Summary
Abhinav Vadhera is a software engineer with 8 years of experience building scalable, secure systems and a recent track record leading AI-powered chatbot initiatives at American Express that served 2M+ users and contributed to over $100M in revenue. He combines full-stack development, cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP), and backend optimization with hands-on work in LLMs, RAG architectures, and smart contracts, and has shipped distributed systems that improved efficiency and reliability at scale. At AmEx he led threat modeling and GenAI security workshops, deployed OAuth2/JWT controls, and cut incident detection from hours to minutes via observability tooling. Currently pursuing an MS in Computer Science at USC (GPA 3.9) to deepen expertise in ML, NLP, cryptography, and distributed systems, he mentors engineers and publishes technical writing in his spare time. Outside of engineering he’s a fitness enthusiast documenting his journey, signaling the same disciplined, iterative approach he brings to product and infrastructure challenges.
7 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS, Computer Science, Master of Science - MS, Computer Science at University of Southern California
Bachelor of Engineering, Information Technology, Bachelor of Engineering, Information Technology at Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology
12th, Science, 12th, Science at Central Board of Secondary Education