Software Engineer & Cybersecurity Enthusiast

Hi, I'm Ayush Mehta

Software Engineer with 2+ years of experience building scalable backend services, automating high-volume data workflows, and engineering reliable, high-performance systems for enterprise applications.

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• Experience: Former Security Engineer Intern @ Amazon

• Education: M.S. in Computer Science @ Seattle University

• Focus: Advanced Software Engineering & Cybersecurity

• Status: Open to Software Engineer & Security Engineer roles

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SYS.ACTIVE

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Cybersecurity

Cloud & Backend

gRPC & REST

AI Security

EDUCATIONM.S. CS

LOCATIONSeattle, WA

AVAILABILITY100% Open

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Career & Academic Pathways

My Journey: Experience & Education

Bridging high-throughput enterprise software engineering, automated security operations, and advanced graduate computer science studies.

AYUSH.AI

From offensive penetration testing and SOC engineering to enterprise backend systems and cloud AI security. Explore Ayush's chronological industry milestones below, followed by his graduate education.

Work Experience

Software engineering, threat hunting, and automated cloud security

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Student Cybersecurity Analyst

Feb 2025 – Present

Seattle University•Seattle, WA•Current Role

Leading campus security monitoring, automated CI/CD code scanning, and incident investigation across university identity and endpoint infrastructure.

Microsoft DefenderDarktrace

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Security Engineer Intern

Jun 2026 – Sep 2026

Amazon•Seattle, WA•Full-time Internship

Engineered automated adversarial testing, AWS SigV4 request verification, and CloudWatch log validation for cloud-hosted AI agents.

PythonAWS SigV4

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Software Engineer

Sep 2022 – Aug 2024

Resilinc.ai•Pune, IN•Full-time

Architected high-throughput backend services, optimized database performance, and built real-time analytics dashboards.

PythonFlask

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Python Developer

Mar 2022 – Aug 2022

Resilinc.ai•Pune, IN•Full-time Internship

Automated high-volume real-time data pipelines, containerized microservices, and optimized web-service uptime.

PythonDocker

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Cyber Security Intern

Jan 2022 – Apr 2022

S3 Infotech Pvt Ltd•Pune, IN•Full-time Internship

Monitored security events via SIEM/EDR, analyzed network packet flows, and built PowerShell/Bash incident automation scripts.

SIEMEDR

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Penetration Tester

Oct 2021 – Jan 2022

Virtual Testing Foundation•Remote•Full-time Internship

Executed web app and API penetration testing against OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities, created containerized attack labs, and authored remediation reports.

Burp SuiteOWASP ZAP

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Academic Background

Graduate and undergraduate studies in advanced computer science & information technology

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M.S. in Computer ScienceMaster of Science in Computer Science

Sep 2024 – Dec 2026

Seattle University•Seattle, WA•In Progress

Master of Science in Computer Science with advanced studies in Software Architecture & Design, Software as a Service (SaaS), and Software Testing & Debugging.

Distributed SystemsSoftware as a Service (SAAS)

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B.Tech in Information TechnologyBachelor of Technology in Information Technology

Sep 2019 – Aug 2022

MIT ADT University•Pune, IN•Conferred

Bachelor of Technology in Information Technology with comprehensive coursework in Data Structures, Algorithms, Databases, and Machine Learning.

Data Structures and AlgorithmsRelational Databases

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Featured Repositories & Systems

Featured Projects

A curated showcase of engineering builds across full-stack applications, cloud architecture, and security tooling.

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“Here are selected flagship builds from my GitHub showcasing production-grade software engineering, cloud architecture, and security systems.”

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Open Source

EchoJournal — Mood & Emotion Tracker

Full-Stack

A full-stack SaaS platform empowering users to log daily entries, track emotional health patterns, and reflect with automated test validation.

AngularNode.js

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Open Source

SecuScan — Vulnerability & Audit Engine

Security

Cross-platform security auditing engine integrating multi-threaded port discovery, NVD CVE feeds, and OWASP Top 10 header compliance.

PythonFastAPI

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Open Source

ThreatHunter — SIEM Telemetry & Alerting

Security

Lightweight SIEM log pipeline analyzing syslogs and web telemetry in real time to detect brute-force attacks and privilege escalations.

PythonDocker

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Open Source

Postal Address Verification Microservice

Cloud & Systems

Enterprise address validation backend orchestrated in containerized clusters with high-concurrency relational queries.

JavaSpring Boot

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Explore More on GitHubBrowse 25+ repositories spanning microservices, automation scripts, and security tooling.

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Technical Proficiency

Skills & Capabilities

A balanced matrix of technical capabilities across programming languages, backend architectures, cloud infrastructure, and security engineering.

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“Ayush's capabilities are structured across 6 core domains: programming languages, backend systems, cloud infrastructure, cybersecurity, storage, and frontend development.”

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Programming Languages

Python

Java

TypeScript

JavaScript

C++

Go (Golang)

Backend & Systems

Node.js & Express

Flask & Django

RESTful APIs

gRPC Services

Microservices

Async Concurrency

Cloud & Infrastructure

AWS Cloud

Google Cloud (GCP)

Microsoft Azure

Docker Containers

Kubernetes (K8s)

CI/CD Automation

Cybersecurity

Adversarial Testing

Cloud Security & IAM

OWASP Top 10

SIEM & Telemetry

Vulnerability Auditing

Network Security

Databases & Storage

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

Redis Caching

MySQL

Amazon DynamoDB

SQL Optimization

Frontend Development

React.js

Next.js

Angular

Tailwind CSS

TypeScript UI

Responsive Design

VERIFIED CREDENTIALS & CONTINUOUS LEARNING

Certifications & Accreditations

Industry and academic certifications validating rigorous competencies across enterprise networking, artificial intelligence mathematics, and machine learning systems.

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Artificial Intelligence & Math

Probability & Statistics for Machine Learning

DeepLearning.AIDecember 2024

Rigorous mathematical foundation for modern AI systems covering probability distributions, statistical inference, hypothesis testing, and predictive modeling for data science.

Probability DistributionsStatistical InferenceML Mathematics

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Applied Machine Learning

Supervised Learning with scikit-learn

DataCampNovember 2024

Hands-on machine learning model development in Python utilizing scikit-learn, covering classification, regression algorithms, model validation, and hyperparameter tuning.

scikit-learnClassification & RegressionCross-Validation

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Networking & Infrastructure

CCNAv7: Introduction to Networks

Cisco Networking AcademyAugust 2021

Comprehensive networking credential covering enterprise router and switch configuration, IPv4/IPv6 subnetting, OSI layering, network security best practices, and diagnostic troubleshooting.

Switch & Router ConfigIPv4 / IPv6 SubnettingNetwork Security

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Get In Touch

Let's Connect

Interested in discussing software engineering, cloud systems, or security opportunities? Reach out directly or send a message below.

Open to SWE & Security Roles

Contact Information

Always happy to connect regarding engineering challenges, full-time roles, or technical discussions.

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Location

Seattle, WA, USA

Open to Relocation & Remote Roles

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