Avish Jha

Software Engineer · CMU

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About

Hi, I'm Avish! A software engineer with 1.5 years of industry experience and an MS Software Engineering from CMU's School of Computer Science. I love tackling complex system problems and I'm always looking for something fun or challenging :)

Built XR remote desktop systems at Snap and centralized observability for 120+ modules at Siemens.

Previously built warehouse simulation engines and real-time conveyor middleware at Addverb. Published in IEEE and Springer, former MITACS research intern. Also worked at Ernst & Young and Tata Steel.

Available for full-time opportunities!
Education CMU SCS
QPA 4.17/4.00
Graduating Dec 2025
Location Pittsburgh, PA
Get in touch
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Experience

Snap Inc.

Software Engineering Intern · Practicum

Aug 2025 · Dec 2025 Pittsburgh, PA
51.7 FPS 138ms latency 97% bandwidth reduction
  • Architected novel XR remote desktop PoC for Snap Spectacles from scratch (C++, OpenXR, VNC).
  • Engineered adaptive VNC streaming with tear-free double buffering and adaptive encoding.
  • Implemented hand-tracking with dual-pinch gesture recognition for 6DoF display manipulation.
  • Developed multi-threaded keyboard pipeline supporting physical and virtual input.

Siemens Healthineers

Software Development Engineer Intern

Jun 2025 · Aug 2025 Issaquah, WA
13K+ loggers migrated 28.7K+ tests 120+ modules
  • Centralized observability for 120+ modules using LLM-powered migration system.
  • Designed custom OpenTelemetry exporters with OTel Collector, Prometheus, Grafana, Loki.
  • Resolved 3.5-year .NET modernization blocker via test framework automation.
  • Recovered lost-source security module via Ghidra reverse engineering.

Addverb Technologies

Software Engineer · Simulations & Analytics

Jan 2023 · Jul 2024 Delhi NCR, India
230+ simulations 120-page spec 32hr → 12.5hr
  • Developed high-performance SpringBoot middleware replacing OPC for conveyor control.
  • Performed 230+ GTP simulations and data analysis for 4 client solutions.
  • Designed 120-page functional spec with 78 wireframes for end-to-end warehouse solution.
  • Optimized pick face efficiency reducing simulation runtime from 32hrs to 12.5hrs.

MITACS · Athabasca University

Graduate Research Intern

May 2022 · Aug 2022 Edmonton, Canada
  • Created multi-modal learning framework for digital student involvement.
  • Architected responsive dashboard in native JavaScript and Bootstrap.
  • Transformed and integrated 3 deep learning models in live MLOps pipeline via AWS.

Ernst & Young

Technology Consulting Intern

Jan 2022 · Apr 2022 Kolkata, India
  • Built ML-based web dashboard with SAP Leonardo for decision-making efficiency.
  • Transformed client operations with insights from 800+ MB of cleaned data.

Tata Steel

Intern · Vocational Trainee

Jun 2021 · Aug 2021 Jamshedpur, India
  • Built an IoT-seeded dynamic web dashboard in VueJS to track machinery devices and provide early warning signals on temperature, vibration, and current.
  • Managed 190+ devices remotely via polling on a secure internal wired LAN.
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Projects

ForexRadar

Track historical Visa, Mastercard, and ECB exchange rates with real markup data. Interactive charts, offline-first caching, and 365+ days of history.

JavaScript TypeScript Bun
ForexRadar screenshot

ExplainRFC

Interactive 3D visualizations that explain how the internet works. Each IETF RFC becomes an explorable exhibit with guided walkthroughs.

TypeScript Astro React Three.js
ExplainRFC screenshot

Ephemeris

macOS menu-bar app for quickly tracking times across multiple timezones across the past, present, and future.

Swift SwiftUI

UseItOrLoseIt

macOS menu-bar app for tracking token usage quotas across AI providers with friendly reminders to use it or lose it.

Swift SwiftUI

avishj.dev

This portfolio. High-end editorial design with multi-layer parallax, GSAP scroll animations, and responsive bento grid layouts.

Astro Tailwind CSS GSAP

WatchPoint

Parental monitoring app that detects abusive or harmful content in children's digital interactions using sentiment analysis and real-time alerts.

Python NLP React

VTop Bulk Downloader

Automated bulk downloader for VTop academic portal. Downloads all semesters' question papers, assignments, and metadata into an organized folder structure.

TypeScript Puppeteer

SEDS India

Unified 4 portals, managed 7 websites, 180+ emails, and 3+ domains. Reduced OpEx by 40%.

JavaScript jQuery Netlify
SEDS India screenshot

MFC Recruitment Portal

Frontend for candidate tests across 5 domains, handling 1200+ applicants with 100+ concurrent tests.

VueJS Axios Cloudflare
MFC Recruitment Portal screenshot

XR Remote Desktop

Novel remote desktop streaming for Snap Spectacles AR glasses. Real-time desktop mirroring with hand-tracking interaction in 3D space.

C++ OpenXR LibVNC

LLM Log Migration

Automated migration of 13,000+ legacy loggers to OpenTelemetry using Claude agents and AST parsing.

C# Python Claude API

Warehouse Simulation Engine

GTP simulation and order orchestration system. Optimized pick face efficiency from 32hr to 12.5hr runtime.

Java SpringBoot Analytics

Multi-Modal Learning Framework

Student engagement tracking with 3 deep learning models in AWS MLOps pipeline.

Python TensorFlow AWS
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Research

5 Publications · 12 Citations · h-index 2
Explore Research Abstracts, key findings, full papers, citations, and more.

Publications

2025
BioHackrXiv CMU-DNAnexus Hackathon 1

Addressing Background Genomic and Environmental Effects on Health through Accelerated Computing and Machine Learning: Results from the 2025 Hackathon at Carnegie Mellon University

S. Sabata, J. Kubica, R. Gupta, L.W. Ericson, H.C. Atanda, G. Subramaniam, ... A. Jha, et al.

2023
IEEE 7th CSITSS 1st Author 7

Harnessing Creative Methods for EEG Feature Extraction and Modeling in Neurological Disorder Diagnoses

A. Jha, N. Kuruvilla, P. Garg, A. Victor

2023
IEEE 7th CSITSS 2

Enhancing Visibility: Multiresolution Dark Channel Prior for Dehazing and Fog Removal in Images

P. Garg, A. Jha, S.K. Jindal

2022
Springer 4th ICICIT · LNNS vol. 336 2

Randomised Analysis of Backtracking-based Search Algorithms in Elucidating Sudoku Puzzles Using a Dual Serial/Parallel Approach

P. Garg, A. Jha, A. Shukla

2020
IEEE ic-ETITE

Automated Detection Of Driving Pathway Using Image Processing

P. Priyadarshini, A. Jha, M. Raj

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Education

Carnegie Mellon University

Master of Software Engineering · Scalable Systems

QPA 4.17 / 4.00
Aug 2024 · Dec 2025 Pittsburgh, PA

Relevant Coursework

Cloud ComputingEngineering Data Intensive Scalable SystemsDesign PatternsAPI Design

Honors & Activities

  • Teaching Assistant: 17-614 Formal Methods
  • Treasurer: MSE Leadership Initiative
  • Member: Committee on Student Organizations

Vellore Institute of Technology

Bachelor of Technology · Computer Science and Engineering

GPA 3.82 / 4.00
Jul 2019 · Aug 2023 Vellore, India

Honors & Activities

  • Special Achiever's Award
  • Executive Board Chairperson: Mozilla Firefox Club
  • Projects Head: Sigma Xi Research Society
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Skills & Recognition

Languages

Java Rust Python C++ C# TypeScript JavaScript GoLang SQL C

Tools & Technologies

OpenXR LibVNC OpenTelemetry Grafana Prometheus Loki Docker Kubernetes Azure AWS Linux SpringBoot VueJS AngularJS TensorFlow Kafka RabbitMQ Redis MongoDB MSTest Playwright Git

Leadership

Team Management Coordination Prioritization Problem Solving Initiative

Awards & Roles

Special Achiever's Award at VIT
Treasurer at MSE Leadership Initiative (CMU)
Committee on Student Organizations (CMU)
Board Chairperson at Mozilla Firefox Club (VIT)
Projects Head at Sigma Xi Research Society (VIT)
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