resume
Updated resume March 2025.
Basics
| Name | Subodh Kathayat |
| Education | New Jersey Institute of Technology |
| Status | Computer Science, BSc (Expected Graduation: May 2027) |
| 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
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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.
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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
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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
- 2024
Garrison-Kirk Community Service Scholarship 2024
NJIT Career Development Services
Recognize the commitment and outstanding community service contributions of NJIT students and student groups.'
- 2022
Rising Star Innovation ICT Award 2022
ICT Award Nepal
Neptou – The tourism app got recognized as one of the top five finalists in the Rising Star Innovation category
- 2022
CodeFest 2022
Code For Change Org.
Secured 4th place in the biggest hackathon in Nepal against 300+ candidates.
Certificates
| AWS cloud practitioner | ||
| Amazon Web Services | 2025 |
| Intermidiate Software Engineering | ||
| CodePath.org | 2024 |
Languages
| Nepali | |
| Native speaker |
| English | |
| Fluent |
| Acchami | |
| Native speaker |
| Hindi | |
| Fluent |
Interests
| Artificial Intelligence | |
| Exploring the world of Artificial Intelligence. |