Saai Aravindh Raja
(+65) 83595210 | saaia.r.2024@computing.smu.edu.sg | linkedin.com/in/saaiaravindhraja | saaiaravindhraja.dev
Education
Singapore Management University Aug 2024 – Present
B.Sc. Computer Science (Artificial Intelligence & Software Systems) Singapore
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Honors: Science & Technology Undergraduate Scholarship | SMU Excellence in Student Life Bronze Award
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Campus Leadership: Technology Director (Legal Innovation & Tech), Developer (Blockchain), Partnerships Lead (AI), PR
Deputy Director (FinTech), Operations Deputy (SMUSA), DHCP (Hack), Organizing Committee & Arbiter (Chess)
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Teaching Assistant: MSc Wealth Management (Client Book Building), PhD (Operations Management)
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Certifications: 9 Google Specializations (AI, Data, Cybersecurity, etc.), 3 IBM Specializations (AI, DevOps, Cloud)
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Roles: Asia-Pacific Certified Instructor, Perplexity Campus Expert, Postman Student Expert, Google Dev Group Member
Experience
Backend Engineer Intern Feb 2026 – Present
Resumify
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Architecting RESTful APIs, implementing security infrastructure, auth, cloud storage, and deployment pipelines
Project Management Intern Jun 2025 – Nov 2025
FlowScape
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Supported consulting for AEC/EPC projects, applying discrete event simulation and lean construction principles
Software Development Intern Jul 2024 – Dec 2024
Qoruz
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Contributed to feature development and bug resolution on a marketing intelligence platform indexing 25M+ profiles
Junior PHP Developer Intern May 2023 – Dec 2023
Dream And Magic Media
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Developed and maintained PHP applications with MySQL backends, contributing to frontend and server-side features
Notion Consultant Jan 2023 – Jul 2024
Self-Employed
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Independently served 30+ organizations globally, architecting 50+ templates for work automation and productivity
Projects
Federated Learning Research Assistant
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Researched privacy-preserving loan classification and evaluated model performance across decentralized nodes
Freelance Software Engineer & Open Source Contributor
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Developed client-facing tools and web apps for Bhaggyam Constructions and MatsuMatcha
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Actively contributing bug fixes, tests, and features via 50+ PRs across Accomplish, Accord Project, Sugar Labs and more
Startup Co-Founder
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Building a platform to digitize renovation sourcing and project coordination for Singapore’s real estate industry
SpectraSense | Python, Flask, React, Vite, NumPy, scikit-learn, OpenCV, Matplotlib, Render
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Built computer vision system estimating hemoglobin levels from lip coloration using a 9-algorithm ensemble model
Aria | Chrome Extension (Manifest V3), JavaScript, Groq API, Vercel Serverless, Web Speech API, Chrome Storage API
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Built AI accessibility extension with 3-agent system, WCAG 2.1 auditor, autonomous form filling, and cognitive analysis
TariffSheriff | React, TypeScript, Java, Spring Boot, Spring Security, PostgreSQL, Flyway, AWS EC2, Docker, Nginx
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Built and deployed full-stack platform for real-time tariff calculation, HS code lookup, and trade agreement analysis
Achievements
Awards: AP Scholar with Distinction (College Board) | Academic Excellence AY22/23 & AY21/22 (Global Schools Group)
Competitions: 5x Winner Accomplish.ai | Top 10 Cactus x DeepMind SG | Top 10 iNTUition | Top 9 Manus | Winner SMU GCC
2025 | Winner EDGE Competition | Winner Project Codegen | Top 8 PMI-SG | Top 30 Tech Series | 4th Place SMUxSKKU
Chess: Arena FIDE Master (Int’l Chess Federation) | SG Inter-Varsity League Silver 2025, 4th 2026 (Undefeated Record)
Technical Skills
Languages: TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, Java, C++, PHP, SQL, Bash/Shell, HTML/CSS
Frontend: React, Next.js, Vite, TailwindCSS, Framer Motion, Shadcn/Radix UI, Zustand, TanStack Query, GSAP
Backend: REST APIs, Spring Boot, Node.js, Express.js, Spring Security, Spring Data JPA
AI/ML & Data: NumPy, Pandas, Matplotlib, OpenCV, LangChain, Streamlit, PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Supabase
Cloud & DevOps: CI/CD, Docker, AWS (EC2, S3), Vercel, Render, GitHub Actions, Auth0, JWT, Nginx
Tools: Git, GitHub, Maven, JUnit, Swagger, Postman, Jupyter Notebook, XRPL, Jira, Linux, VS Code
