resume

Updated resume March 2025.

Basics

Name Subodh Kathayat
Education New Jersey Institute of Technology
Status Computer Science, BSc (Expected Graduation: May 2027)
Email kathayatsubodh@gmail.com
Url https://github.com/subodh10000
Summary An undergraduate student who loves <#> Coding </#>, occasionally wins at badminton 🏸 and sees life through a cinematic camera lens 🥹📸

Work

  • 2025.02 - Present
    Data Management Intern
    New Jersey Institute of Technology
    Managing large datasets and developing software to streamline department events efficiently.
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  • 2024.09 - 2025.02
    Undergrad Research Assistant
    New Jersey Institute of Technology
    • Designed a swarm robotic localization system using Python (Pymunk, Pygame) to optimize robot positioning algorithms, resulting in a 25% reduction in localization error.
    • Collaborated with students to apply data analysis and visualization techniques to real-world robot datasets.
  • 2024.06 - 2024.08
    Software Engineering Fellow
    Headstarter AI
    Spent my freshmen year summer learning the SDLC implementation
    • Built backends for 3 AI apps using Python, OpenAI, and Stripe API with 98% accuracy seen by 1,000 users.
    • Developed projects from design to deployment leading 2+ engineering fellows using MVC design patterns
    • Coached by Amazon, Bloomberg, and Capital One engineers on Agile, CI/CD, Git, and microservice patterns

Projects

  • 2018.01 - 2018.01
    Echoes (Demo)
    Echoes is an iOS app that helps people who can't speak or hear communicate easily. It works without the internet.
    • Building an iOS app with Swift and Core ML for seamless communication via text-to-speech and speech-to-text
    • Implemented a locally trained AI model for on-device document processing and intelligent responses
  • 2018.01 - 2018.01
    Neptou - The Tourism Bud (Demo)
    An IOS app that helps international tourists in Nepal explore safely and have the best experience.
    • Engineered Neptou’s mobile architecture using Swift and Google Maps API, implementing scalable location-based services and integrated SOS system
    • Pitched the project at Nepal Tourism Board.
  • 2018.01 - 2018.01
    Ask Me Badminton
    A Chatbot that has the most recent information about the badminton world.
    • Programmed an AI-powered chatbot for real-time Badminton news updates using LangChain, Next.js, Vercel, andOpenAI, enhancing response accuracy with web scraping and vector embeddings
    • Implemented a Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) system that helped in real-time info
  • 2018.01 - 2018.01
    Terminal Asteroids game (Demo)
    A space game inspired by the Star Wars movie.
    • Created a console-based Asteroids game in C++, leveraging OOP and physics to create realistic gameplay
    • Designed a toroidal mapping system and optimized collision detection, enhancing gameplay responsiveness
  • 2018.01 - 2018.01
    LoFi Steampunk Generator(Demo)
    Helps music creators learn chords through visual patterns and sound
    • React for building an interactive UI with reusable components
    • Tone.js & standardized-audio-context for audio synthesis and cross-browser sound control
    • CSS & GitHub Pages for steampunk-themed visuals and easy deployment

Skills

Mobile App Development
Swift
Xcode
SwiftUI
UIKit
AWS
Figma
Web Development
HTML5/CSS3
React.js
APIs
PostgreSQL
Node.js
Git/Github
Programming (Proficient)
Python
C++
Non-tech
Badminton
Camera

Volunteer

  • 2020 - Present

    Nepal

    Founder/President
    AashakaPaila.org
    Created a non-profit organization in Nepal during the 2020 pandemic. Led 30+ active members, completed 20+ major community projects, and helped 300+ families in need.
    • By 2030, we aim to help 2,000+ families in need. We donate food, clothes, stationery items, menstrual kits, etc.
    • We focus on assisting homeless families, orphaned children, senior citizens, and others in need.

Awards

Certificates

AWS cloud practitioner
Amazon Web Services 2025

Languages

Nepali
Native speaker
English
Fluent
Acchami
Native speaker
Hindi
Fluent

Interests

Artificial Intelligence
Exploring the world of Artificial Intelligence.