Aryan Gandhi

Software Engineer & Writer

Crafting digital experiences with clean code and compelling stories. Passionate about building products that make a difference.

Recent Experience

Latest roles where I've built production tools and learned like crazy thanks to some great engineers.

Software Engineering Intern

Amazon

Aug 2025 - Nov 2025

Seattle, WA

S3 Infrastructure

React

TypeScript

Node.js

PostgreSQL

AWS

Software Engineering Intern

Coinbase

May 2025 - Aug 2025

San Francisco, CA

Developer Experience Infrastructure

Vue.js

D3.js

SCSS

Python

Docker

Backend Engineering Intern

Workiva

May 2024 - May 2025

Chicago, IL

Machine Learning Infrastructure

Python

Docker

SQS

FastAPI

Education

Academic background.

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC)

B.S. Computer Science & Statistics(Dec 2024)
M.S. Computer Science (in progress)(Dec 2025)

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Building Journey Highlights

Key milestones in the journey of building, learning, and creating impact.

BuildIllinois

2023 - Present·University of Illinois

community

Co-founded Illinois' largest student-run tech club, bringing together 500+ students, industry leaders, and entrepreneurs to showcase innovation.

500+ attendees, 50+ speakers

Event Planning

Community Building

Fun

Teamwork

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First Hackathon Win

2022·Caterpillar

hackathon

Won the Caterpillar Hackathon Summer 2023. Built a new way for Caterpillar dealers to complete inspection of vehicles leveraging Generative AI.

1st Place - Overall

React Native

Firebase

Azure

AWS Cognito

First Line of Code

2020

achievement

Started the journey with Python, building simple scripts to pull stock market data

The beginning

Python

Pandas

Selenium

Technical Writing

Latest technical articles and tutorials from real-world development experiences.

Frontend

1/15/20248 min

Building Scalable React Applications with TypeScript

A comprehensive guide to structuring large React applications with TypeScript, covering best practices for maintainable code.

React

TypeScript

Architecture

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Backend

1/10/202412 min

Optimizing Database Queries for Better Performance

Deep dive into SQL optimization techniques, indexing strategies, and query planning for high-performance applications.

SQL

PostgreSQL

Performance

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CSS

1/5/20246 min

Modern CSS Techniques for Better UX

Exploring CSS Grid, Flexbox, and modern properties to create responsive and accessible user interfaces.

CSS

Responsive

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Writing & Thoughts

Personal reflections and thoughts on technology, creativity, and continuous learning.

📝Early Writings(2021)

📚

Books That Changed My Perspective

A curated list of books that shaped my thinking about technology, creativity, and personal growth.

11/5/2021Read more

🎯

Finding Focus in a Noisy World

Strategies for deep work and maintaining focus in an age of constant distractions and infinite scrolling.

9/10/2021Read more

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✨Recent Thoughts(2024)

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Building in Public

Why transparency in the development process creates better products and stronger communities.

1/20/2024Read more

⚡

The Art of Technical Decisions

How to make technical choices that balance innovation with pragmatism in fast-moving environments.

1/12/2024Read more

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