Ahoy, I am

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Crafting Digital Experiences.

"I'm a backend developer proficient in constructing high-performance and
scalable systems that solve real-world problems while also delivering users
with chic and elegant experiences."

Who am I?


Hello! I'm Tejaaswini Narendran (finding it difficult to pronounce? no worries, call me TJ)!

I'm a Backend Developer with 3 years of professional experience based in Washington DC, US. I have a strong foundation in Python, especially within frameworks like Django and Flask, I've also extensively worked on frontend technologies like JavaScript, React, and Svelte.

I'm currently pursuing Masters in Computer Science at The George Washington University - School of Engineering and Applied Science.

I am passionate about cryptography and privacy protection, particularly Zero-Knowledge Proofs (ZKPs) and have worked as a Blockchain researcher concentrating on elliptical curves and anomalies in smart contracts.

When I'm not coding, you can find me reading books, playing the ukele, watching F1, driving RC cars or exploring the city.

Resume
Tejaaswini-Narendran

Where I’ve Worked?

Full Stack Engineer @ GALE Partners

Jan 2022 - Jan 2024

  • Developed secure APIs facilitating financial transactions for a prominent US-based bank, leveraging encryption protocols and achieving a 30% increase in transaction throughput, ensuring robust security and scalability.
  • Led a 3-member team in redesigning and developing an existing financial application, resulting in a 20% reduction in page response time.
  • Optimized database queries, reducing system load time from 5 seconds to less than 1 second, enhancing performance.
  • Designed and implemented a tailored notification system to promptly dispatch custom emails alerting system failures.

Co Founder / CTO @ KalaKumbh

Jan 2023 - April 2024

  • Lead the engineering team, fostering collaboration between design, product management, and business development teams.
  • Drove key decisions spanning technology stack, architectural design, business choices, and partnerships, ensuring a successful project outcome.
  • Architected the platform for scalability, selecting appropriate technologies and ensuring robust security measures for user data and privacy.
  • Within the first month of the MVP launch, we onboarded approximately 800 users, setting a strong foundation for continued growth

Platform Engineer / Founding Enginner @ Follo Platforms

Jan 2021 - Jan 2022

  • Developed Dr. Follo, an encrypted chat app for doctors and patients with a ledger platform for secure data storage and role-based access controls, reducing message delivery latency by 40% and enhancing security with multi-factor authentication.
  • Engineered a monitoring system to automate timely messaging in the doctor’s absence, increasing patient engagement by more than 40% and ensuring continuity of care.
  • Worked with doctors to integrate a decision-tree-based diagnostic framework into the chat app, enhancing patient care by ~50% through tailored symptom assessment and streamlined data collection.

Frontend Developer Intern @ Tezos India Foundation

Nov 2020 - Jan 2021

  • Took ownership of architecting and maintaining the official Tezos India website, ensuring a modular front-end structure, and deploying AWS Lambda for enhanced accessibility and performance.

Frontend Developer Intern @ Codemonk

April 2020 - Sept 2020

  • Led the development of the webpage for a healthcare startup client, using React to construct modular, responsive UI components that resulted in more than 45% boost in user engagement.
  • Optimized rendering using React’s lifecycle methods, resulting in a 25% reduction in loading times, and created organized Redux stores to ensure consistent data flow and business logic integration.

What I Worked With

Backend Frameworks and Databases

Python, Django, Go, Flask, PostgresQL, MonogDB, Redis, protobuf, RabbitMQ, CMS, ETL

Frontend and Design

ReactJS, JavaScript, Tailwind, Sveltekit, Figma


Cloud Services and Infrastructures

AWS, Docker

Version Control and Collaboration

Git

Research


I'm passionate about cryptography and privacy protection, particularly Zero-Knowledge Proofs (ZKPs) and have worked as a Blockchain researcher concentrating on elliptical curves and anomalies in smart contracts.

I've also worked on Identity Management Systems and Consensus.

Collating all my research work, I've co-authored a book titled "Blockchain for Beginners: Art of Decentralization and Cryptography" which lays the foundation for most of the web3 concepts that one would require to get started.

I've also given a few talks on the same topic at various conferences and meetups.

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Blockchain for Beginners

Some Things I’ve Built


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Blockchain for Beginners
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