Summary
Harshith Depa is a software engineer with a strong foundation in distributed systems, databases, and big data, currently completing a Computer Science co-op at the University of Waterloo and working at Salesforce. With nine years of industry experience through internships and full-time roles at companies like YugaByte, Capital One, and Yext, he has built production features such as change data capture for distributed databases, automated TLS and PostgreSQL provisioning, and cloud monitoring and alerting services. He blends systems-level thinking with cloud-native microservices and applied machine learning workflows, often focusing on scalable, data-intensive problems. Based in New York, he’s seeking a final 4-month co-op where he can tackle complex engineering challenges and continue translating research-grade ideas into reliable, customer-facing systems. An under-the-radar strength is his repeated track record of bridging database internals with developer-facing tooling, making low-level innovations more accessible to product teams.
9 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
High School, International Baccalaureate, High School, International Baccalaureate at Bayview Secondary School
Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science Co-op, Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science Co-op at University of Waterloo
English, French, Telugu, Hindi