Rishik Muthyala

About Me

🎓Computer Science and Mathematics double major at UMass Amherst, with a minor in Business. Merging technical expertise with entrepreneurial spirit to drive innovation.

💻Aspiring programmer and tech entrepreneur on a mission to create positive change through technology. My journey is fueled by:

Hands-on experience from internships
A portfolio of personal projects
Rigorous coursework in CS, Math, and Business

🚀Passionate about leveraging cutting-edge tech to solve real-world problems. Always eager to collaborate on projects that push the boundaries of what's possible.

🏀When I'm not coding, you'll find me:

Shooting hoops on the basketball court
Soaking up the sun at the beach
Creating memories with friends

Let's connect and explore how we can innovate together! Open to internships, project collaborations, and networking opportunities in the tech and entrepreneurship space.

Professional Experience

Software Development Engineer Intern

Treevah | December 2024 - Present

Engineered a scalable React TypeScript full-stack chat system with Redis caching and ElasticSearch-based indexing on a domain-based architecture and WebSocket real-time updates, improving access latency by 40% and reducing average retrieval time by 25%
Integrated complex backend API endpoints with React frontend components, implementing state blob storage URL processing and store management patterns, reducing transaction errors by 35% and enhancing UI/UX strategies
Automated cloud infrastructure using Azure services, implementing RESTful API design with containerized system metrics, JWT-based authentication, and load balancing to ensure smooth front component integration
Led UI automation test suite leveraging OpenAI's GPT-4 and Azure Cognitive Services, developed end-to-end testing framework models for automated UI/UX verification and metadata extraction, demonstrating 60% rise in intuition resolution tasks

Web IOS Developer

SelfServe | January 2025 - April 2025

Engineered comprehensive iOS hospitality application using SwiftUI, GraphQL with MVVM architecture and modeling UI components and CoreData persistence layer with OAuth 2.0 integration, reducing development cycle by 40%
Automated serverless AWS backend Lambda, API Gateway, PostgreSQL with real-time WebSocket connections for guest services, room management, and staff coordination for hotel properties with improved runtime

Software Engineer Intern

Drobot Co. | May 2023 - September 2023

Developed autonomous drone prototype using Python, TensorFlow, and PyTorch, improving object tracking accuracy by 30% and implemented real-time MAVLink communication system for seamless data transfer between control station and drone
Optimized mapping algorithms, reducing processing time by 40% and designed optimal robot detection models across multi-robot tracking
Utilized UAV for drone component prototyping, bringing weight down 25% and increasing flight time by 15%
Created data analytics pipeline with Pandas and NumPy, processing 1TB+ of flight data and integrated sensor fusion algorithms, reducing drone velocity and position by 35%

Student Intern

Columbia University | June 2022 - June 2023

Coordinated and programmed advanced competitive robot, implementing stress fusion and PID algorithms to optimize autonomous leg execution in dynamic environments