Varun Kiragi

About

Focus, impact, and the work I enjoy most.


I bring experience across full-stack systems, product-focused UI, and AI-enabled workflows. My work spans smart contract dApps, production security systems, and data-driven applications with a focus on performance, reliability, and thoughtful UX.

Education

Georgia Institute of Technology

M.S. in Computer Science

Jan 2025 - Apr 2027

University of California, Davis

B.S. in Computer Science

Sep 2019 - Jun 2023


Experience

Software Engineer Intern

The Honey Jar

Sep 2024 - Nov 2024

  • Led development of a Coin Flip dApp on Berachain with Next.js and Tailwind CSS.
  • Optimized NFT smart contracts, improving gas efficiency by 15%.
  • Debugged and enhanced blockchain indexer workflows for transaction analytics.

Software Engineer Intern

TeamcalAI

May 2024 - Aug 2024

  • Built a voice assistant bot in React Native with speech recognition.
  • Reduced crashes by spearheading bug-fix and stability improvements.
  • Introduced testing, error handling, and refactoring practices.

Software Engineer Intern

MyAIChef

Jun 2023 - Mar 2024

  • Optimized Python web scraping pipelines using pandas and Beautiful Soup.
  • Revamped React Native UI for smoother navigation and input flows.
  • Improved data handling for faster execution and better engagement.

Skills
TypeScriptJavaScriptJavaPythonHTMLCSSSQLNext.jsReactNode.jsPyTorchTensorFlowpandasNumPyscikit-learnTailwind CSS