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Rudraksh Bhandari

Hi, I'm Rudraksh Bhandari

CS Major @ UC San Diego | Former SDE Intern @ AWS Hyperplane

I build efficient full-stack applications focused on reliability, scalability, and real-world impact.

Currently

What I'm up to right now

Building

NomNom - Campus delivery platform.
David Brower Center - NPO relationship database

Learning

Machine Learning, Computer Vision, and Theory of Computability @ UCSD

Exploring

SWE opportunities for Summer 2026

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  role: "SDE Intern @ AWS",
  building: ["NomNom", "David Brower Center"],
  stack: ["React Native", "TypeScript", "Node.js"],
  learning: ["ML", "Computer Vision"]
};

About Me

I'm Rudraksh Bhandari, a second-year Computer Science major at University of California San Diego and former Software Development Engineer Intern at Amazon Web Services (Hyperplane team). I like building full-stack applications to solve real-world problems.

At AWS Hyperplane, I developed frontend and backend tools that were adopted across the team, including a CLI command generator that reduced on‑call manual effort by ~75% and accelerated incident response times.

I'm currently the Co‑founder and Lead Developer of NomNom, a UCSD‑exclusive delivery startup with student courier and customer apps built in React Native and Firebase, integrating Stripe payments, OTP verification, and live tracking.

Previously, I founded and launched the ShareAllBooks mobile app, a UAE‑based book‑sharing platform featured in national press with 2,000+ downloads and 1,500+ book transactions.

At Triton Software Engineering, I develop full‑stack features for the David Brower Center platform—a database for nonprofit organizations to visualize relationships between NPOs—using TypeScript, React, Node.js, Prisma, and Postgres.

I also serve as Sophomore Representative at Triton Quantitative Trading, leading outreach and seminars on risk management, game theory, and options strategies.

3.96

GPA @ UCSD

2K+

App Downloads

Rudraksh Bhandari

Experience

June 2025 – September 2025

Software Development Engineer Intern

Amazon Web Services - Hyperplane Team

Sunnyvale, CA

  • Partnered with operators and senior engineers to design and ship production-ready frontend and backend tools now adopted by the entire Hyperplane team for daily operations.
  • Automated on-call operations by developing a CLI command generator that cut manual engineer effort by ~75% and improved incident response latency.
  • Engineered a backend event-publishing service that unified patching visibility across 14 EC2 cluster groups, reducing root-cause detection time and accelerating cross-team debugging during availability incidents.
November 2025 – Present

Software Developer

Triton Software Engineering — David Brower Center

San Diego, CA

  • Building full-stack features for David Brower Center—a database platform for nonprofit organizations to visualize relationships between NPOs—using TypeScript, React, Node.js, Prisma, and Postgres.
  • Contributing to frontend and backend architecture, API design, and database schema for organization data and relationship mapping.
November 2024 – May 2025

Software Developer

Triton Software Engineering — Psyches of Color

San Diego, CA

  • Developed full-stack features for Psyches of Color mobile app (MongoDB, Express.js, React Native, Node.js) to provide mental health resources for underserved communities.
  • Collaborated within a 12-member cross-functional team (engineers, designers, PMs, EM) to implement frontend screens and backend APIs, improving app usability and streamlining data flow.
August 2023 – September 2024

Founder & Lead Developer

ShareAllBooks

United Arab Emirates

  • Founded and launched a book-sharing mobile app (App Store & Play Store), reaching 2,000+ downloads within the first year
  • Featured in national UAE press; facilitated 1,500+ donations/sales, creating a trusted community platform for books.
  • Utilized React Native, JavaScript, Firebase, and EmailJS for user authentication, data storage, and email confirmations.
September 2025 – Present

Co-founder & Lead Developer

NomNom

San Diego, CA

  • Built two React Native apps: Student app for ordering UCSD dining hall deliveries and Rider app for student couriers, using TypeScript, Firebase, and Stripe; implemented UCSD-only login and live tracking.
  • Designed end-to-end order flow and Firestore transaction logic for OTP and drop-off delivery, preventing duplicate accepts.
  • Integrated notifications, in-app chat, and live ETAs using Expo Location and React Native Maps.

Projects

ShareAllBooks

Built a book-sharing platform connecting book lovers across the UAE.

2k+ installs, 1.5k+ transactions, featured in UAE national press. React Native mobile app with Firebase backend, user authentication, real-time database operations, and EmailJS notifications.

React Native Firebase EmailJS

NomNom

UCSD-exclusive delivery startup connecting students with dining hall couriers.

UCSD-only authentication, live ETAs, Stripe payments. Dual React Native apps (Student & Rider) with TypeScript, Firebase Firestore transactions, real-time location tracking, OTP verification, and in-app chat.

React Native TypeScript Firestore

David Brower Center

Database platform for nonprofit organizations to visualize relationships between NPOs.

Full-stack development with TypeScript, React frontend, Node.js backend, Prisma ORM, and Postgres (Supabase). Building APIs and database schema for organization data and relationship mapping as part of Triton Software Engineering.

TypeScript React Prisma Postgres

Psyches of Color

Psyches of Color develops a mental health app serving underserved communities.

Full-stack development with React Native frontend and Node.js/Express.js backend APIs with MongoDB. Collaborated in agile environment with 12-member cross-functional team to improve mental health resource access.

React Native Node.js MongoDB

Case Studies

How I approach high-impact product and engineering problems

AWS Hyperplane

Reducing On-Call Operational Load

Built a CLI command generator and backend tooling that removed repeated manual incident-response steps and improved operator response latency.

  • Paired with operators and senior engineers to map the highest-friction workflows.
  • Designed UI + backend flow for reliable command generation and validation.
  • Result: manual effort reduced by approximately 75% for recurring on-call tasks.

NomNom

Building a Two-Sided Campus Delivery System

Designed student and courier app workflows, transaction-safe order handling, and UCSD-only guardrails for secure campus operations.

  • Implemented end-to-end order lifecycle and Firestore transaction protections.
  • Integrated OTP delivery, Stripe payments, and real-time ETA updates.
  • Shipped a production-ready flow balancing reliability and speed for student users.

Personal Systems

Publishing a Live Health Metrics Dashboard

Created an automated Oura ingestion pipeline and front-end dashboard with trend visualizations to make daily recovery and activity signals transparent.

  • Automated hourly data refresh and secret rotation handling in GitHub Actions.
  • Normalized API responses into a stable public JSON schema.
  • Delivered an accessible UI with trend charts and contributor-level breakdowns.

Skills & Technologies

What I work with

Programming Languages

Java
Python
TypeScript
C++

Frameworks & Libraries

React Native
React.js
Node.js
Express.js

Databases

MongoDB
Firestore
MySQL
Postgres

Cloud & Tools

AWS
Firebase
Git
Stripe
Expo
Vercel

Let's Connect

Get in touch with me

Location

San Diego, CA