kankari Avinash

• Developed and maintained scalable backend services and REST APIs for a production Shopware 6 platform. • Integrated AI-driven features, including LLM-based chatbots and automation tools, to improve customer engagement and internal workflows. • Collaborated in an Agile Scrum environment, working closely with product managers and engineers to ship production-ready features. • Tech stack: PHP, React, SQL, OpenAPI, Claude, Agno.

• Developed and extended Drupal 9 modules to automate document-centric workflows, boosting operational efficiency and reliability. • Built and integrated RESTful APIs connecting internal React-based CMS platforms with Microsoft 365 services. • Refactored legacy codebases to enhance performance, maintainability, and long-term scalability. • Technologies: PHP, Drupal 9, React, REST APIs.

• Led technical problem-solving initiatives, resolving 16+ critical production issues and reducing system downtime by 60%. • Collaborated with R&D and system architects on software components for autonomous steering and decision-making systems. • Developed and validated Linux/C++ simulation and testing tools, enabling scalable virtual testing and reducing hardware dependency. • Optimized embedded C/C++ software modules to enhance system performance, reliability, and memory efficiency.

• Developed C-based software for steering systems in compliance with AUTOSAR and ISO 26262 safety standards. • Delivered 20+ prototypes and algorithm developments, enabling rapid evaluation of next-generation steering technologies like Steer-by-Wire. • Enhanced firmware robustness by refining low-level driver abstractions and conducting systematic hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing.

Pursuing an M.Sc. in Communication and Information Technology at Universität Bremen, building a strong foundation in advanced concepts such as wireless communication, signal processing, and next-generation network technologies. My coursework includes Channel Coding, Advanced Digital Signal Processing, RF and Electrodynamics, and Communication Networks, which have deepened my passion for signal processing and communication engineering and future AI driven communication technology.

Completed B.Tech in Electronics and Communication Engineering with a CGPA of 8.94/10.0. The program provided a strong technical foundation through coursework in Embedded Systems, Signal Processing, Analog and Digital Communication, VLSI, Microwave Engineering, and Antennas and Wave Propagation, along with core programming and electronics subjects.