Columbia Engineering

Staff Software Engineer at Google

Plaid

Software Engineer

Engineer in websearch infrastructure, both backend and frontend. Extensive design and development experience in C++, Java, Javascript, Python, Go, etc. encompassing distributed systems, backend and frontend logic, performance/latency, and experimentation infrastructure. Also participate in leadership roles, mentoring, interviewing, recruiting.

Google

Staff Software Engineer

Engineer in websearch infrastructure, both backend and frontend. Extensive design and development experience in C++, Java, Javascript, and Python, encompassing distributed systems, backend and frontend logic, performance/latency, and efficient delivery to web clients. Also participate in interviewing, recruiting and other efforts to improve engineering in the NY and Mountain View offices.

Senior Software Engineer

Reported for Pocket PC Thoughts, a premier handheld technology website.  Also provided server infrastructure assistance for Pocket PC Thoughts and other Thoughts Media Family sites.

Thoughts Media Inc.

Contributing Editor, System Administrator

Taught six three-credit undergraduate courses as a graduate instructor (preceptor); topics included Introduction to Computer Science, Data Structures, Discrete Math, and Software Engineering, with class sizes up to 92 students. Received high evaluation scores (average 4.5/5.0).

Columbia University

Preceptor

Developed additions and modified existing infrastructure of the company’s primary product, HydraOS, used in their commercial load-balancers. Low-level systems programming in BSDi UNIX and Linux, protocol implementation, and maintenance.  Coordinated software, hardware design and infrastructure with the engineering team.

HydraWEB Technologies Inc

Software Developer

Cofounded Internet startup specializing in distributed 3D Internet technologies.  Played major role in product development and product specifications, particularly server-side network infrastructure, tools and products to realize the company’s goals.  Assisted in development of the business plan, hiring and employee coordination, and office systems maintenance.

Altiverse Systems, Inc

Co-Founder/Technical Lead

Engaged in a variety of research, primarily involving collaborative intrusion detection and event infrastructures. Primary research included the Worminator project, an infrastructure for privacy-preserving intrusion alert sharing, and XUES, an event capture and event recognition framework for heterogeneous network/device management and monitoring. Administered 10+ workstations and 10+ servers running Windows, Linux, and Solaris.

Graduate Research Assistant, System Administrator

Specialize in end-user and corporate IT consulting, dealing with PCs, PC networks, and software development. Involved in long-term projects and relationships on a personal basis with many customers, including small-to-medium organizations in distribution, retail, labor, and manufacturing. Professional instruction for individuals and corporate groups.

Janak Parekh