Summary
Chirayu Garg is a systems-focused software engineer with eight years of experience and a strong foundation from Purdue University, currently advancing backend and systems work at Microsoft. Comfortable in C, C++, and Java, he has shipped production services and internships using SpringBoot, PostgreSQL, Kafka, and React, and has a track record of automating QA and data pipelines to save developer time. As Head TA for a large data structures and algorithms course, he led 30+ TAs, designed all programming assignments and grading infrastructure for 420+ students—experience that sharpens his testing, tooling, and mentorship instincts. He pairs practical engineering with leadership, having managed a $40k student organization budget and run large-scale office hours and supplemental instruction. Outside work he’s an avid naturalist and traveler who has tracked wild Royal Bengal Tigers in seven national parks—bringing curiosity and calm under pressure to both code and the field.
8 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS Computer Science, Master of Science - MS Computer Science at Purdue University
Hindi, English