Summary
Chaitu Nookala is a software engineer and UCL MEng candidate with nine years of hands-on experience building performant systems across C++, Python, and full-stack web technologies. He has shipped tooling and memory-optimized C++ wrappers at Roku, integrated ABI compatibility checks into CI pipelines, and cut client CPU usage by 50% for a virtual-background feature using TensorFlow, WebGL, MediaPipe and Web Workers. Past roles span fintech APIs, robotics research at Johns Hopkins, and adapting NASA instrumentation for at-sea operations, reflecting a comfort with both low-level systems work and data-driven services. He favors pragmatic, measurable improvements—pipeline integrations, automated tests, and targeted optimizations—that scale in production. Based in San Francisco, he’s drawn to teams that value technical rigor, collaborative problem-solving, and turning research-grade ideas into reliable products.
9 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Dougherty Valley High School
University College London