Headline

Programmer Analyst Trainee at Cognizant with expertise in Java development

About

Cognizant's Programmer Analyst Trainee, currently pursuing a Bachelor of Engineering in Information Science at PES College of Engineering, combines academic rigor with hands-on experience. Recent projects include contributing to AI and software development initiatives during a fellowship at Headstarter AI, where the focus was on deploying impactful solutions to engage users. Skilled in Core Java, JSP, and cloud computing, with certifications in cybersecurity and cloud technologies. Motivated by a passion for innovation, actively exploring the intersections of AI and software development to drive user-centric solutions and meaningful technical advancements.

Location

Mysore

AI stack

claude code

claude

codex

cursor

ollama

huggingface

Work experience

Senior Systems Engineer at Cognizant, Jul 2025 - Present · 1 y 2 mo, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Intern at Cognizant, Feb 2025 - Jul 2025 · 6 mos, Chennai

Software Engineer Fellow at Headstarter AI, Jul 2024 - Aug 2024 · 2 mos, New York, United States, I am now a Headstarter Software Engineering fellow.I will be building 5 AI projects in 5 weeks, and for my final project, I will be deploying and trying to get 1000+ users.

Campus Ambassador at KIMO.AI, Jul 2024 - Jul 2024 · 1 mo, India

Devops Training at HCLSoftware, Jan 2024 - Mar 2024 · 3 mos, India

Back End Developer at ZESTECH, Dec 2023 - Jan 2024 · 2 mos, Mandya, Karnataka, India

Education

Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Information Science & Engineering, PES college of Engineering, Mandya

Public links

github: https://github.com/sameedirfan7