Dev Pandya

Software Engineer

About

I'm an AI and software engineer specializing in machine learning, natural language processing, and full-stack development. I build scalable AI systems, fine-tune large language models, and develop production-ready applications deployed on cloud infrastructure. With experience in quantitative research and software development, I create intelligent solutions that deliver measurable business impact.

Education

Bachelor of Technology in Artificial Intelligence and Data Science

Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur

October 2022 - May 2026

Experience

Software Development Intern

United Techlab

May 2025 - July 2025

  • Fine-tuned Qwen 3 8B LLM using QLoRA and Unsloth, reducing model size by 60% via GGUF export for low-latency inference
  • Built and deployed a RAG pipeline on AWS RDS with pgvector, improving semantic search accuracy by 40%
  • Developed scalable backend with FastAPI, AWS EC2, Lambda, and Redis; implemented CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions

Quantitative Research Consultant

WorldQuant

October 2023 - January 2025

  • Engineered and evaluated alpha factors for US and China equity markets using 10+ years of historical data
  • Increased Sharpe ratio and reduced drawdown through feature engineering, risk modeling, and backtesting
  • Optimized trading signals to improve portfolio performance and risk-adjusted returns