Hi, I'm Sumit Nautiyal
Software Engineer
Building scalable data solutions and applications with expertise in cloud technologies and AI.
About Me
I'm a Software Engineer, currently pursuing a Master's degree from State University of New York at Binghamton, focused on Artificial Intelligence. I specialize in building scalable data solutions and AI-powered applications using cloud technologies.
My expertise spans the entire data lifecycle, from data ingestion and processing to advanced analytics and machine learning model deployment. I'm passionate about leveraging data to solve complex business problems and create value through innovative solutions.
When I'm not working on data projects, you can find me exploring new research papers, contributing to the community, or gaming.
Data Engineering Expertise
AI/ML Skills
Languages & Databases
Business Intelligence
Cloud Services
CI/CD & DevOps
Security & Governance
Tools & Platforms
Timeline & Experience
My educational and professional journey in computer science and data engineering.
Master's in Computer Science (Artificial Intelligence Track)
Lead Application Consultant
- Led development team to design and deploy real-time, event driven, multi-cloud data ingestion pipelines by integrating with MDM, Cloud data warehouse (Snowflake), AWS S3, Kafka and target state thereby reducing data latency by 95% and improving data integrity.
- Implemented large data platforms using microservice architecture on Kubernetes for streaming applications which led to cutting infrastructure costs and improving scalability for data-intensive applications.
- Implemented data cataloging using MDM and Snowflake, establishing data lineage for 20+ country inventory catalog datasets offering for B2B customers.
- Consulted with cross-functional stakeholders to understand business requirements challenges and address remediations through data architecture and data engineering solutions, significantly improving operational efficiency and business intelligence capabilities.
- Identified data anomalies at various stages of data pipeline, performed impact analysis and collaborated with business teams on issue resolution and root cause analysis.
- Developed CI/CD pipeline automation using Airflow, GitHub Actions, Docker, and Terraform, improving deployment frequency for monolithic application.
Senior Data Engineer & Team Lead
- Managed data integration projects, synchronizing NetSuite ERP and SAP with real-time ETL services, enhancing data accuracy and system interoperability.
- Deployed scalable data solutions on AWS ECS and GCP GKE, leading to optimized performance for organization's web applications.
- Performed data cleansing, transformation, ingestion for real-time data to CRM and SAP endpoints, improving sales for potential client and implemented data analytics to create custom dashboards for senior management.
- Engaged closely with business stakeholders to align technology solutions with business objectives, presenting data-driven insights using Power BI.
Software Engineer
- Developed scalable REST & GraphQL APIs, enabling headless commerce solutions, improving data retrieval efficiency, and driving an increase in mobile conversions through performance optimization.
- Developed data-driven optimization for payment and logistics modules, cutting user friction and significantly reducing support tickets through enhanced data validation and streamlined transactional flows.
- Collaborated directly with product stakeholders to define and deliver data-centric solutions, aligning technical implementations with business KPIs and customer success metrics.
Freelance Web Consultant
- Delivered 30+ data-intensive web platforms, optimized databases, and improved client SEO analytics through robust data engineering practices, increasing organic traffic by up to 60%.
- Built Python-based inventory synchronization tool leveraging Amazon MWS & eBay APIs, integrating real-time inventory data across multiple platforms, reducing oversell incidents by 20%.
- Consulted with clients globally, gathering and translating complex data and analytics requirements into actionable insights, enhancing their operational and business intelligence capabilities.
Technology Support Engineer (Contractual)
- Provided technical analysis and data-driven troubleshooting for enterprise clients, significantly reducing downtime by utilizing SQL-based data extraction, log analysis, and root-cause identification.
- Managed technical incident data, creating detailed documentation and analytics reports, improving issue resolution rates by 30% through process optimization and data insights.
- Consulted cross-functionally with IT teams and stakeholders, effectively communicating data-driven recommendations to enhance customer system performance and satisfaction.
Junior Software Developer
- Developed and maintained web applications using Java,Spring, Hibernate, XML, HTML, CSS, and backend technologies. Collaborated with senior developers teams to deliver high-quality software solutions.
- Supported development of data-driven web applications, integrating backend services using SQL and REST APIs, ensuring accurate and real-time data delivery across web platforms.
- Assisted senior developers in database schema design and optimization, increasing query performance effective indexing and normalization strategies.
- Collaborated with business analysts to gather requirements, converting business needs into data-centric development tasks, enhancing clarity, and efficiency of project deliverables.
Bachelor's in Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Achievements & Certifications
Professional certifications, awards, and recognitions that highlight my expertise and contributions.
Generative AI for Everyone DeepLearning.AI
What generative AI is and how it works, its common use cases, and what this technology can and cannot do. How to think through the lifecycle of a generative AI project, from conception to launch, including how to build effective prompts. The potential opportunities and risks that generative AI technologies present to individuals, businesses, and society.
View CredentialPower Skills - Stakeholder Management
Learn how to identify and manage stakeholders effectively, communicate clearly, and build strong relationships to ensure project success. Understand the importance of stakeholder management in project management and how to apply best practices in real-world scenarios.
View CredentialLinkedIn Introduction to Career Skills in Software Development
Best Data Engineering Project
Recognized for developing innovative real-time data ingestion pipeline that reduced latency by 95%. Recognized as a high performer, achieving measurable improvements in deployment frequency and system scalability.
Top Performer - Data Integration
Achieved highest performance rating for successfully managing complex data integration projects.
Academic Coursework
Key courses that have shaped my expertise in AI, machine learning, and data engineering.
CS 581B Robot Perception
State University of New York at Binghamton • Fall 2025
Study of perception algorithms for robotics applications including computer vision, sensor fusion, and 3D mapping. Hands-on projects using Python and relevant libraries. Topics include image processing, feature extraction, object recognition, SLAM, and deep learning for perception.
CS 517 Human Computer Interaction
State University of New York at Binghamton • Fall 2025
Study of principles and techniques for undamentals of HCI, basic techniques of data analysis, Mobile and Wearable Computing, Ubiquitous Computing (Internet of Things), VR/AR, Brain-Computer Interaction (BCI), Accessibility, and Smart Health. Importance of the human-computer interfaces in the design and development of things people use daily, especially those smart electronic gadgets and their profounds in the human-centered studies, such as smart watches/wristbands, mobile/wearable devices, smart speakers, touch screen, eye/hand/limb tracking, body gesture, voice assistance, VR/AR/MR, and humanoid robots.
CS 515 Social Media and Data Science Pipelines
State University of New York at Binghamton • Fall 2025
Study of data science techniques applied to social media data including data collection, processing, analysis, and visualization using Python and relevant libraries. Hands-on projects involving sentiment analysis, trend analysis, and social network analysis.
CS 565 Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
State University of New York at Binghamton • Spring 2025
Introduction to AI concepts including search algorithms, knowledge representation, and reasoning. Hands-on projects using Python.
CS 551 Systems Programming
State University of New York at Binghamton • Spring 2025
Study of system-level programming including operating systems, file systems, and concurrency in Rust. Hands-on projects building rainbow tables and implementing system utilities.
CS 536 Introduction to Machine Learning
State University of New York at Binghamton • Spring 2025
Introduction to fundamental concepts and techniques in machine learning including supervised and unsupervised learning, model evaluation, and feature selection. Hands-on projects using Python and popular ML libraries.
CS 527 Mobile Systems Security
State University of New York at Binghamton • Spring 2025
Study of security challenges and solutions in mobile computing environments. Topics include mobile OS security, app security, network security, and emerging threats. Hands-on projects and case studies.
CS 558 Introduction to Computer Security
State University of New York at Binghamton • Fall 2024
Study of fundamental concepts in computer security including cryptography, network security, and system vulnerabilities.
CS 571 Design & Analysis Comp Algorithms
State University of New York at Binghamton • Fall 2024
Study of algorithm design techniques, complexity analysis, and advanced data structures.
CS 571 Programming Languages
State University of New York at Binghamton • Fall 2024
Study of various programming paradigms including functional, logic, and object-oriented programming.
CS 590X CS Professional Development
State University of New York at Binghamton • Fall 2024
Focus on professional skills for computer science careers including teamwork, communication, and ethics.
Research Papers I Like
Influential research papers that have shaped my understanding of AI, machine learning, and computer science.
Attention Is All You Need
Ashish Vaswani, Noam Shazeer, Niki Parmar, Jakob Uszkoreit, Llion Jones, Aidan N. Gomez, Lukasz Kaiser, Illia Polosukhin
Computation and Language (NeurIPS) • 2017
The paper that introduced the Transformer architecture, revolutionizing natural language processing and becoming the foundation for modern large language models like GPT and BERT.
CausalStock: Deep End-to-end Causal Discovery for News-driven Stock Movement Prediction
Shuqi Li, Yuebo Sun, Yuxin Lin, Xin Gao, Shuo Shang, Rui Yan
Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems • 2024
Proposed a novel framework that integrates causal discovery with deep learning to predict stock movements based on news data, demonstrating improved performance over traditional methods.
Scalable Multi-Session Visual SLAM in Large-Scale Scenes with Subgraph Optimization
Pan, Xiaokun & Li, Zhenzhe & Fan, Tianxing & Zhai, Hongjia & Bao, Hujun & Zhang, Guofeng
IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence • 2025
Introduced a scalable visual SLAM system capable of handling multiple sessions in large-scale environments by employing subgraph optimization techniques, enhancing both accuracy and efficiency.
ORB-SLAM3: An Accurate Open-Source Library for Visual, Visual-Inertial and Multi-Map SLAM
Carlos Campos, Richard Elvira, Juan J. Gómez Rodríguez, José M. M. Montiel, Juan D. Tardós
IEEE Transactions on Robotics • 2021
Presented ORB-SLAM3, an advanced SLAM system that supports visual, visual-inertial, and multi-map capabilities, achieving state-of-the-art performance in various benchmarks.
Books I Like
A curated selection of books that have influenced my thinking and professional development.
Publications
Research contributions and academic publications in engineering and technology.
Estimating torque-speed characteristic of three-phase induction motor operating under unbalance supply
Authors: A. S. Nautiyal, B. P. Thakur, C. A. Chauhan and D. K. Govind
Conference: 2013 Nirma University International Conference on Engineering (NUiCONE), Ahmedabad, 2013
Pages: 1-6 | DOI: 10.1109/NUiCONE.2013.6780144
This research paper presents a comprehensive study on estimating the torque-speed characteristics of three-phase induction motors when operating under unbalanced supply conditions. The work contributes to understanding motor performance degradation and provides insights for improving motor efficiency in real-world applications.
Current Projects in Development
Ongoing projects and research initiatives that I'm currently working on.
Social Media Real-Time Data Streaming Platform using Apache Kafka and Faktory
Building a real-time data processing platform using Apache Kafka and Faktory for streaming analytics. This is aimed at enabling low-latency data ingestion and processing from various social media sources. The platform will support scalable data pipelines and real-time dashboards for monitoring social media trends and user engagement.
Panoptic Segmentation for Mobile Robot Navigation
Developing a panoptic segmentation model to enhance mobile robot navigation in dynamic environments. This project involves integrating computer vision techniques with robotics to improve obstacle detection and path planning.
SignRing: Continuous American Sign Language Recognition Using IMU Rings and Virtual IMU Data
Developing a system for continuous American Sign Language recognition using IMU rings and virtual IMU data. This project aims to facilitate communication for the hearing impaired through wearable technology and machine learning.
My Projects
Here are some of my recent projects showcasing my work in Software/Data/AI engineering .
Network Password Cracking with Hashassin Rainbow Tables
Hashassin is a tool that helps you generate, hash, and crack passwords using rainbow tables. This project adds network features to the previous projects, letting you run a server that can crack passwords for connected clients.
Reinforcement Learning Environment Design & Q-Learning Implementation
Designed a custom reinforcement learning environment and implemented the Q-learning algorithm to train an agent to navigate and achieve specific goals within that environment. Evaluated the agent's performance and learning efficiency.
Convolutional Neural Network Implementation and Evaluation for MNIST Handwritten Digit Classification
Implemented a Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) from scratch using Python and NumPy to classify handwritten digits from the MNIST dataset. Evaluated the model's performance and compared it with standard libraries.
AI-Powered Multimodal Misinformation Detection System
Developed an AI-powered system to detect misinformation in social media posts by analyzing both text and images. Utilized natural language processing (NLP) techniques for text analysis and convolutional neural networks (CNNs) for image analysis. The system integrates these modalities to improve detection accuracy.
Cellular Network Analysis and Kotlin App Development
Analyzed signal strength, tower switching, and network stability around Binghamton using data from the Network Survey app. Data was cleaned in Excel and visualized with Power BI.
Cellular Network Packet Analysis using VPN and PII detection using Wireshark
Performed packet-capture analysis of VPN traffic with Wireshark to assess encryption, identify plaintext/PII leaks, and document suspicious behaviors; produced a findings report with supporting evidence.
Gaming
When I'm not coding, you'll find me exploring virtual worlds and experiencing incredible stories through games.
Currently Playing
Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition
PCVisually stunning post-apocalyptic shooter with a gripping story and immersive atmosphere.
Elden Ring
PCExpansive open-world RPG with challenging combat and deep lore from the creators of Dark Souls.
Gaming Stats
Recently Completed
Divinity: Original Sin 2
Epic fantasy RPG with deep tactical combat and rich storytelling. Completed main story and numerous side quests.
Divinity: Original Sin Enhanced Edition
Epic fantasy RPG with deep tactical combat and rich storytelling. Completed main story and numerous side quests.
Devil May Cry 5
High-octane action game with stylish combat and memorable characters. Completed main story and all side missions. Going for 100% completion this year.
Hades
Perfect blend of gameplay, story, and art. Multiple successful escapes from the underworld.
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition
Classic RTS with deep strategy and historical campaigns. Extensive multiplayer experience.
Figment
Whimsical action-adventure with a unique art style and imaginative world. Engaging puzzles and platforming.
The last campfire
Charming and atmospheric adventure with heartfelt storytelling and creative puzzles.
100% Completion
Outward
(July 2022)Challenging survival RPG with deep mechanics and cooperative multiplayer. Completed main story and numerous side quests.
Vampire Survivors
(July 2022 - October 2025)Challenging survival RPG with deep mechanics and cooperative multiplayer. Completed main story and numerous side quests.
Remnant: From the Ashes
(May 2021)The world has been thrown into chaos by an ancient evil from another dimension. As one of the last remnants of humanity, you must set out alone or alongside up to two other survivors to face down hordes of deadly enemies to try to carve a foothold, rebuild, and retake what was lost.
Remnant II
(March 2025)REMNANT II® pits survivors of humanity against new deadly creatures and god-like bosses across terrifying worlds. Play solo or co-op with two other friends to explore the depths of the unknown to stop an evil from destroying reality itself.
Raji: An Ancient Epic
(December 2024)Beautifully crafted action-adventure set in ancient India with engaging combat and puzzles.
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Data Engineer & Software Developer
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