About
I am a Software Engineer and a Master's student in Computer Science at Oregon State University (graduating Dec 2025), specializing in building scalable, high-performance distributed systems. With over four years of professional experience, I am passionate about solving complex backend challenges and have a proven track record of delivering high-impact solutions using Java, Go, and Python. My Core Expertise Includes: Distributed Systems & Data Pipelines: I have hands-on experience re-architecting legacy ETL pipelines into real-time microservices using Apache Kafka Streams, processing over 10 million records daily. My passion for this area led me to become an open-source contributor to the Apache Kafka project. Cloud Infrastructure & Security: During my nine-month co-op at Illumio, I developed backend services for a multi-cloud security platform across AWS, Azure, and OCI and architected a full integration-test framework using Go and Terraform. API Development & Automation: I have a history of building impactful, customer-facing tools, including a GraphQL API that increased user engagement by 60% and an automation tool that reduced customer onboarding time from 4 days to under 10 minutes. I thrive in fast-paced environments where I can take ownership of projects from end-to-end. I am currently seeking a full-time Software Engineer role where I can apply my skills in backend engineering and applied AI to help build the next generation of scalable and reliable software. Feel free to reach out to me at zubbs.oregon@gmail.com or connect with me here on LinkedIn.
Work experience
Senior Software Developer at Microsoft, Aug 2024 - Present · 2 y 1 mo, India
Engineering Intern at Illumio, Jun 2024 - Feb 2025 · 9 mos, Sunnyvale, California, United States
Graduate Teaching Assistant at Oregon State University, Jan 2024 - Jun 2024 · 6 mos, Corvallis, Oregon, United States, ST 314 - Introduction to Stats For Engineers. Responsible for grading, holding office hours and helping students resolve doubts - class of 200+ students.
Software Engineer at WorkSpan, Oct 2022 - Aug 2023 · 11 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Software Engineer at UnitedHealth Group, Jul 2022 - Oct 2022 · 4 mos, Gurugram, Haryana, India
Associate Software Engineer II at UnitedHealth Group, Oct 2019 - Jun 2022 · 2 yrs 9 mos, Gurgaon, India
