Open to software, cloud & AI roles · UK & Ireland

Hi, I'm Chaithanya.
I build software that
holds up in production

Software & ML engineer with 2+ years in industry. 15 months shipping machine learning to real clients, a Spring Boot + React platform on Kubernetes, and an MSc in Advanced Computer Science from Newcastle University. I like tested code, honest results and explaining things clearly.

Chaithanya Virupaksha
Chaithanya VirupakshaSoftware & ML Engineer

Based in

Newcastle, UK

--:-- local time · open to relocation

15months shipping ML to clients
98%accuracy, 20-class detector

Daily drivers

  • Java 21
  • Spring Boot
  • Python
  • React
  • SQL
  • Docker
  • Kubernetes
  • Azure
  • PyTorch
  • Linux
  • Git
  • CI/CD
  • Electron
  • Grafana

Dissertation

50 tests

✓ all passing

8 bugs found & published

01 Selected work

MSc dissertation · 2026

Federated learning on bad Wi-Fi

What happens to AI training when phones drop packets? I built a simulator to find out. Compressing updates shrank the gap between strategies from 16.4 to 2.3 points. Then I audited my own code, found 8 bugs, and published every one.

  • Python
  • PyTorch
  • 50 tests
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Team of six · 2025–26

Cloud-native bookstore

Six engineers, one online bookstore, running on Kubernetes in Azure. I owned the React side and its security: silent token refresh and admin pages only admins can reach. Favourite call: the cart updates instantly and quietly fixes itself if the server disagrees.

  • React 19
  • Spring Boot 3
  • Keycloak
  • Azure AKS
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Desktop · Observability

SysDash

A privacy-first Electron monitor: live metrics, Docker stats, alerts, and a locked-down IPC bridge.

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NLP · Responsible AI

AI bias audit

"This chatbot is biased" is an opinion. I wanted a number you can re-run.

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Security engineering

Tokeneer risk model

How would a fingerprint-locked vault get broken, and what do you fix first?

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02 Experience & journey

  1. 2024–25Machine Learning Engineer · Accurate Info Solution

    Owned client ML projects end to end, from requirements to handover. Built a 20-class detector at 98% held-out accuracy, explained results to non-technical clients, and mentored interns.

  2. 2023–24Full-Stack Intern · PACE Wisdom Solutions

    Shipped features in two-week Agile sprints; rebuilt shared components for ~25% faster Lighthouse scores.

  3. 2022–23ML Intern (part-time) · Accurate Info Solution

    First real code: Python data analysis while finishing my degree.

Education

MSc Advanced Computer ScienceNewcastle University · 2025–26
BEng Computer ScienceDr. Ambedkar Institute of Technology · 2024 · CGPA 8.3
Python 3 ProgrammingUniversity of Michigan · certificate

Off-screen

Bharatanatyam taught me that rehearsal beats talent. Same goes for writing tests.

Performer, Newcastle University Indian Performing Arts Society

How I work

If a non-engineer can't follow my explanation, I haven't finished.

Right now

Learning Kafka, AWS and test-driven development, one small project at a time. Also: making gelato on weekends.

03 Say hello

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Building something worth getting right?

Let's build something that holds up.

chaithanya6699@gmail.com ↗

+44 7799 042262 · Newcastle upon Tyne · replies within a day