Software Development Intern @ DRDO

PRIYA
CHAUHAN

Passionate Software Engineer

Building scalable software using Java, MERN Stack, AI, Computer Vision, and Open Source technologies.

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About

Engineering with intent

A snapshot of the foundations, focus areas, and ambition behind the work.

CGPA 9.23

Education

  • Bachelor of Engineering — Computer Engineering
  • Savitribai Phule Pune University
  • Sinhgad Academy of Engineering
Systems & Backend

Current Role

  • Software Development Intern
  • DRDO — Defence Research & Development Organisation
Deep Tech

Technical Interests

  • Software Engineering · Backend Development
  • AI · Computer Vision · LLMs
  • Open Source
Scale & Impact

Career Goal

  • Build scalable software that solves real-world problems through modern technologies and continuous learning.
Experience

A timeline of building & giving back

Internships, open-source work, and mentorship — each step focused on shipping real software.

DRDO

July 2026 – Present

Software Development Intern

Researching software tools, frameworks, and development approaches for real-world applications. Collaborating with scientists on requirement analysis, technical discussions, and iterative software development.

AI/MLPythonResearchRequirement AnalysisSoftware Development

Weekly Mentorship

July 2026 – Ongoing

Mentor

Running weekly DSA and software engineering sessions covering problem solving, system fundamentals, and internship preparation.

DSACareerGuidance

GirlScript Summer of Code

May 2026 – Present

Contributor & Campus Ambassador

Merged contributions across multiple projects while driving campus participation, onboarding sessions, and community engagement.

MERNCommunity

Open Source Connect India

August 2025

Contributor

Contributed features and bug fixes across community repositories, reviewed pull requests, and improved developer documentation.

GitGitHubJavaScriptDocumentationCollaboration

National Service Scheme (NSS)

August 2023 – July 2025

Volunteer

Contributed to community service initiatives, awareness campaigns, and social welfare activities while collaborating with volunteers to organize impactful community events and promote social responsibility.

TeamworkCommunicationEvent CoordinationCommunity EngagementSocial ResponsibilityTime Management
Skills

The toolkit behind the work

Languages, frameworks and fundamentals used across product, backend, and applied AI work.

Programming

Java
Python
C++

Frontend

HTML
CSS
JavaScript
Bootstrap
Tailwind CSS
EJS

Backend

Node.js
Express.js
REST APIs

Databases

MongoDB
MySQL

AI & Computer Vision

OpenCV
YOLO
Ultralytics YOLO
PyTorch
NumPy
Pandas

Developer Tools

Git
GitHub
VS Code

Core CS

DSA
OOP
DBMS
Operating Systems
Computer Networks
Projects

Work that ships

Selected engineering projects across applied AI, full-stack products, and real-time systems.

Apna Video Call mobile interface showing multi-participant video conferencing

Zoom Clone

Multi-participant video conferencing with rooms, chat, and screen sharing over WebRTC signalling.

  • Peer-to-peer video
  • Live chat
  • Room links
Node.jsExpressWebRTCSocket.IO
Travel stay listings web application

Wanderlust

Full-stack travel listings platform with authentication, reviews, maps, and image uploads.

  • Auth & sessions
  • Reviews & ratings
  • Map integration
Node.jsExpressMongoDBEJS
AI chat interface with glowing neural network visualisation

SynapseGPT

An LLM-powered assistant with contextual memory, streaming responses, and a polished chat experience.

  • Streaming responses
  • Context memory
  • Prompt templates
MERNLLM APIsNode.jsMongoDB
GitHub Currently under development
Open Source

Contributing in public

Community-driven engineering: merged pull requests, mentorship, and long-term contribution habits.

Contribution activity

  • Contributed feature enhancements and UI improvements to collaborative open-source projects while managing pull requests, issue tracking, and version control using Git and GitHub.
  • Improved onboarding docs and issue templates for first-time contributors
  • Reviewed community pull requests and mentored new open-source participants
  • Maintained clean commit history and followed contribution guidelines end to end

3

Organizations

GSSoC · OSCI · Community

9

Badges

Contributor & ambassador badges

GSSoC 2026 Badges

9 badges earned across contribution milestones

GSSoC 2026 Ambassador badgeAmbassador
GSSoC 2026 Contributor badgeContributor
GSSoC 2026 Rising Star badgeRising Star
GSSoC 2026 First Step badgeFirst Step
GSSoC 2026 Master Bounty badgeMaster Bounty
GSSoC 2026 Bounty Hunter badgeBounty Hunter
GSSoC 2026 Point Scorer badgePoint Scorer
GSSoC 2026 Discord Verified badgeDiscord Verified
GSSoC 2026 Profile Complete badgeProfile Complete
GitHub & LeetCode

Code, committed daily

Repositories, language distribution, and competitive programming consistency.

LeetCode Badges

10 earned
LeetCode badge — May Challenge

May Challenge

LeetCode badge — June Challenge

June Challenge

LeetCode badge — July Challenge

July Challenge

LeetCode badge — June Special

June Special

LeetCode badge — Daily Streak

Daily Streak

LeetCode badge — Daily Streak

Daily Streak

LeetCode badge — Daily Streak

Daily Streak

LeetCode badge — Daily Streak

Daily Streak

LeetCode badge — Daily Streak

Daily Streak

LeetCode badge — Annual Streak

Annual Streak

Achievements

Measured by consistency

Numbers that reflect discipline, curiosity, and sustained engineering practice.

0.00

CGPA

Computer Engineering

0+

Coding Problems

DSA across platforms

0+

Days Coding Challenge

Consistency streak

0

DRDO Internship

Software Development

0

ISRO Internship Selection

Selected candidate

0

GirlScript Summer of Code

Contributor & Ambassador

Certifications

Verified credentials

Hover a card to see what each certification covers.

Oracle AI Foundations Associate

Oracle

Foundations of AI, ML workflows, and Oracle AI services.

Oracle Generative AI Professional

Oracle

LLMs, prompt engineering, RAG patterns, and GenAI deployment.

Google Cloud Computing Foundations

Google Cloud

Core cloud infrastructure, storage, and platform services.

MERN Stack

Full Stack

MongoDB, Express, React, Node — end-to-end product development.

Data Structures & Algorithms

DSA

Problem solving, complexity analysis, and optimisation patterns.

<Girls Wanna Code/> 6.0

Flipkart

Organised by Flipkart — online coding challenge.

Mentorship

Lifting others as I climb

Weekly sessions helping students break into engineering roles and open source.

Weekly DSA Sessions

Structured problem-solving walkthroughs covering patterns, complexity, and interview drills.

Internship Guidance

Resume reviews, application strategy, and preparation plans for product-based companies.

Software Engineering Mentorship

Fundamentals, DSA, and habits that make engineers reliable at scale.

Open Source Guidance

First-issue selection, contribution etiquette, and getting pull requests merged.

Career Planning

Long-term roadmaps balancing depth, breadth, and consistent public proof of work.

Contact

Let's build something together

Open to software engineering roles, internships, apprenticeships, and open-source collaboration.