Akash Pandya

Two-time DTCC intern building production software for capital markets infrastructure, with experience across frontend delivery, automation, and data-driven engineering.

University of Maryland ’27 • B.S. Computer Science • Economics Minor

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Degree

B.S. Computer Science

Minor

Economics

GPA

3.6 / 4.0

Current Focus

Building reliable software for high-stakes systems, with a strong interest in fintech platforms, workflow automation, and polished user experiences.

About Me

I'm a CS major with an Economics minor who genuinely cares about how financial systems work — not just how to code around them. I'm drawn to the challenge of introducing emerging technology into an industry where the cost of failure is real. Whether it's designing cleaner data pipelines, building more testable UIs, or thinking through how AI fits responsibly into capital markets, I want to be the engineer who bridges both worlds.

Experience

Information Technology Intern

Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation (DTCC)

Jersey City, New Jersey | June 2024 - August 2024, June 2025 - August 2025

Migrated legacy Funds Only Settlement Web platforms into DTCC's modern Real-Time Trade Matching Web application, supporting net/settlement workflows with over a trillion dollars in daily volume context.
Developed and integrated 10+ UI components with Angular and backend services in Java, reducing QA bug reports by 15% and raising automated test coverage to 30% through Selenium.
Collaborated in Agile sprints via Jira to write user stories, plan tasks, and accelerate deployment cycles by 20% through streamlined automation workflows.
Automated KPI test-result aggregation using SPL and Python, reducing manual reporting by 8+ hours per week and improving performance monitoring cadence.
Improved Global Trade Repository alert analysis with SPL, cutting reporting turnaround time by 30% with daily automated reports.

Spring Research Intern

OpenData

Remote, New Jersey | February 2024 - June 2024

Evaluated free and commercial data sources for an AI-driven data marketplace platform to inform integration strategy.
Explored machine learning approaches for automated data quality assessment using metadata coverage, freshness, and uniqueness signals.
Analyzed 10+ data marketplaces across pricing models, product capabilities, and AI features to prioritize roadmap direction.

Projects

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Python Instruction Curriculum

Built and delivered a Python curriculum across six sessions through a public library partnership, helping over 50 students progress into advanced CS coursework.

Python, Curriculum Design, Instruction • Feb 2022 - Jun 2023

Partner

Forensic Tester Application

Led development of a forensic analysis web application later acquired by Data Unlimited International, with 100+ samples processed via internal comparison workflows.

Web Engineering, Data Processing • Jun 2021 - Aug 2021

Company

PandyaBot

Designed and shipped PandyaBot for this portfolio with a floating chat UI, portfolio-aware prompting, and a secure server API route for OpenAI responses.

Next.js, TypeScript, OpenAI API, UX Engineering • 2026

GitHub

Technical Skills

Languages

PythonJavaTypeScriptSQLOCamlRustRC

Frameworks & Libraries

ReactAngularNext.js

Testing & Data

SeleniumSplunk (SPL)JUnit

Tools & Workflow

GitGitHubEclipseJiraToad for OracleAgile / Scrum

Resume

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Let's Build

Open to software engineering roles where speed, reliability, and product quality matter.

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