
Rohit Patnala
I'm a Designer
About
An IIT Kanpur graduate offering about 9 years of professional work experience across the fields of Software Architecture, Design & Engineering, Data Analaytics, UI/UX Design & Development, and Team Management.

Full Stack Developer
Aspired to become a data scientist but then life destined me towards developing a passion towards software engineering.
- Birthday: 16 April 1994
- LinkedIn: @rohitpatnala
- City: Bangalore, IND
- Age: 30
- Qualifications: B.Tech, Masters from IIT Kanpur
- Available for work: Yes
Over my ~9 years of experience, I've worked on developing robust and scalable backend services using C# & Python (across different projects) and have also worked on developing intellectual user interfaces. With time, I find myself passionate about developing interesting user interfaces, but that doesn't limit me to extend my contributions for the backend aspect of things.
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Resume
This section provides a glimpse of my recent work and education.
Summary
Bio
Innovative and deadline-driven software developer with 8+ years of experience designing and developing user-centered applications and services from initial concept to final, polished deliverable.
- Bangalore, India
- +91 966 3535 087
- rohit.patnala16@gmail.com
Education
eMasters
Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
2022 - 2024
Pursued an online master's degree in communication systems to acquire strong foundation on next generation wireless technologies (5G/6G) and Quantum Computing
Bachelor of Technology
Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
2012 - 2016
Pursued a bachelors degree in biological sciences and bioengineering to acquire strong foundation across genetics, neurobiology, bioinformatics and tissue engineering. The coursework also comprises of electives across domains like Humanities and Social Sciences.
Internships
Intern
National University of Singapore
May 2015 - July 2015
Designed a universal wheelchair drive as part of a bio-robotics research project. Focused on mechanical design and modeling using SOLIDWORKS to develop innovative mobility solutions.
Intern
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
December 2014
Developed a precision mouse brain mounting assembly for neuroscience research applications. Utilized AutoCAD extensively for detailed mechanical design and prototyping.
Professional Experience
Staff Software Engineer
Nielsen
September 2024 - February 2025
- Worked as an architect for an internal Machine Learning Ops platform that enables in-house data scientists to run large scale recipes to help customers reap the best out of targeted media advertising.
- Mentor the team in managing the infrastructure resources on AWS for cost optimization and resiliency.
Software Engineer II
Microsoft Corporation
February 2022 - September 2024
- Mentored a team of 4 cross functional peers in the development of robust UI workflows to seamlessly deploy 5G SaaS & IaaS based configurations from cloud to edge devices, enhancing deployment efficiency by 60%.
- Collaborated with product managers and principal architects to identify system inefficiencies; optimized flows, revitalized coding practices, and minimized crash rates by 40%, enhancing overall user experience.
- Develop slick dashboards using Power BI to help monitor various KPIs to ensure better progress management across projects and processes.
- Lead the designing of wireframes across various Azure teams to help maintain consistency in user experience.
- Actively participate in code reviews and maintain coding standards for better maintainability of the code base.
Software Engineer
CBRE South Asia
July 2021 - January 2022
- Designed a standalone API using AWS for a VR-based tool in real estate, using Django REST framework to process polygon coordinates; enhanced customer property visualization experience by 60%.
- Revamped microservices for an internal billing application using Django, by developing restful APIs for report generation and workflow forms; slashed processing time by 60% and increased data accuracy by over 90%.
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Coursework
This section intends to highlight some of the notable courseworks I've accomplished as part of my education at IIT Kanpur and Coursera, that would help me stand apart.
Data Structures & Algorithms
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Quantum Computing
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Machine Learning
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Deep Learning
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Data Visualization
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Probability & Statistics
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