About
Nithin Reddy
Poola
I design for failure, build for scale, and instrument everything in between. I care about systems that survive their first real outage, code that reads like a well-edited essay, and products that feel inevitable.
When I'm not building, I write about engineering craft, architecture decisions, and the gap between theory and production.
Experience
Where I've worked.
Software Development Engineer Intern
UMBC — Dept. of CSEE
End-to-end ownership of the CyberRange Portal: Next.js/React UI, Node/Express services, MongoDB data layer. Built class management, lab uploads, progress tracking APIs, and RBAC with audit logging. Implemented SAML SSO, hardened sessions/CSRF, automated VMware vCenter VM lifecycle. Containerized with Docker, fronted by NGINX with TLS termination.
Graduate Teaching Assistant
UMBC — CMSC 481 Computer Networks
Evaluated routing, congestion control, and socket programming assignments. Guided students through packet-level debugging and networked system design.
Web Development Intern
Oasis Infobyte, Delhi
Built e-commerce frontend with measured performance improvements. Optimized page-load times and task completion funnels.
Data Science Intern
Small Talk Technologies, Chennai
Trained ML models on behavioral signals for recommendation systems. Engineered features and validation pipelines for conversion uplift.
Education
Where I studied.
M.S. in Computer Science
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Focus: Distributed Systems, Cloud Computing, Operating Systems
B.E. in Computer Science (GPA 8.97/10)
Saveetha School of Engineering (SIMATS)
Academic Topper · Java Subject Topper · Patent Pending (IoT)
Technical Skills
What I work with.
Languages
TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, Java, SQL, C++
Frontend
React, Next.js, Tailwind CSS, Framer Motion
Backend
Node.js, Express, FastAPI, REST, GraphQL, WebSockets
Data
PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, Prisma, Pandas
Infrastructure
Docker, NGINX, AWS, Azure, VMware vCenter, CI/CD
Security
SAML/SSO, OAuth2, JWT, CSRF, RBAC, TLS
Certifications
Verified expertise.
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