Vedangi Thokal

Engineer · Builder · Creative

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01 / Experience

Software Engineering Intern

Jun – Aug 2025

Intuit · QuickBooks Online

Built a plug-and-play TypeScript widget for a new QuickBooks Online feature, enabling reuse across product surfaces.
Collaborated on API design, aligning frontend and backend contracts and influencing the product's technical architecture.
Built a JIRA MCP server with Slack integration — reduced developer context-switching by ~25%.

B.Tech — Computer Science

Expected 2026

MIT World Peace University · Pune

Specialisation in Artificial Intelligence and Data Science.

Technical
Writings

Deep dives into backend architecture, system design, and the logic of building.

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02 / Project

Devtrace

Node.js · PostgreSQL · Express

A pluggable backend observability framework that automatically surfaces what's slowing your application down — without any manual instrumentation.

Detects N+1 queries, slow API routes, and memory spikes.
Full-stack dashboard with batched event-ingestion.

03 / Project

System Design Lab

Next.js · WASM · PostgreSQL

An interactive educational platform for system design — where you run databases live in your browser tab without backend infrastructure.

Zero-latency client-side execution via PostgreSQL compiled to WASM.
Simulates concurrent transactions and anomalies natively.

04 / Project

Forest Protection System

Arduino · NodeMCU · Supabase

A real-time IoT system that monitors remote forest edges for fire risk and illegal activity using hardware sensors and a cloud-connected dashboard.

Temperature, humidity, and tilt sensors detect risks in real-time.
RFID access control logs and restricts entry to zones.

05 / Leadership

President

Computer Society of India, MIT-WPU

Oversaw 27+ club activities, led a deep learning research group, and facilitated a DSA focus group of 12+ members.

Section Leader

Stanford Code In Place

Selected from 1,000+ applicants to guide a global cohort of 10+ students through Python and foster cross-cultural collaboration.

Mentor

Codess.Cafe

Mentored 10 women in tech through DSA, resume building, soft skills, and mock interviews for industry readiness.