Hello, I'm Affan Khamse

Software

Passionate NYU CS Master's grad (May '25) focused on engineering scalable, high-performance backend systems and AI-driven solutions. Experienced in Python (FastAPI), Java (Spring Boot), cloud platforms (AWS/Azure), and microservice architectures. Driven by solving complex technical challenges and building impactful software.

Resume/CV Actively pursuing Software roles

Education

Master of Science
Computer Science
New York University
New York, NY, USA
Bachelor of Engineering
Computer Engineering
University of Mumbai
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Experience

Software Teaching Assistant – Object-Oriented Programming
Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences @ New York University
Jan, 2024 - April, 2025
- Mentored 50+ students in C++ and Java, emphasizing Object-Oriented design, algorithms, and complexity analysis
- Conducted code reviews, enhancing code quality, maintainability, and adherence to best practices
Software Engineer
InquisAI (Project)
Jun, 2024 - March, 2025
- Spearheaded development of an AI assistant builder leveraging LangChain/OpenAI Embeddings for document Q&A
- Redesigned backend architecture (Flask to FastAPI), cutting API latency by 30% via async processing
- Architected & deployed scalable RESTful APIs supporting 1K+ concurrent users
- Led Agile sprints (3-person team) using Azure DevOps, driving backend/infrastructure decisions & reducing delivery time by 25%
Student Web Developer
Google Developer Student Club BVCOE
Aug, 2021 - Jul, 2022
- Developed and launched a club website using React.js with a 5-member team, enhancing visibility
- Organized cloud/web development workshops for 300+ attendees, coordinating technical sessions

Projects

Inquis AI

Spearheaded development of an Al assistant builder leveraging LangChain and OpenAI Embeddings to vectorize documents for domain-specific responses via GPT-40. Redesigned backend from Flask to FastAPI, cutting API latency by 30%. Deployed scalable RESTful APIs supporting 1K+ concurrent users and led Agile sprints.

FastAPI
Python
LangChain
OpenAI
Azure DevOps
RESTful APIs
Scalable Systems

Demo

Home Store - E-Commerce Platform

Engineered scalable backend microservices (Spring Boot/Cloud, Eureka). Containerized services (Docker/Compose). Designed REST APIs for React frontend (SwaggerUI documented). (WIP)

Java
Spring Boot
Spring Cloud
Microservices
Docker
Eureka
PostgreSQL
React Router
SwaggerUI

Source

FlashBids - Full Stack Auction

Constructed real-time AWS bidding platform handling 10K+ concurrent sessions (*Verify this number - 10K+ or 20K+?*). Developed non-blocking APIs (30% latency reduction). Built low-latency WebSocket layer (40% latency reduction). Orchestrated event-driven pipeline (SQS/SES, 99% success).

Python
Flask
AWS EC2
DynamoDB
S3
Redis
WebSockets
SQS
SES
REST APIs
DevOps

Demo Source

Smart Photo Album

Created a web application for uploading, storing, and searching photos using natural language queries. Leveraged AWS ElasticSearch, S3, and Lambda for automation and scalability.

AWS S3
ElasticSearch
Lambda
Lex
API Gateway
CodePipeline
CloudFormation

Demo Source

VibeCheck - Music Social App

Created Django/Python social platform pairing users via Spotify data. Established reactive messaging with Redis Pub/Sub (30-40% latency reduction). Deployed on AWS Elastic Beanstalk with CI/CD (87% test coverage).

Python
Django
Redis
PostgreSQL
AWS Elastic Beanstalk
Travis CI
Bootstrap
Spotify API

Demo Source

Roomio

Built an apartment rental and roommate finder web application with a secure and scalable architecture. Designed an optimized relational database schema for efficient data transactions.

Django
Python
PostgreSQL
HTML
CSS
JavaScript
Bootstrap

Source

Certification

Technical Interview Prep

Completed a series of coding challenges focused on data structures and algorithms, simulating real-world technical interview scenarios.

Data Structures
Algorithms
Problem Solving

Certificate Link

Introduction to Data Science in Python

Learn essential Python techniques for data science: lambdas, csv manipulation, DataFrame querying, distributions, sampling, and t-tests.

Python
Numpy
Pandas
Data Cleansing

Certificate Link

Version Control

This course covered implementing Version Control systems, navigating and configuring using the command line, utilizing GitHub repositories, creating GitHub repositories, and effectively managing code revisions.

GitHub
Bash (Unix Shell)
Web Development
Linux

Certificate Link

Principles of UX/UI Design

This course covered fundamentals of User Experience (UX) design and research. It also covered Front-End Web Development, creating wireframes and prototypes in Figma