Arpit Kumar

Software Development Engineer Intern | AI/ML Engineer
Bengaluru, IN.

About

Highly motivated and results-driven Software Development Engineer Intern with a strong foundation in AI/ML and full-stack development, proven by significant contributions to projects at Fidelity Investments, Adalat AI, Merlin AI, and Samsung R&D. Eager to leverage expertise in building scalable, high-performance systems and optimizing complex processes to drive innovation and deliver measurable impact in a dynamic tech environment.

Work

Fidelity Investments (Fortune 500 MNC)
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SDE Intern

N/A, N/A, US

Summary

Led migration efforts for critical communication platforms, projecting significant cost savings and delivering key integration proofs-of-concept.

Highlights

Contributed to the migration of Correspondence Manager to the Communication Orchestration Platform, projected to save nearly $10M annually in print communication costs.

Delivered a Proof-of-Concept (POC) for Email Communication integration within the Migration Architecture, enhancing system interoperability and future scalability.

Adalat AI (MIT/Oxford incubated, Harvard-backed legal tech in 15%+ Indian courts.)
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Software Engineer Intern

N/A, N/A, India

Summary

Developed robust CI/CD pipelines and specialized AI tools to enhance legal tech operations, significantly improving efficiency and reliability.

Highlights

Built a CI/CD pipeline with comprehensive quality checks (linting, testing), slashing deployment time by 75% (from 2 hours to 30 minutes) and eliminating manual testing.

Developed a Golang audio analyzer utilizing RMS calculations to detect silent segments in WAV files, enabling legal teams to quickly navigate lengthy court recordings.

Set up a Playwright and Checkly-based testing framework, achieving 90% coverage of critical user flows to ensure application stability and reliability.

Samsung R&D
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Research and Development Intern

N/A, N/A, Korea (Republic of)

Summary

Conducted advanced research in AI-generated image detection, achieving high accuracy in distinguishing real from synthetic media.

Highlights

Fine-tuned a Resnet-50 model to differentiate between real and AI-generated images, achieving 93% accuracy.

Implemented a source detection mechanism using watermarks, enhancing the integrity verification of digital media.

Merlin AI (Series A startup with $8M in Funding and 1.5M+ Users)
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SDE Intern

N/A, N/A, US

Summary

Optimized cloud infrastructure, developed full-stack AI tools, and enhanced data delivery mechanisms for a rapidly growing AI startup.

Highlights

Monitored AWS-deployed Merlin CMS CPU usage using Amazon CloudWatch and automated Slack notifications via AWS Lambda when usage exceeded 40%.

Revamped PDF-chat and built end-to-end AI tools, automating tool creation through CMS, resulting in a 25% increase in organic search traffic and 10% revenue growth within 2 months.

Engineered an architecture for pre-generating and storing embeddings, leading to faster load times and improved user suggestions.

Developed back-end systems for daily region-specific data fetching via Cronjobs, enhancing user experience and data relevance.

Integrated Sentry for comprehensive error reporting, improving system stability and debugging efficiency.

Education

SRM Institute of Science and Technology
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

B.Tech.

Computer Science and Technology

Grade: 9.0 CGPA

Languages

English

Skills

Languages

Typescript, JavaScript, SQL (Postgres), Golang, Python.

Frameworks

React JS, Express JS, Next JS, Firebase, Langchain, LlamaIndex, Cloudflare Workers, Java SpringBoot, GraphQL.

Developer Tools & Platforms

Git, Github, Docker, AWS (EC2, S3, Cloudwatch, Lambda), Prisma ORM, Playwright, Checkly, Sentry, Tiptap, Azure, Zustand, Shaden.

AI/ML & Data Science

AI/ML, Deep Learning, Natural Language Processing (NLP), Large Language Models (LLMs), Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG), Resnet-50, Embeddings.

Software Development & Engineering

Full-Stack Development, Backend Development, Frontend Development, CI/CD, System Design, API Development, Performance Optimization, Cloud Computing, Database Management, Problem Solving.

Projects

DocConverse

Summary

A document interaction application leveraging Retrieval Augmented Generation for enhanced knowledge consumption and API cost optimization.

Dyslexify AI

Summary

A Chrome extension and backend system designed to assist individuals with dyslexia through integrated LLM and image models, offering personalized and accessible experiences.