Hi 👋, I'm Nikunj Agarwal

I am a passionate Software Engineer with 3+ years of experience in developing and optimizing backend systems. I am enthusiastic about solving customer problems and building high-quality software products. I have worked on various backend projects, including REST APIs, crawlers, microservices and distributed state machine framework.

• 🎓 Computer Science Graduate Student at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• 💻 Software Development Engineer Intern at Amazon, Seattle
• 🌱 Experienced in REST APIs, crawlers, microservices, distributed systems, NLP
• 📚 Currently learning Agentic AI workflows(Self-Learning Goal) and Distributed Systems(In Depth through UIUC Courses)
• 💬 Ask me about Software Design, Databases, Backend Engineering
• 📄 Checkout my Resume

Languages and Tools:

🏆 Open Source Contributions:

• apache-hive
• spoon
• webprotege-backend-service

🏆 Projects:

• Google File System
• Search Engine
• FoodForward
• ScholarChain
• Viber
• NLP API Analysis

📜 Certifications:

• AWS Fundamentals: Going Cloud-Native
• Crio Launch Student Developer