Pranitha Gaddam
Education
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
University of North Texas
- UNT Professional Leadership Program
- UNT Eagle Ambassadors
- UNT Computer Science Club
Professional Experience
Software Engineering Intern
- Developed platform UI features with Angular for a Fortune 300 enterprise with 35,000+ daily users.
- Refactored SpringBoot microservices and tuned MongoDB/Elasticsearch queries to improve latency for heavy traffic.
- Implemented Redis caching for APIs fetching from BigQuery, cutting response times by 90%+.
- Built VS Code AI assistant to offer design-system snippets with RAG, reducing developer lookup time by nearly half.
- Strengthened deployment reliability with Kubernetes CI/CD on Azure using canary releases and automated testing.
Accessibility Research
- Benchmarked 50+ Unity accessibility plugins against WCAG 2.0, exposing gaps in flashing-light detection, FoV adjustment, and volume analysis.
- Built a Unity plugin automating 14 accessibility checks, adding functionality missing in existing tools.
- Automated compliance reporting, reducing manual QA validation effort by more than half.
Featured Projects
A showcase of my recent work and personal projects that demonstrate my skills and passion for development.
Multi-Modal Knowledge Assistant
(Ongoing) An AI-powered knowledge assistant that merges text, media, and documents into a unified RAG-based retrieval system with customizable agentic workflows.
Accessibility Plugin for Unity
A Unity plugin that enhances game accessibility by guiding developers in detecting and resolving key accessibility issues.
Automated File Downloader
A python script using the Google Cloud Platform (GCP) to automatically download files from a folder in Google Drive to a local folder on your device.
Certifications
Forage
Goldman Sachs - Software Engineering Job Simulation
Completed a Goldman Sachs virtual experience simulating governance analysis by identifying password security flaws and recommending cryptographic improvements.
Credential ID
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Forage
J.P. Morgan - Software Engineering Job Simulation
Built and debugged a web application using JPMorgan’s Perspective library to create a real-time data visualization dashboard for traders.
Credential ID
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Udemy
The Complete 2024 Web Development Bootcamp
Completed a full-stack web development bootcamp with hands-on projects using React, Node.js, Express, PostgreSQL, and REST APIs, while gaining practical experience with Git, authentication, and deployment workflows.
Credential ID
UC-da333d85-5a2f-4c0d-94e5-74b6302d032c
ISC2
Certified in Cybersecurity (CC)
Achieved ISC2 Certified in Cybersecurity (CC) certification, demonstrating foundational knowledge in cybersecurity principles, practices, and technologies.
Credential ID
University of North Texas
CSE Undergraduate NSA Cybersecurity Certificate
Currently pursuing the Cybersecurity Certificate program at the University of North Texas, focusing on core areas such as network security, threat mitigation, risk management, identity and access control, and security operations.
Credential ID
In Progress
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