Koushik Ram Itskoushik

`01 /` IDENTITY

SOFTWARE ENGINEER — Zing Technologies, Bengaluru
1 year of experience · Python systems · test automation · serverless
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Built a PyQt5 hardware test platform for HAL's ALH helicopter programme
end to end, cutting stabilisation builds 40 -> 4 across four releases,
zero critical defects from release 3 through sign-off.

Deployed an AWS serverless platform now used by 50+ people across 7 teams.

Seeking: Software Engineer roles in a product organisation.

`02 /` ENGINEERING PROFILE

⚙ AUTOMATION

Test automation for hardware & software workflows — multi-threaded execution, fault-tolerant device comms.

🌐 BACKEND & CLOUD

Serverless services on AWS Lambda, MongoDB-backed platforms, REST APIs with FastAPI.

🧪 TESTING & QA

pytest regression suites, unit/integration/functional testing, code review standards.

🚀 DEVOPS / CI-CD

Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes, GitHub Actions pipelines replacing manual release steps.

🔌 HARDWARE INTEGRATION

SCPI/VISA & serial comms across oscilloscopes, PSUs, DMMs, audio analyzers, microcontrollers.

👁 AI / COMPUTER VISION

OpenCV + MediaPipe pipelines for gaze- and gesture-driven interaction.

`03 /` ENGINEERING CONSOLE

$ whoami
> Koushik Ram — Software Engineer @ Zing Technologies

$ ./experience --summary
  stabilisation_builds ......... 40 → 4     (release 1 → final; zero critical defects from R3)
  connector_groups_validated ... 5          (oscilloscope, audio analyzer, PSU, DMM, Ethernet/RS232/RS422)
  mid_test_aborts ............... -40%      (fault-tolerant SCPI/VISA layer, 4+ instruments)
  pytest_scripts ................ 56
  test_cases ..................... 500+
  cross_pipeline_defects ........ -30%      (API-first design reviews)
  test_execution_speed .......... +40%      (SQLite query optimisation + OOP standards)
  manual_status_followups ....... -80%      (50+ users, 7 teams)
  ----------------------------------------------------------
  internship_test_setup_time .... -60%      (8+ engineers, 2 microservice test frameworks)
  internship_release_cycle ...... -35%      (Jenkins + Docker + Kubernetes + GH Actions)

$ systemctl status
  automation ..................... online
  backend-serverless ............. online
  testing-qa ...................... online
  devops-cicd ..................... online
  coffee .......................... required

`04 /` ENGINEERING IMPACT

40→4 Stabilisation builds	500+ Test cases	56 Regression scripts	50+ Users · 7 teams	80% Fewer manual follow-ups	40% Faster test execution
40% Fewer mid-test aborts	30% Fewer cross-pipeline defects	60% Less test setup time*	35% Shorter release cycle*	77% Lower CV cursor latency	8.54 CGPA / 10

_{*Pyspiders internship metrics.}

`05 /` MISSION LOG

Timeline	Role	Outcomes
Aug 2025 — Present	Software Engineer Zing Technologies	Multi-threaded PyQt5 test automation for HAL's ALH helicopter programme; fault-tolerant SCPI/VISA layer; 56-script pytest regression suite; on-site delivery & operator onboarding at HAL; serverless task platform (Python, MongoDB, AWS Lambda); mentored 2 interns.
Jun — Jul 2025	Software Engineer Intern Pyspiders	Built 2 Python microservice testing frameworks with PyPI packaging; stood up CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes, GitHub Actions.
Dec 2021 — Jul 2025	B.E., Information Science & Engineering MVJ College of Engineering	CGPA 8.54 / 10.

`06 /` FEATURED BUILDS

🛠 ISTJ — Integrated System Test Jig

Hardware Test Automation · Python PyQt5 SQLite VISA/SCPI

Role-based PyQt5 desktop application for structured hardware test & QA workflows. Connects to lab instruments over VISA/serial, runs guided test sequences, and generates PDF/Excel reports across engineer, admin, and meta-admin roles.

Multi-threaded control across 5 connector groups (oscilloscope, DMM, PSU, audio analyzer, microcontroller)
Device auto-detection, equipment self-check, and calibration record tracking
The production platform behind stabilisation builds dropping 40 → 4 across four releases

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🤖 Fleet Management Dashboard (Peppermint SDE-1 Challenge)

Frontend / Systems Design · React TypeScript Vite Recharts Vitest

A frontend for an operator managing a fleet of 8 robots, built for a frontend engineering hiring challenge. Both a recorded-log replay mode and a live telemetry simulator feed the same ingestion pipeline, so the UI never knows which one is producing events.

Single ingestEvent() funnel — replay and live simulator are interchangeable event producers
Custom useFleetState hook is the entire state layer (no Redux)
Pure, unit-tested advanceReplay() function drives variable-speed (1x–10x) playback

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👁 EyeCue-IntelliSense

Computer Vision / HCI · Python OpenCV MediaPipe PyAutoGUI

A touch-free cursor controller driven by eye tracking and hand gestures — clicks and scroll are triggered through MediaPipe Hands, cursor movement through gaze detection.

RESPONSE LATENCY
3.5s ───────────────────────► 0.8s   (-77%, retrained on a cleaner dataset)

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🗳 E-Voting System

Blockchain / Full-Stack · Ethereum Solidity FastAPI MySQL JWT

A tamper-proof voting platform: every vote is recorded on-chain via an Ethereum smart contract and cast through MetaMask, while candidate and session data live off-chain in MySQL behind JWT-verified voter access.

View Source →

🎧 Hayasaka Music

Web · Next.js JavaScript

A free music streaming web app — search and stream from the Saavn catalogue, build playlists, favorite tracks, and auto-queue similar songs.

View Source → · Live Demo →

`07 /` SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE

ISTJ — Test Jig

OPERATOR (Engineer / Admin / Meta-Admin)
        │
        ▼
   PyQt5 GUI Layer  ────────────────►  SQLite (auth, calibration, config)
        │
        ▼
  Device Control Layer (VISA / Serial)
        │
        ├──► Oscilloscope
        ├──► Digital Multimeter
        ├──► Power Supply Unit
        ├──► Audio Analyzer
        └──► Microcontroller
        │
        ▼
  Report Engine  ──►  Excel (XLSX)  +  PDF Export

E-Voting System

VOTER (Browser + MetaMask)
        │
        ▼
  React / JS Frontend
        │
        ├──► FastAPI Backend ──► MySQL (candidates, sessions)
        │           │
        │           ▼
        │      JWT Auth (voter verification)
        │
        └──► Ethereum Smart Contract ──► On-chain vote record

`08 /` TECH STACK

Languages

Frameworks

Databases

Cloud & DevOps

Testing

AI / Computer Vision & Blockchain

`09 /` SKILL FOCUS

PYTHON & AUTOMATION    ████████████████████
BACKEND & APIS         █████████████████
TESTING & QA           █████████████████
HARDWARE INTEGRATION   ███████████████
CLOUD & DEVOPS         █████████████
AI / COMPUTER VISION   ██████████
FRONTEND / WEB         █████████

_{Relative focus, not measured percentages.}

`10 /` GITHUB TELEMETRY

`11 /` CURRENT FOCUS

$ cat now-building.txt

Deepening backend & cloud-native systems work, and extending automation
platform experience from hardware test into general-purpose engineering
tooling. Open to Software Engineer roles in product-focused teams.

`12 /` EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS

Education

B.E., Information Science & Engineering MVJ College of Engineering, Bengaluru CGPA 8.54 / 10 · Dec 2021 – Jul 2025

Certifications

Microsoft Azure AI Essentials Google Cloud Foundations & Generative AI Databricks Fundamentals

`13 /` SYSTEM STATUS

$ sudo ./koushik --help

Available commands:
  --projects       list featured builds
  --experience     print engineering console
  --stack          print tech stack
  --contact        open connect panel

$ systemctl status koushik.service
  automation ......... ONLINE
  backend ............ ONLINE
  testing ............ ONLINE
  coffee ............. REQUIRED

`14 /` CONNECT

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SESSION COMPLETE

BUILD • BREAK • LEARN • REBUILD

[ CONNECTION STATUS: ONLINE ]

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🤖 Fleet Management Dashboard (Peppermint SDE-1 Challenge)

👁 EyeCue-IntelliSense

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