About Me


Hello! I'm Jaissica, a recent Master of Science graduate in Computer Science from Khoury College of Computer Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, MA.

I enjoy creating and experimenting with things that live on the internet, whether its captivating websites, innovative applications, or interactive online projects.


Here are the few technologies I've been working with recently:

      Programming:

    1. Java
    2. Python
    3. Javascript
    4. TypeScript
    5. C++
    6. C
    7. Go
    8. C#/.NET

      Backend Development:

    1. Django
    2. Express
    3. Node
    4. Nuxt
    5. Flask
    6. Spring MVC
    7. Rest API's

      Frontend Development:

    1. HTML/CSS
    2. Bootstrap
    3. React
    4. Vuejs
    5. Angular
    6. Redux
    7. jQuery

      Database Systems:

    1. MongoDB
    2. SQL Server
    3. MySQL
    4. Oracle
    5. PostgreSQL
    6. SQLite

      Database Science & Visualization:

    1. Tableau
    2. Power BI
    3. NumPy
    4. pandas
    5. scikit-learn

      Cloud Services:

    1. AWS (EC2, S3, RDS, ECR, IAM, Glue)
    2. Azure

      Testing Tools:

    1. Cypress
    2. VWO
    3. A/B Testing

      Development Tools:

    1. GraphQL
    2. Docker
    3. Postman
    4. Git

      Monitoring and Data Tools:

    1. Datadog
    2. Kibana
    3. Redis
    4. RabbitMQ
    5. Kafka

      Content Management:

    1. Storyblok



Resume


Actively seeking Full Stack / Software Developer roles


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Actively seeking challenging SDE roles

Hello! I'm Jaissica, a recent Master of Science graduate in Computer Science from Khoury College of Computer Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, MA.

I enjoy creating and experimenting with things that live on the internet, whether its captivating websites, innovative applications, or interactive online projects.


Here are the few technologies I've been working with recently:

      Programming:

    1. Java
    2. Python
    3. Javascript

    4. TypeScript
    5. C++

      Backend Development:

    1. Django
    2. Express
    3. Nodejs

    4. Nuxt
    5. Flask
    6. Rest API's

      Frontend Development:

    1. HTML/CSS
    2. Bootstrap
    3. Reactjs

    4. Vuejs
    5. Angular
    6. Redux

      Database Systems:

    1. MongoDB
    2. SQL Server
    3. MySQL

    4. Oracle
    5. PostgreSQL
    6. SQLite

      Database Science & Visualization:

    1. Tableau
    2. Power BI
    3. NumPy

    4. pandas
    5. scikit-learn

      Cloud Services:

    1. AWS (EC2, S3, RDS, ECR, IAM, Glue)
    2. Azure

      Testing and Other Tools:

    1. Cypress
    2. VWO
    3. GraphQL

    4. Datadog
    5. Docker
    6. Storyblok



Experience


One Community, Software Engineer

Jan 2024 – Aug 2024 | Boston, MA

  • Architected an end-to-end infringement tracking process to monitor engineering performance, using cron jobs to flag missed deliverables and trigger backend status updates, improving accountability and reducing review time by 30%.
  • Built a time tracking tool using React and Node.js to calculate hours worked across all teams, achieving 100% accuracy in reporting and eliminating manual tracking errors.

EnergySage, Software Engineer Co-op

Jan 2024 – Aug 2024 | Boston, MA

  • Revamped Django-powered electricity cost API endpoints with caching using Celery, advance sanity checks thus elevating data accuracy of cost evaluation in 50 states from 72% to 100% and achieving 60% reduction in latency.
  • Elevated Design System to a robust suite of brand-driven tokens and components, facilitating rapid UI development across all teams while ensuring consistent styling across all microservices using this library. (design.energysage.dev)
  • Led transition of Vue2/Nuxt2 to Vue3/Nuxt3, CDK updates, and migrated from Bootstrap to PrimeVue through detailed POCs.
  • Redesigned Rebates Incentives page with Nuxt/Vue, driving 10,000 leads/year,boosting revenue by $550,000 and enhancing SEO.
  • Developed an internal chatbot using Python, OpenAI models (GPT, Claude), and Pinecone to answer stakeholder queries based on context and past interactions, boosting team productivity by 50%.
  • Mentored two interns, helping them set up development environments, manage AWS infrastructure, and handle permissions.

Ocwen Financial Solutions APAC, Software Engineer

Apr 2019 – Dec 2021 | Bangalore, India

Automation and Database Integration (Java, Spring Boot, Redis, Kafka, REST API, PL/SQL)

  • Onboarded 28 US-based deals using Java, Spring Boot REST APIs and maintained Kafka-stream microservices with Redis, reducing manual effort by 15% monthly and supporting high-throughput, real-time operations.

Web Scraping and Automated Data Retrieval (Java, Spring Boot, PL/SQL, XML)

  • Automated daily fund transfer by integrating Java Spring-based APIs with client portals and extracting structured data using XML and custom web scraping techniques.
  • Streamlined fund transfer approval workflows using Spring services and database triggers, saving 3 daily man-hours for a 5-member team and reducing human errors by 97%.
  • Implemented automated email alerts for successful and failed fund transfers using Spring Mail, improving transparency and reducing manual follow-ups.

Workflow Automation and Data Integrity (Apache Airflow, Oracle)

  • Automated Oracle workflows using Apache Airflow, preventing data loss and reducing errors and processing time by 72%.

Cloud Migration and Optimization (AWS DynamoDB, Oracle)

  • Migrated legacy Oracle databases to AWS DynamoDB with zero data loss, improving query performance and reducing maintenance costs by 40%.

CI/CD and ETL Automation (Jenkins, Docker, Python, JavaScript)

  • Deployed CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and Docker for a web scraping ETL tool built with Python and JavaScript, cutting third-party dependencies by 80%.

Reporting and Data Visualization (PowerBI, Tableau, SAP Crystal Reports)

  • Built dashboards and reports with data visualization tools PowerBI, Tableau, and SAP Crystal Reports, facilitating data-driven decisions across teams.

Northeastern University, Graduate Teaching Assistant

Apr 2023 – Dec 2023 | Boston, MA

  • Assisted the instructor in grading assignments, exams, and projects for 195+ students for CS 5800 Data Structure & Algorithms.
  • Conducted 8 hours of office hours to offer dedicated and personalized support to students.
  • Engaged actively with students in the course by offering comprehensive feedback on their progress and performance.

Education


Northeastern University, Masters in Computer Science (MSCS)

Sep 2022 – Dec 2024 | Boston, MA

GPA: 3.91/4.00

Courses: Full Stack Web Development, Object Oriented Design, Building Scalable Distributed Systems, Natural Language Processing, Large Scale Data Processing, Information Retrieval, Programming Design Paradigm, Datbase Management Systems

Chitkara University, Bachelor in Computer Science

Aug 2016 – July 2020 | Punjab, India

GPA: 9.38/10

Courses: Algorithms, OOPS, DS, SE, Databases, Web Development, CN, OS, CSA, Big Data Analysis, Artificial Intelligence, Cyber Security, Six Sigma, Software architecture

Projects


Distributed Key-Value Store Server

Technologies: Java, UDP, TCP, Triggers, Socket programming, Multithreading

  • Supported UDP & TCP communication protocols, allowing scalable distributed client-server interaction with 98% success rate.
  • Enhanced server efficiency with multi-threading and implemented mutual exclusion for concurrent client requests ensuring seamless server interoperability through RPC & efficient retrieval throughput up to 10,000 key-value pairs with an average latency of 5 ms.

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Tuiter - Twitter Replica

Technologies: ReactJS, Javascript, Bootstrap, Node.js, MongoDB, REST APIs, Redux, Cypress, ESlint

  • Developed structure, visual design, and interactive front end using JavaScript, React components, and REST APIs.
  • Implemented backend using Node.js, focusing on session management using Redux, and platform security. Integrated MongoDB for efficiently storing & retrieving user information. Utilized ESlint for code quality testing & Cypress for 100% application testing.

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Product Retrieval using LLM

Technologies: LLM, Langchain, Python, Pinecone, OpenAI models

  • Leveraged LLMs (Llama, GPT, Claude) to efficiently identify and extract relevant products from a catalog of 90 diverse items, streamlining the selection process.
  • Enhanced precision and optimized workflows by analyzing contextual cues such as keywords, scores and user intent.

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Search Engine and Web Crawler

Technologies: Python, ElasticSearch, Kibana, HITS/ SALSA algorithms, ranking & smoothing models

  • Developed Python application utilizing ElasticSearch and Kibana to achieve rapid document retrieval within 100ms integrating advanced storing methods. Implemented stop words filtering, resulting 32% accuracy enhancement for search engine.
  • Optimized web page index, ranking for vertical searches, integrating HITS/ SALSA algorithms, and utilizing ranking & smoothing models, Okapi TF/Okapi BM25, LML/LMJM, thus efficiently processing dataset of 40,000 documents.

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Stock Market Simulator

Technologies: Java, MVC, AlphaVantage API, OOPS Design Patterns, JUnit testing framework

  • Built user-friendly platform in Java following MVC architecture, leveraging AlphaVantage API to provide real-time stock prices. The platform facilitates portfolio creation, stock trading by utilizing investment strategies, retrieval of portfolio value and composition, and generating investment reports.
  • Visualized performance of portfolio over time and utilized Junit framework to ensure 94% code coverage and platform reliability.

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Stack Overflow Clone

Technologies: React, JS, NodeJS, Express, MySQL, Git, Cypress, UML, SLDC, ESLint

  • Engineered a Stack Overflow clone, applying design patterns like Singleton for sign-up functionality, Factory for user management, and MVC for structured question/answer handling.
  • Constructed robust Cypress test suites covering UI validation and CRUD operations, generating comprehensive code coverage reports while adhering to SLDC models and UML design principles.

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What's Next?


Get In Touch

If you like to say Hello to me, my inbox
is always open. Whether you have a question
or just want to say hi, I'll try my best to get back to you!


Email at hora.j@northeastern.edu

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