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Suhasini
Cherukuri

> Graduate Developer  |  Backend  ·  AI/ML  ·  Cloud

Hands-on experience in cloud engineering at Microsoft, software development at Qualizeal, and multiple AI/ML projects. Currently completing a Master's in Computer Science at Victoria University of Wellington.

What I work with

Skills & Technologies

Languages

PythonJavaC#SQL

Backend & APIs

FastAPIREST APIsPostgreSQL

AI & Machine Learning

TensorFlowScikit-learnOpenCVPandasNumPy

Cloud & DevOps

Microsoft AzureGitGitHub

Testing & Agile

SeleniumTest AutomationAgile/Scrum

Where I've worked

Experience

Aug 2025 – Present

Customer Service Representative

NZ Artisan, Wellington · Part-time

Delivering customer service in a fast-paced NZ retail environment while managing full-time master's study — building strong communication, adaptability, and time management skills.

Sept 2024 – June 2025

Software Developer

Qualizeal, India

Contributed to an internal AI-based software tool using Python in an agile team. Built Selenium-based test automation workflows in Java and participated in sprints, code reviews, and stakeholder requirement gathering.

April 2023 – June 2023

Cloud Backup Engineer Intern

Microsoft, India

Configured Microsoft Azure Recovery Service agents using Python and C# to automate enterprise cloud backup workflows. Implemented an OTP-based verification system for secure file modification.

What I've built

Projects

Hackathon · Aug 2025

Carbon Connect

A sustainability social media app built at VUW Hackathon. Users track, share, and reduce their carbon footprint through community-driven habit tracking.

PostgreSQL · React Native · Expo Go

Code not public
Backend · In Progress

Travel Itinerary Planner

An AI-powered travel planning app with a Python FastAPI backend and PostgreSQL database, generating personalised itineraries via REST API.

Python · FastAPI · PostgreSQL · REST API

View on GitHub →
Computer Vision

Face Recognition Attendance System

A real-time facial recognition attendance tracker improving speed and accuracy over traditional manual methods.

Python · OpenCV · TensorFlow

View on GitHub →
AI · Deep Learning

Deepfake Detection System

An ML system to detect AI-generated deepfake videos using CNN architectures, addressing real-world misinformation risks.

Python · TensorFlow · CNN · Inception-ResNet-v2 · VGG19

Code not public
AI · Machine Learning

Heart Disease Prediction

A classification system predicting heart disease risk from clinical patient data using ensemble machine learning methods.

Python · Logistic Regression · SVM · Voting Classifier · Scikit-learn

Code not public

Things that caught my eye

Tech Discoveries

Things I randomly came across that genuinely surprised or excited me — not structured learning, just curiosity. Updated whenever I find something worth sharing.

Apr 16, 2025AI · Tools

What is MCP (Model Context Protocol)?

Randomly came across MCP — a protocol by Anthropic that lets AI models like Claude connect to external tools and APIs in a standardised way. Basically lets AI "plug in" to real systems. Mind-blowing how fast AI tooling is moving.

Source: Anthropic blog

Apr 14, 2025Dev Tools

GitHub Copilot can now review PRs

GitHub Copilot now does automated pull request reviews — spots bugs and explains reasoning. As someone just starting code reviews, this feels like a huge deal for junior devs.

Source: GitHub blog

Apr 7, 2025AI · ML

Deepfake detection is an arms race

While building my deepfake project I found research showing detection models and generation models keep adapting to fool each other. Made me think differently about what "accuracy" means in security contexts.

Source: arXiv paper

Apr 3, 2025DevOps

Docker Desktop is free again for everyone

After restricting free usage, Docker reversed course. Found this while setting up my FastAPI project with docker-compose — good timing since I'm just getting into containerisation.

Source: Docker announcement

Mar 28, 2025Database

PostgreSQL is 30 years old — and still the most loved

PostgreSQL turned 30 and was voted most loved database for the 5th year running in the Stack Overflow survey. Had no idea it was that old — makes me appreciate learning it properly.

Source: Stack Overflow Developer Survey

Mar 20, 2025Backend

FastAPI is now more starred than Flask on GitHub

Discovered FastAPI overtook Flask in GitHub stars. The fact I'm learning the most in-demand Python framework right now feels perfectly timed — async support and auto OpenAPI docs are the big reasons.

Source: Python Developer Survey

Academic background

Education

2024 – Expected 2026

Master of Computer Science

Victoria University of Wellington, NZ

AI & Machine Learning · Database Systems · DevOps · Software Engineering

2020 – 2024

B.Tech — Electronics & Communication Engineering

BVRIT College, India

Minor in Data Science · Machine Learning · Signal Processing · Data Structures & Algorithms

Credentials

Certifications

CT

ISTQB Certified Tester Foundation Level (CTFL)

Indian Testing Board

NP

Data Analytics with Python

NPTEL — IIT / Government of India

SQL

SQL — The Complete Introduction to SQL Programming

Udemy

Let's work on something great together.

Open to graduate developer and junior software engineer roles across New Zealand.