SrujanChidarla
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I build systems that stay up,
and products people come back to.

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Srujan ChidarlaEntry-level · MS CS ’26
  • 2M+ requests/day in production
  • 99.9% uptime
  • MS CS · 4.0 GPA
  • 7 apps shipped
  • JobHuntOS on the Chrome Web Store
  • LeetCode 50 Days Badge 2026
  • Google Local Guide L9 · 76M views
  • State-level handball & 4×100m relay

Lap 01Selected work

Products with real decisions behind them

Six products, from the data model to the deploy. Open one for how it was built, the workflow, and what got in the way.

01LearningLive

AlgoChronicle

A free DSA path that remembers what you solved and builds a plan around the interview you actually have.

Role
Solo engineer
Shipped
159 problems in 13 levels, interview tags for 126 companies, reviews at 1 day/1 week/1 month, and native Android & iOS apps in testing.
  • Next.js
  • TypeScript
  • Firebase
  • Pyodide (WASM)
  • GitHub Actions
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02CommunityLive

Wildmate

A place for outdoor crews to find each other, plan the trip, and handle the logistics in one product.

Role
Solo full-stack engineer
Shipped
15+ metro hubs, real-time trip coordination, and Magic Paste AI drafting.
  • React 19
  • Node.js
  • Express
  • MongoDB
  • Socket.io
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03ProductLiveJobHuntOSFirst product in the Chrome Web Store
04AI systemsNeocortex Jarvis Life OSMost ambitious — learning new tech at scale
05AgriTechLiveAgriWiseWidest platform scope — 8 modules shipped solo
06EdTechLiveStudy ChapterA starting point before a country is chosen

Lap 02How I work

Built in production, shipped for people

Full-stack development, system design, and networking — shown through work, not job titles.

At scale
LB

2M+requests / day

System design in production

Architecture · reliability · performance

At Cognizant I contributed to Spring Boot microservices at 2M+ requests/day and 99.9% uptime — optimizing a hot-path query from P99 ~250ms to ~50ms and learning what reliability under load actually requires.

  • 2M+ req/day
  • 99.9% uptime
  • P99 optimization
  • Microservices
End to end
UIAPIDB

7apps shipped

Full-stack products shipped

UI · API · data · deploy

Wildmate, JobHuntOS, AlgoChronicle, StudyGlobal, and AgriWise — complete UIs, APIs, data models, and deploys I own. WalletGyde internship: 35% engagement ↑ and 40% faster transactions while earning my Master's.

  • 7 featured apps
  • Chrome Web Store
  • Live on Vercel
  • Real-time systems
How systems connect
clientserverSYNSYN-ACKACK

TCP/IPto the deploy pipeline

Networking & systems depth

TCP/IP · routing · CI/CD · cloud

MS coursework in computer networks (TCP/IP, BGP/OSPF) plus production infra work — Docker/CI at Cognizant, AlgoChronicle's push-to-publish pipeline, and thinking about how services talk, fail, and recover.

  • TCP/IP · BGP/OSPF
  • GitHub Actions
  • Docker / CI
  • Azure DevOps

Lap 03Work history

Experience that grounds the degree

Production engineering at Cognizant, then a fintech internship during my MS — the work that sits behind the degree.

2025Jan 2025 – Dec 2025

WalletGyde

Full-Stack Web Developer · Denver, USA · Remote

During Master's

Shipped a fintech platform during my Master's — 35% engagement ↑

  • 35%↑Engagement
  • 40%↑Speed
2021–24Mar 2021 – Apr 2024

Cognizant Technology Solutions

Software Engineer · Hyderabad, India

Pre-MS professional experience

Production foundation — contributed on systems at 2M+ req/day, 99.9% uptime

  • 2M+Daily Requests
  • 99.9%Uptime

Education

  • 4.0/ 4.0 GPA

    Master of Science in Computer Science

    University of Fairfax · Fairfax, VA

    Shipped Wildmate, JobHuntOS, and AgriWise while earning it

    Aug 2024 – Aug 2026
  • 3.8/ 4.0 GPA

    B.Tech, Information Technology

    VNR VJIET · Hyderabad, India

    Graduated with Honors

    Aug 2018 – Aug 2021

Lap 05Technical foundation

Tools I actually use

Honest levels, each tied to where I used it — ready to deepen in production, not pretending expertise I haven't earned.

  • OpenJDK
  • Spring Boot
  • Node.js
  • Express
  • Python
  • FastAPI
  • TypeScript
  • React
  • Next.js
  • Tailwind CSS
  • PostgreSQL
  • MongoDB
  • Firebase
  • Supabase
  • Socket.io
  • Docker
  • GitHub Actions
01

Backend

  • Java / Spring BootStrong
    4+ yrs learning · Cognizant · 2M+ req/day foundation
  • Node.js / ExpressStrong
    3+ yrs learning · Wildmate · JobHuntOS APIs
  • Python / FastAPIComfortable
    Learning · Neocortex agent backend
02

AI / LLM

  • Multi-LLM orchestrationStrong
    Shipped · Claude · Gemini · Groq routing
  • Streaming APIs (SSE)Strong
    Shipped · JobHuntOS real-time analysis
  • Prompt + agent designComfortable
    Learning · Neocortex · 15 agents
03

Networks & Infra

  • CI/CD (GitHub Actions)Strong
    Shipped · AlgoChronicle push-to-publish
  • Docker / Cloud deployComfortable
    2+ yrs learning · Cognizant · Vercel · AWS
  • Networks (TCP/IP, routing)Comfortable
    MS coursework · BGP/OSPF · load balancing concepts
04

Frontend

  • React / Next.jsStrong
    3+ yrs learning · Wildmate · StudyGlobal · portfolio
  • TypeScriptStrong
    3+ yrs learning · Production codebases
  • Real-time UIComfortable
    2+ yrs learning · Socket.io · live dashboards
05

Databases & Cloud

  • PostgreSQL / MySQLStrong
    3+ yrs learning · Enterprise + Supabase
  • MongoDB / FirebaseComfortable
    2+ yrs learning · Wildmate · AlgoChronicle
  • AWS / Docker / CIComfortable
    Learning · Cloud Practitioner · GitHub Actions

Lap 06Credentials

Certifications that signal learning

Featured credentials across cloud, AI, and full-stack — 20 in total, each linked to the issuer.

6 / 20 shown

Lap 07Tech notes

Writing that keeps me sharp

Short takes plus a longer essay on system design in the AI era — how architecture evolved, and why it still matters when I ship.

  1. TCP backpressure taught me more about microservices than most blog postsComputer networks coursework (congestion control, flow control, BGP/OSPF) maps cleanly onto service design: queues, rate limits, circuit breakers, and why P99 latency matters when the pipe fills up.NetworkingSystem DesignNote
  2. Why multi-agent systems are leaving the demo phaseA short take on how agent orchestration is moving from toy demos into real product workflows — and what that means for full-stack engineers learning AI tooling.AIAgentsLinkedIn
  3. What Next.js performance work actually looks like in productionCaching, image strategy, and shipping less JavaScript — practical notes from building recruiter-facing apps where first load still matters.Next.jsPerformanceLinkedIn
Research & ideasAll notes on LinkedIn

Lap 08Off the track

Athlete discipline

Same daily reps that ship products — track, gym, and multi-sport since school.

HybridSprints, strength, same daily reps.
Srujan on the track at sunset
TrackNever outrun your purpose.
Srujan training in the gym under a Michael Jordan quote
MindsetClimb it, go through it, or work around it.

State & district certificates6

Google Local Guide profile cardGoogle Maps · Explorer · SanchariLocal Guide L9Photos, reviews, and answers on Google Maps — viewed 76M times.11kcontributions54kpoints76Mviews53,605 / 100,000 points to Level 10Master ReviewerMaster PhotographerMaster TrailblazerMaster Fact Finder7,268 photos497 videos421 reviews2,005 answers161 places addedView profile

Lap 10Finish line

Let's build something that ships.

MS CS · 4.0 · graduating August 2026 · open to relocate anywhere in the US. I respond quickly.

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