Manaf Asif
Full Stack Software Engineer
“The true delight is in the finding out rather than in the knowing.”
- Isaac Asimov
I'm a CS Major at UT Austin. My hobbies include reading, traveling, and studying Arabic.
I have many experiences, primarily revolving around full-stack software engineering, security engineering, and web development.
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I'm always ready to learn
I love to knit. Not with yarn, but with the very threads of technology that propel humanity forward. Whether it be twisting machine learning with computer vision to develop advanced robots or intertwining PID algorithms with radionavigation to create UAVs, every experience was accompanied by the exhilaration of transforming a tangle of concepts into the lacework of a solution. It's a feeling that drove me to Computer Science, ready to explore the vast specializations and opportunities that lie before me while indulging myself in the hackathons and passion projects that define the CS student experience.
My Primary Skills
- Full Stack Web Development
- Cloud Development
- Enterprise Architecture
- Data Analysis
- Natural Language Processing
- Machine Learning
- Web Scraping/Automation
- Linux System Administration
Some of my latest internships
Nutanix
Intern, Member of Technical Staff @ R&D Security Engineering Team
Developed features for Prism Central Security Dashboard, a tool for customers to manage/monitor Nutanix cluster security.
Designedand implemented a solution using Apache ZooKeeper to securely maintain consensus of system credentials across the cluster, minimizing the threat of ransomware attacks through default credentials.
Createda CircleCI Pipeline to automate the aggregation and deployment ofCVE data to the Security Dashboard, allowing consumers to monitor identifiedvulnerabilities and their patch status.
Redesigned and reimplemented Go API, used to communicate between the Security Dashboard and nodes, allowing for remote automated security scans and system configurations via gRPC.
Dell Technologies
Software Engineering Intern @ Dell Infrastructure Solutions Group
Developed features in Go for PowerProtect Data Manager (PPDM), a data protection tool for virtual infrastructure.
Instrumented key components of the PPDM Kubernetes protection tool per OpenTelemetry spec. to enhance observability.
Collaborated with various development teams to research and define key performance metrics beneficial to both developers and end-users. Metrics were labeled and organized, collected by Prometheus, and visualized with Grafana.
Implemented distributed tracing in Kubernetes with Jaeger to aid in root cause analysis and latency optimization.
Created custom testing framework and automated configuration system using Kubernetes API to streamline deployment.
Optum
Technology Development Intern @ Optum Technologies Senior Management Division
Led Agile team in designing API toconsolidate fragmented Optum Health Services ecosystem while enablingdirect-to-consumer sales of services through channels such as the Optum Store.
Analyzed Optum internal systems to identify the needfor API and estimated $0.9 billion in potential savings.
Created Express REST API to consolidatemember data from multiple internal databases.
Containerized API in Docker and deployed with Terraform to Azure testing environment.
Developed frontend demos in React toshowcase potential uses of API (Member Info Lookup System, User Dashboard).
Pitched solution to C-level executives, helpingmanager secure $46 million in funding for continuing development.
TukTuk
Full Stack Software Engineer Intern
Created an admin dashboard for managing rides andviewing metrics at this rideshare startup.
Developed frontend in React, which we linked to Express API with Firebase DB and Redis caching layer.
Implemented effective analytics API, displaying critical data such as est. revenue and most frequently used routes.
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