Dhruv Thota
Software Developer III at UST
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolDhruv Thota is a results-driven full-stack software engineer with 8 years of experience building high-performance, scalable applications and AWS-native infrastructure. He has a strong track record reducing backend query latency by up to 85%, migrating systems toward microservices, and improving developer productivity while cutting technical debt. As co-founder of Cachier, he created an open-source GraphQL caching library with browser- and server-side NPM packages and real-world Redis/NoSQL integrations that demonstrate practical caching strategies. Dhruv combines hands-on backend optimization with polished frontend work (React, Tailwind) and a passion for automation and UX, evidenced by modular component design and visualization tooling. He mentors engineers, speaks on web security, and brings an analytical, research-minded approach from earlier bioinformatics and data-analysis work. Based in New York, he thrives in collaborative teams solving complex problems and shipping production-grade software.
8 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
AI & ML Program Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, AI & ML Program Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning at Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMaster of Science Computer Science, Master of Science Computer Science at Georgia Institute of TechnologyBachelor of Science - BS, Bachelor of Science - BS at Stony Brook University
Hindi, Telugu, Spanish, English
Github Skills (17)
caching-strategies9
caching8
redis7
chatroom7
nodejs7
npm-package7
react7
server-side7
graphql6
peerjs6
redux-toolkit5
chat5
axios4
webrtc4
audio3
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
L05Dhruv/DevFolio
Dec 2022 - Aug 2025
A Modern Portfolio Template for Developers with easy setup process documented(with hosting).
Contributions:9 pushes in 2 years 7 months
hostingreacttailwindcsstemplatecss
L05Dhruv/peptalk-web-frontend
Nov 2024 - Feb 2025
Contributions:2 PRs, 51 pushes, 1 branch in 2 months
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