Summary
Kushal Goenka is a Software Engineer II based in Chicago with 10 years of experience building production web services and data-driven tooling, currently at PEAK6. He holds a Master’s in Electrical and Computer Engineering from UIUC and has consistently applied ML and NLP techniques to automate workflows—saving thousands of hours in prior roles by automating report review and annotation processes. Kushal moves comfortably between backend services (Flask, Docker, cloud deployments) and data science pipelines, having integrated CVAT and TensorFlow-based preprocessing in production. He has a track record of practical impact in internships and research roles, including a deployed Google Cloud service and automation that saved a senior executive hundreds of hours per quarter. A fast learner with a strong academic record, he enjoys experimenting with new technologies and seeks interesting full-time software engineering challenges. Notably, his background blends engineering rigor with product-focused automation that repeatedly converts research prototypes into usable internal tools.
10 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
International General Certificate for Secondary Education, 8 A*'s, International General Certificate for Secondary Education, 8 A*'s at Vidyashilp Academy
International Baccalaureate Diploma, 43/45 with distinction, International Baccalaureate Diploma, 43/45 with distinction at The International School Bangalore
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
English, Hindi, Spanish