Hema Chandra Kunchala
Software Engineer • United States • h***************@gmail.com • +16******210 • linkedin.com/••••• • hema-chandra-kunchala.netlify.app/•••••
Professional Summary
Software Engineer specializing in Python, FastAPI, Node.js, Vue.js, Docker, AWS Fargate, CI/CD, and Generative AI tooling. Engineered real-time video streaming and chat systems supporting 20+ concurrent field engineers across distributed construction sites. Combines backend development, cloud-native deployment, frontend engineering, open-source contribution, and AI tooling expertise to develop reliable, scalable applications and streamline developer workflows.
Technical Skills
Programming Language: Python
Frontend Technologies: Redux,Lazy Loading,Vue.js,Pinia,Mapbox GL JS
Backend Technologies: Node.js,FastAPI
Databases: MongoDB,Redis
Cloud Platforms: Fargate
Version Control & Development Tools: GitHub,WSL,Pull Requests
DevOps & Infrastructure: CI/CD,Docker
Testing & QA: Cross-Browser Testing,Jest
API & Integrations: WebSockets,RESTful APIs,Postman
Generative AI & LLMs: NeMo Guardrails
Work Experience
NVIDIA Open-Source Ecosystem
Independent Open-Source Contributor
April 2026 – Present
Contributed documentation, deployment guides, and bug fixes to NVIDIA NeMo and related generative-AI tooling used by the developer community.
Tech Stack: GitHub, WSL2, Docker, Pull Requests, CI/CD, NeMo Guardrails, Python
- Authored four open-source contributions across NVIDIA NeMo Guardrails, NemoClaw, Brev, and NeMo Agent Toolkit, converting deployment findings into reproducible onboarding resources that clarified setup procedures for generative-AI developer tooling.
- Resolved CLI-focused documentation gaps for NemoClaw Brev Web UI deployment and first-run procedures through 3 merged GitHub pull requests, incorporating maintainer feedback across many technical review cycles.
- Diagnosed deployment and setup failures across NemoClaw and NeMo Agent Toolkit, producing technical troubleshooting guides that addressed configuration, installation, and runtime issues encountered during developer setup.
- Validated the NeMo Agent Toolkit installation workflow on Windows using WSL2, identifying environment-specific requirements and contributing a verified setup procedure incorporated into release through PR #2065.
- Developed Python-based validation scripts to verify contribution accuracy and automate pre-release checks, resolving review findings and supporting reliable integration through CI/CD workflows.
- Analyzed Docker deployment and environment issues across NVIDIA generative-AI tooling, resolving setup gaps across 4 open-source projects and documenting reproducible procedures for developer onboarding.
Cybnetic Software Solutions India Pvt. Ltd
India
Software Engineering Intern
February 2024 – July 2024
Built real-time video-streaming and materials-tracking capabilities for a construction-management SaaS used across multiple project sites.
Tech Stack: FastAPI, WebSockets, Redis, Docker, Redux, PyTest, Lazy Loading, Fargate
- Engineered real-time video streaming and chat for a construction-management SaaS using FastAPI WebSockets, supporting HD remote-inspection sessions for field engineers and enabling low-latency communication across distributed project sites.
- Implemented reliable message delivery with Redis, queuing transient chat messages and managing connection recovery to maintain communication during mobile-network interruptions, supporting 20+ concurrent field engineers.
- Optimized mobile video rendering through lazy loading and virtual DOM pruning, improving responsiveness across low-end Android devices and reducing rendering overhead during remote construction-site inspections.
- Containerized the streaming microservice with Docker and deployed it on AWS Fargate, reducing environment startup time from 5 minutes to 90 seconds and improving service availability for application workloads.
- Designed Redux-based application state management for procurement and project-progress workflows, synchronizing operational data across application views and distributed construction sites.
- Strengthened streaming-service quality through PyTest, authoring automated regression tests and reviewing pull requests to prevent regressions across the streaming service, covering 15+ test scenarios.
Cybnetic Software Solutions India Pvt. Ltd
India
Software Engineering Intern
July 2023 – December 2023
Developed a consumer web app that schedules on-demand fuel deliveries and provides live driver tracking for logistics customers.
Tech Stack: Vue.js, Pinia, Node.js, RESTful APIs, MongoDB, Jest, Postman, Mapbox GL JS
- Engineered consumer-facing fuel-delivery workflows with Vue.js, enabling customers to place orders, manage delivery details, confirm requests, and monitor delivery status while supporting 2,000+ delivery requests across mobile and desktop interfaces.
- Orchestrated centralized application state with Pinia, managing customer sessions, fuel orders, delivery details, and status updates across reusable Vue.js components and shared application workflows.
- Integrated Node.js RESTful APIs with MongoDB to process fuel orders and persist delivery transactions, reducing duplicate-order errors by 35% across customer ordering workflows.
- Configured Mapbox GL JS with asynchronous data handling to provide real-time driver-location updates across customer-facing delivery-tracking workflows and application views.
- Accelerated frontend performance by restructuring component hierarchies and lazy-loading vendor bundles, reducing first contentful paint from 4.2 seconds to 2.5 seconds on 3G networks.
- Validated application reliability through Jest testing and Postman API validation, resolving ordering and tracking defects while maintaining compatibility across mobile application releases.
Education
University of Maryland
Master of Science in Computer Science • Maryland, USA • August 2024 – May 2026
Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science and Engineering • Kerala, India • August 2020 – May 2024
Certifications
IBM SkillsBuild — Edunet Foundation & AICTE
Get Started with Artificial Intelligence — MathWorks & AICTE
Amazon Machine Learning Summer School — Amazon
Generative AI Multimodal — Nvidia
Achievements
- Hackathon Finalist – L&T Technology Services
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