Manikandan Gobalakrishnan

Who am I?

Hey there, I'm Manikandan Gobalakrishnan! I'm that developer who gets unreasonably excited about clean code and stays up way too late debugging. When not chasing the perfect solution, I'm probably exploring some shiny new tech that caught my attention. My learning style? Dive in headfirst and figure out how to swim while falling! Apparently I'm also learning Swimming.

My code is so meticulously organized they make my sock drawer look chaotic—I've been known to refactor perfectly working functions at 2 AM just because the indentation felt wrong. My superpower? Making complex systems look so simple your grandmother could use them. I believe good documentation is like flossing - everyone knows they should do it, but I'm one of the few who actually does(both!). Currently seeking opportunities where I can build meaningful tech, preferably at places that don't mind the occasional dad joke in code comments. Let's create something awesome together!

Quick Facts

  • Master's in Cybersecurity @ UCM
  • 4+ Years in Software & Cloud
  • Based in Plano, Texas
  • Targeting SDE Roles

Interests

  • Fitness
  • Gaming
  • Coding
  • Learning

Work Experience

March 2022 - December 2023

Software Engineer II

Profinch

January 2020 - February 2022

Software Engineer I

Profinch

Skills & Technologies

Programming Languages

Java 90%
Python 90%
JavaScript 85%
SQL 80%
C++ 75%

Frameworks & Tools

Spring Boot 85%
Apache Kafka 80%
Node.js 75%
AWS 70%
REST APIs 70%
Java
Python
JavaScript
SQL
C++
HTML/CSS
Spring Boot
Apache Kafka
RabbitMQ
REST APIs
Node.js
Express.js
AWS
Docker
Kubernetes
Jenkins
PostgreSQL
MongoDB
MySQL
Apache Hive
Hive Metastore
Git/GitHub
Postman
Redis

Featured Projects

AI Makerspace Nexus
Personal

StreamPulse - Event Processing Platform for Wikimedia

Apache Kafka Spring Boot Dockers Kubernetes

StreamPulse - Event Processing Platform for Wikimedia

Spearheaded the development of real-time data capturing and processing of over 500,000 Wikimedia events daily, including edits, page views, and user interactions

Leveraged Apache Kafka for robust, horizontally scalable data ingestion, increasing data processing throughput by 30% and reducing data latency by 40%, significantly enhancing system performance

TikTok Filters
Academic

Zero-Trust Microservices Security Gateway

Java Spring Boot Spring Security JWT OAuth2

Zero-Trust Microservices Security Gateway

Designed a microservices architecture using Spring Boot, with Eureka for dynamic service discovery and Feign for efficient inter-service communication

Integrated an API Gateway to centralize routing and enforce secure access to microservice endpoints, improving system-wide reliability and control

Implemented JWT authentication with Spring Security 6 and OAuth2 with Keycloak to enable scalable, centralized identity and access management for both service-to-service and client interaction

Intelligent Tutoring
Personal

GlobeXchange

Java Spring Boot GCP Docker Eureka

GlobeXchange - Forex Conversion Platform

Devised a scalable, currency exchange platform using microservices, enabling real-time conversions for over 50 currencies

Implemented advanced microservices patterns, including service discovery with Eureka Server, distributed tracing with Zipkin, and API Gateway integration to optimize communication and enhance security

Accelerated deployment and scalability by containerization services with Docker and deploying on Google Cloud Platform, reducing deployment time by 60% and improving scalability by 80%

Better Spotify Wrapped
Personal

Indeed Clone

React.js Node.js MongoDB Kafka Docker

Indeed Clone

Engineered a full-stack application leveraging microservices architecture which streamlined user & company registration with 2-step authentication & real-time chat for over 5,000 users; employed Kafka for seamless inter-service communication.

Employed Redis for data caching, achieving a 35-millisecond improvement in average database response time. Leveraged JMeter and Mocha to rigorously test website performance post-deployment on AWS ECS with SSL secure connections.

Better Spotify Wrapped
Hackathon

PharmaSight - Drug Effect Predictor

React.js JavaScript Flask Python MongoDB

PharmaSight - Drug Effect Predictor

Designed a healthcare platform that analyzes 61,102 drug-side effect associations to deliver personalized medication risk insights for patients and healthcare professionals

Engineered an interactive Streamlit interface with efficient data filtering and visualization, enhancing user engagement and simplifying complex drug interaction analysis

Enabled informed clinical decisions and improved patient safety by providing predictive insights on potential adverse effects based on user-specific medication input

IdentifAI Project
Academic

Amazon Product Comparator

Python AWS SQL REST APIs

Serverless Amazon Product Analytics

Built a serverless pipeline using AWS Lambda, API Gateway, and S3 to automate ingestion and processing of Amazon product metadata, eliminating manual data handling.

Integrated Athena with Python to enable fast, scalable querying, improving data analysis speed by 35% and boosting accuracy to 98%.

Streamlined end-to-end product data comparison, enhancing real-time decision-making for e-commerce insights.

Gopu
Personal

Flow – AI Travel Assistant

React OpenAI API Axios

Flow – AI Travel Assistant

Developed a minimalist mobile app using React Native and OpenAI API to assist users in planning trips through conversational AI, offering personalized travel recommendations.

Implemented a smooth and structured UI/UX with guided chat flow, Figma-based designs, and local data persistence via AsyncStorage, enhancing usability and engagement.

Enabled real-time, intelligent travel planning by integrating OpenAI for dynamic conversation generation and summarization, streamlining trip decision-making.

Beelinguapp Redesign
Hackathon

KitchenGenius

React.js Flask TensorFlow OpenAI API

Kitchen Genius – Recipe Assistant

Built a full-stack AI assistant that identifies ingredients from user-uploaded photos using a custom-trained TensorFlow model and OpenCV2, automating recipe generation.

Integrated OpenAI’s GPT to deliver personalized recipes with macros (carbs, protein, fat) tailored to dietary goals like high-protein or low-carb, enhancing meal planning for busy users.

Enabled real-time interaction with seamless frontend-backend communication, improving cooking efficiency and decision-making for home cooks, students, and professionals.

LiftIQ: Gym App with AI Coach
Academic

RetentionFlow: Churn Analytics

Apache Airflow AWS Redshift Power BI

RetentionFlow: Scalable ETL for Churn Analytics

Developed a fully automated ETL pipeline using Airflow, Glue, and Redshift to detect early signs of customer churn by processing behavioral and transaction data from multiple sources.

Built modular DAGs for orchestration and leveraged Glue to clean, transform, and merge datasets before storing them in Redshift for optimized querying.

Delivered retention dashboards in Power BI, reducing manual analysis by 70% and helping teams act faster on customer drop-off patterns.

Education

University of Central Missouri

Master's in Computer and Information Systems

Jan 2024 - May 2025

GPA: 3.60/4.0

Mepco Schlenk Engineering College

Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science

Jul 2016 - May 2020

GPA: 3.45/4.0

Get In Touch

MG

Let's Connect

Feel free to reach out to me for any opportunities, questions, or just to say hello!

LinkedIn

@manigkrish

GitHub

@manigkrish