Headline

SWE @Google | Ex - SW Intern @Nvidia | Knight @Leetcode (Max-2013) | GATE'23 & 24 |

About

I am a Software Engineer at Google with a background in building high-performance systems at scale. My professional journey includes optimising backend infrastructure at Google, developing GPU diagnostic solutions at Nvidia, and shaping technical education as a Problem Setter for Scaler Academy. Driven by a passion for technical excellence and leadership, I specialise in bridging complex system design and impactful software solutions, always aiming to solve real-world problems through robust engineering and strategic thinking.

Location

India

AI stack

claude code

claude

codex

cursor

gemini

Work experience

Software Engineer II at Google, Feb 2026 - Present · 8 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Google Editor's Workspace • Owned the development of the media settings export functionality, enabling seamless export and import of multiple audio and video playback settings (including volume, mute, loop playback, and play-across-slide behaviour) from Google Slides to PowerPoint (.pptx) format. • Enhanced interoperability between Google Slides and PowerPoint, facilitating better user workflows. • Worked collaboratively with cross-functional teams to ensure effective implementation and integration.

Software Engineer II at Google, Aug 2024 - Jan 2026 · 1 yr 6 mos, Hyderabad, Telangana, India, Platform Infrastructure Engineering • Developed a new microservice for database migration, focusing on critical data operations. • Successfully migrated over 10 RPC endpoints, ensuring data integrity across 7 key tables. • Designed and implemented 3 new RPCs, enhancing client-server communication and improving system efficiency by 15%.

System Software Engineer Intern at NVIDIA, Jan 2024 - Jul 2024 · 7 mos, Pune District, Maharashtra, India

Technical Content Engineer Intern at GeeksforGeeks, Jul 2023 - Dec 2023 · 6 mos, Remote

Open Source Contributor at XROS Fellowship, Apr 2023 - Jun 2023 · 3 mos, India

Problem Setter and Content Reviewer Intern at Scaler, Nov 2022 - Jan 2024 · 1 yr 3 mos, India, Reviewed 300+ articles and built 70+ tests for courses involving Golang, Node.Js, AWS, TypeScript, Bootstrap and React

Education

Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Computer Science Engineering, Manipal University Jaipur

Public links

github: https://github.com/kritikarag

leetcode: https://leetcode.com/greenbriar