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Hi, I'm Nelavan

Software Engineering @ McMaster University

Things I love:

  • Building tools that make life better
  • Fast-moving teams
  • Interdisciplinary work
  • Product-focused development
  • Reading, writing & drinking tea
Nelavan Karunanithi

Experience

My professional journey and the companies I've had the privilege to work with.

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Founding Software Engineer

Botssistant
April 2025 - Present

Co-founded a subscription-based AI startup that builds multi-tenant chatbots for small businesses using Google's Vertex AI engine.

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Coding Instructor

Varsity Tutors
July 2024 - March 2025

Worked as a personal tutor for students learning Python, Java, OOP and other related concepts through 1-on-1 project based-learning and thorough testing.

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Tutor

BrightSparkz Tutors
October 2022 - January 2024

Taught students ranging from Grade 6-12 and helped them with their work in various subjects such as science, math, computer science, calculus, chemistry, physics, etc.

TeachingCommunication SkillsProblem SolvingTime Management

Projects

A showcase of projects I've built, from web applications to mobile apps and everything in between.

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MyPortfolioTracker

A portfolio analysis tool utilizing artificial intelligence to help beginner investors learn and optimize their portfolios.

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GreenChoice

Android app that is designed to show sustainable alternatives to everyday products for environmentally conscious users to make better decisions.

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Custom Modular Chatbot

Modular chatbot with easy integration into any website and perfectly fits in the corner of the website trained & tuned to retrieve website data with backend AI models.

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SOAR Conference

Website platform for STEM high school conference to inform and educate kids going into high school about STEM and related opportunities.

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Skills & Technologies

A curated selection of technologies and tools I work with to bring ideas to life.

Languages

Python
Java
SQL
TypeScript
JavaScript
HTML5
CSS
C
Bash

Frontend

React.js
Next.js
Tailwind CSS
HTML5
CSS

Backend

Node.js
FastAPI
Spring Boot
PostgreSQL
SQL

Data Science & ML

TensorFlow
pandas
NumPy
scikit-learn
Matplotlib

Cloud & DevOps

AWS
Docker
Git
Vercel
Heroku
Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

Tools

VSCode
Claude Code
Cursor
Copilot
Figma
Android Studio

Also Familiar With

GraphQL
Supabase
PWAs
Ansible
Proxmox
Webflow
Redis
Canva
Photoshop

Currently Exploring

Always learning and staying current with the latest technologies and industry trends.

AI/MLCloudFull Stack DevelopmentAR/VR

Thanks for stopping by! Contact me at:

nelavankaruna@gmail.com

Reach out, let's see where it goes