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title: "Nandana Dhandapani - Junior Software Engineer in Bengaluru | Tal"
description: "Meet Nandana Dhandapani, Software Engineer Operations Engineer @ Avlino | Finalist of Smart India Hackathon 2024 | Java | Python | NLP | OCR based in Bengaluru."
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# Nandana Dhandapani on Tal

## Headline

Software Engineer Operations Engineer @ Avlino \| Finalist of Smart India Hackathon 2024 \| Java \| Python \| NLP \| OCR

## About

I'm a working Software Developer building Java and Scala systems for container terminal operations — and I ship AI systems on the side that replace manual workflows at production accuracy\. Current role: ▸ Engineering Java/Scala\-based optimization algorithms for real\-time container terminal operations at Avlino, Bangalore — where latency and correctness aren't negotiable\. AI systems I've independently built and shipped: ▸ OCR \+ LLM pipeline for DRDO recruitment verification — 99\.7% accuracy across 100\+ multilingual documents, 60% reduction in manual review time\. ▸ AI email\-triage engine processing 1,000\+ leads/day — eliminated 80% of manual triage effort for a live sales team\. ▸ Dual\-pipeline document automation \(on\-prem Gemma 3:12b \+ OpenAI Vision\) for a banking client — zero data left their infrastructure\. B\.Tech in AI & Data Science, Karpagam Institute of Technology \(CGPA 8\.71, June 2026\)\. National Finalist, Smart India Hackathon 2024\. What I work with: Java · Scala · Python · LLMs \(Llama, Gemma, BERT\) · OCR · Spring Boot · Kafka · MySQL · MongoDB · REST APIs · Prompt Engineering · JUnit · Git Open to: SWE / AI Engineer / Backend Engineer roles in Bangalore\. Strong interest in IT infrastructure, logistics tech, fintech, or AI\-native product companies\. 📩 nandanadhandapani\.ai@gmail\.com

## Location

Bengaluru

## Work experience

Junior Software Engineer at Avlino, May 2026 \- Present · 3 mos, Bengaluru · Hybrid

Operation research\(SW\) Intern at Avlino, Jun 2025 \- May 2026 · 1 yr, Bengaluru · Hybrid, Building Java and Scala systems that optimize container terminal operations — a domain where algorithmic correctness directly impacts port throughput and logistics costs\. ▸ Engineering production\-grade optimization algorithms in Java/Scala for real\-time terminal scheduling and container movement — translating complex operational constraints into reliable, low\-latency code\. ▸ Own the test lifecycle end\-to\-end: design and execute unit and integration test suites \(JUnit\) as the primary quality gate across all algorithm releases — maintaining zero regression in production\. ▸ Collaborate directly with ops and engineering stakeholders to model real\-world logistics problems and deliver measurable throughput improvements\.

Data Science Intern at Praya Labs, May 2023 \- May 2023 · 1 mo, Engaged in a virtual Data Science internship at Praya Labs, where I designed and implemented my inaugural data science project\. Applied analytical skills and attention to detail, ensuring timely and high\-quality delivery while adhering to project deadlines\.

## Education

Bachelor's of technology, Artificial Intelligence and Data Science, Karpagam Institute of Technology

High School, Computer Science, Bhavan's Vidya Mandir, Elamakkara

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