis metrics to appropriately scale containers.

Robinhood & Plaid MCP Server

Python, Go, FastAPI, PostgreSQL

Built MCP server with a companion Go ingestion service, enabling LLMs to reason over financial data. Backed tools with PostgreSQL.

DormHop - Best Overall App

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

Android app that lets students list rooms and negotiate dorm room swaps as featured in Cornell AppDev's SP25 Hack Challenge.

FileScout

Java, JavaScript, Spring Boot, React, Node.js

Full-stack app for file management and multithreaded word processing.

CornellHelpBot

Java, OpenAI API, Reddit API

Reddit bot assisting prospective Cornell students with admissions queries. Automated AI responses using Java Reddit API Wrapper.

LeetCode — Top 5%

Java

LeetCode Knight — Top 5% of users globally.

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