Jai Jayesh Shah

Software engineer + data analyst

Jai Jayesh Shah

Software engineer and data analyst working across backend systems, analytics workflows, distributed systems, and product-focused problem solving.

I enjoy building systems that make complexity manageable, whether that means APIs, data pipelines, architecture-heavy coursework, native apps, or automation tools.

My background spans software engineering at Accenture, data analytics at USC, graduate systems work, research in networked systems, teaching architecture, and hands-on analytics automation. This site is built to help you evaluate that range quickly.

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30+

microservices and APIs built

Enterprise backend systems at Accenture

100k+

records processed

Analytics and reporting automation at USC

70%

faster release turnaround

CI/CD workflows with GitHub Actions and AWS

1

Springer publication

Computer vision and applied ML research

Best fit

Open to software engineering and data analyst roles with ownership across backend systems, data, infrastructure, and product execution.

Current base

Los Angeles, CA

+1 323-334-7408

Overview

The fastest way to understand how I think and where I’m useful.

This section is designed for someone hiring an engineer and trying to answer three things quickly: what I’m strong at, how I approach hard problems, and what kinds of work I create the most value in.

Current focus

M.S. in Computer Engineering at USC

Coursework across distributed systems, computer architecture, databases, networks, AI agents, and Swift.

Industry experience

Software engineer and data analyst

Built backend systems, CI/CD infrastructure, monitoring, and fault-tolerant APIs supporting production workloads.

Operating range

Systems, data, and product

Comfortable across microservices, analytics pipelines, research simulations, embedded systems, and user-facing apps.

Ambiguity to action

I like taking messy technical problems, finding the actual bottleneck, and turning them into work that teams can execute against.

Systems thinking

A lot of my work sits at the connection points between architecture, reliability, data flow, and product usefulness.

Teaching and communication

Teaching digital systems and architecture at USC sharpened how I explain complexity, debug with others, and build shared understanding.

Experience

Experience framed around contribution, not just chronology.

The timeline stays visible for fast scanning, while the supporting details stay hidden until someone opens a specific entry.

Work Experience

Contribution-first timeline with balanced rails

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  • Data Analyst, MANN School of Pharmacy

    May 2025 - Present•Los Angeles, CA
    Details

    University of Southern California

    Developed Tableau and SQL analytics solutions, improved Salesforce data models across 70+ objects, and automated validation with Python and LLM-assisted scripts.

    Processed 100,000+ records, delivered 30+ analytical reports, and reduced manual reporting by 15 hours per week.

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  • 2

    Teaching Assistant, EE 457 and Course Producer, EE 354

    Jan 2025 - Dec 2025•Los Angeles, CA
    Details

    University of Southern California

    Mentored students in RTL design, simulation, digital verification, and microarchitectural concepts like pipelining, hazards, memory hierarchy, and cache coherence.

    Supported student debugging across both hardware and simulation environments using Verilog and ModelSim.

  • Research Assistant, Network Reconnaissance Lab

    Aug 2025 - Dec 2025•Los Angeles, CA
    Details

    University of Southern California

    Modeled networked embedded systems to study low-cost gateway placement strategies minimizing latency and infrastructure cost under Prof. C. Baker.

    Presented the work at USC’s 14th Annual Electrical Engineering Research Festival.

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  • 4

    Software Engineer / Advanced Application Engineer

    Jul 2022 - Aug 2024•Bangalore, India
    Details

    Accenture

    Designed CI/CD pipelines, built 30+ RESTful microservices and APIs, implemented monitoring, centralized error handling, and performance tuning for enterprise integrations.

    Reduced release turnaround by 70%, cut debugging time by 40%, and improved throughput by 25% on production systems.

  • Intern

    Jul 2021 - Aug 2021•Bangalore, India
    Details

    Schneider Electric

    Researched UPS efficiency improvements with a focus on battery longevity and energy consumption trends.

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  • 6

    Volunteer

    Jun 2019 - Aug 2019•Mauritius
    Details

    Caritas NGO

    Supported education and environmental conservation initiatives, including spoken English teaching for underprivileged children.

Education

Academic track on its own lane

Aug 2024 - May 2026

M.S. in Computer Engineering

University of Southern California

Relevant coursework: Computer Networks, Computer System Architecture, Advanced Computer Architecture, Algorithms, Database Management Systems, AI Agents, Programming in Swift, and Distributed Systems.

GPA: 3.7 / 4.00

Apr 2018 - May 2022

B.Tech. in Electronics and Communication

Vellore Institute of Technology

Built a foundation in IoT systems, cloud computing, data acquisition, sensors, web technologies, M2M communication, and embedded system architecture.

CGPA: 9.04 / 10.00

Selected work

Projects that show how I break down problems and ship.

These are here less as a gallery and more as evidence: what the problem was, what I chose to build, and the kind of outcome I was optimizing for.

Healthcare & Behavioral Insights App

2026
SwiftCareKitiOSDockerPostgreSQL

A native iOS health analytics application built with CareKit to capture longitudinal patient data, support adherence tracking, and surface actionable behavioral insights.

Details

Problem

Health-tracking experiences often split task scheduling, outcome capture, secure storage, and patient feedback into disconnected systems.

Outcome

Built an integrated iOS and backend workflow with structured persistence and visualization loops that improved engagement by 25%.

Approach

I wanted a project where product quality, sensitive data handling, and meaningful user behavior all mattered at once. It was a strong fit for both my engineering instincts and my interest in practical health technology.

GitHub profile

AadharVision

2021
FlaskOpenCVOCRComputer VisionAPIs

A computer-vision driven access management platform combining OCR, QR verification, occupancy monitoring, and compliance workflows.

Details

Problem

Manual access validation and occupancy control are slow, error-prone, and hard to scale during compliance-heavy situations.

Outcome

Created a low-latency verification pipeline with automated identity validation and monitoring workflows for operational decision making.

Approach

This project let me combine real-time input processing, backend logic, and practical workflow design into something operationally useful instead of just technically interesting.

GitHub profile

Smart Mirror IoT Automation Platform

2020 - 2021
IoTMQTTNode-REDPythonESP8266

A distributed IoT automation platform using MQTT, Raspberry Pi, ESP8266, Node-RED, and Python for telemetry, orchestration, and responsive interfaces.

Details

Problem

Edge-device systems become fragile quickly when messaging, telemetry, device coordination, and UI updates are designed independently.

Outcome

Designed an event-driven architecture that supported live telemetry, automation workflows, and real-time interface updates across connected devices.

Approach

I enjoy the hardware-software boundary because it forces you to think about systems end to end, not just one layer in isolation.

GitHub profile

RISC-V Processor Design Using RTL

2024
VerilogRISC-VRTLModelSimComputer Architecture

Designed and verified a 5-stage pipelined RISC-V processor with forwarding, hazard detection, and simulation-driven validation.

Details

Problem

Pipeline correctness depends on handling dependencies, hazards, and control flow without sacrificing throughput or observability.

Outcome

Implemented a working pipelined design with forwarding and hazard mitigation, then validated behavior through testbench-driven simulation.

Approach

I like architecture projects because they make performance, correctness, and design tradeoffs concrete in a way that is hard to ignore.

GitHub profile

Design Space Exploration with GEM5

2025
GEM5SimulationArchitecturePerformance

A microarchitectural exploration project evaluating cache hierarchy, issue width, and reorder buffer tradeoffs using GEM5 workloads.

Details

Problem

Architecture decisions are often discussed qualitatively, but meaningful tradeoffs show up only when you simulate performance under changing constraints.

Outcome

Benchmarked architectural modifications and compared how different hardware choices changed performance across workloads.

Approach

This was a good example of the kind of technical work I enjoy: careful, evidence-driven, and rooted in tradeoff analysis rather than intuition alone.

GitHub profile

Automation and Web Scraping Suite

2018 - Present
PythonSeleniumAutomationWeb Scraping

A collection of Selenium-based test suites, data extraction tools, and workflow automations built to reduce repetitive manual work.

Details

Problem

Teams and individuals waste time when repetitive form entry, legacy data extraction, and validation work remain fully manual.

Outcome

Built automation tools that dramatically reduced repetitive effort, including one form-submission workflow that cut time by 98%.

Approach

Automation is one of the most direct ways to turn technical effort into time back for real people, which makes it consistently satisfying work.

GitHub profile

Skills

The technical toolkit behind the work.

I wanted this section to be easy to scan, so it is organized by the kinds of problems I usually work on rather than by an exhaustive keyword dump.

Languages

PythonJavaCC++JavaScriptSQLSwiftVerilogAssemblyAPEXDataWeave

Backend and data

REST APIsMicroservicesPostgreSQLMySQLFlaskNode.jsDockerETL workflowsTableauSalesforceMuleSoft

Cloud and DevOps

AWS CodePipelineAWS CodeBuildGitHub ActionsCI/CDSplunkDatadogLinuxHerokuSupabase

Systems and hardware

Computer ArchitectureDistributed SystemsComputer NetworksRISC-VFPGA DesignRaspberry PiESP8266MQTTNode-REDWiresharkGEM5

AI and applied tools

OpenCVMachine LearningAI AgentsLLMsRAGAutomationWeb ScrapingCareKitSwiftUI

Research and recognition

Evidence beyond coursework and job titles.

Publications, technical recognition, and community work help round out how I learn, contribute, and follow through outside standard role boundaries.

Publications and research

OpenCV-Based AI-Driven Customer Screening System for COVID-19 Prevention

Wireless Personal Communications, Springer Journal•2024

Developed an AI-vision powered web application for crowd management using OpenCV and machine learning.

Details
Open publication

Learning Optimal Gateway Placement for Low-cost Opportunistic Smart Cities

Network Reconnaissance Lab, USC•2025

Modeled network dynamics, evaluated gateway placement strategies, and presented the work at USC’s Electrical Engineering Research Festival.

Details

Recognition

MuleSoft Certified Developer (MCD - Level 1)

Open for the credential or award context.

Details

Certified in 2023.

Pinnacle TCI Award, Accenture

Open for the credential or award context.

Details

Recognized for exceptional performance in August 2023.

Growth Catalyst Award, Accenture

Open for the credential or award context.

Details

Awarded for strong contribution to growth initiatives in June 2023.

National Cyber Olympiad

Open for the credential or award context.

Details

Zonal Rank 1 in 2015 and 2016.

Community and extracurriculars

AIESEC leadership and volunteering

Open for the full context.

Details

Served on the organizing committee for the National Leadership Summit and supported programs like the World's Largest Lesson and DISHA NGO teaching.

Technical workshops and conferences

Open for the full context.

Details

Attended sessions including POST/CON 2025, Tableau Next Workshop, and Dr. Onur Mutlu’s workshop on computer architecture and hardware security.

Running and endurance

Open for the full context.

Details

Participated in Vellore Run and Jaipur Marathon. It is one of the ways I practice consistency outside engineering.

Personal

Travel, motion, and the things that recharge me.

The work is better when the rest of life is balanced. This section is built around movement, outdoors, and small creative routines.

Adventure track

Where you’ll find me

Weekend runs, climbs, road trips, and a camera. These keep me curious and reset my head between builds.

Weekend trail runs

Open

Details

Mixing endurance with scenery around Griffith Park and the Santa Monica Mountains to keep training playful.

Road trips that detour

Open

Details

Point the car toward a coastline or a desert and leave room to stop for tucked-away coffee, bookstores, and sunrise pullouts.

Mountain switchbacks

Open

Details

I like the meditative cadence of longer climbs; Half Dome and Mount Baldy are on repeat lists.

Street photography

Open

Details

Travel with a small camera, chase late golden hour, and document people moving through interesting light.

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Latest moments

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Hobbies & sports

Climbing

Bouldering circuits and easy sport routes for flow.

Cycling

Beach path spins to clear the head between builds.

Cooking

One-pot camp meals and quick weekday pastas.

Reading

Travel essays, systems books, and photo zines.

Trail runningClimbing gyms + outdoor bouldersCycling the PCHSurf lessons (learning)Basketball shootarounds

Contact

If there’s a strong role fit, reaching out should be easy.

I wanted the last step of this site to be simple: if you think there is a match, email is the fastest path.

Email

jaishah.work@gmail.com
Los Angeles, CA+1 323-334-7408LinkedIn

I’m especially interested in roles where engineering quality, product thinking, and practical problem solving all matter at the same time.

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