Samarth Bhatia

Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Engineering

Second Major in Business (International Trade)

• Honours (Merit)
• Semester Exchange — Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain (Aug – Dec 2026)
• GEM Ambassador, Office of Global Education and Mobility (OGEM) — selected for ambassadorial programme based on leadership, cultural intelligence, and international outlook. Responsibilities include mentoring peers and representing NTU at host university exchange fairs
• Relevant modules — Introduction to Computational Thinking & Programming, Digital Logic, Computer Organisation & Architecture, C & C++ Programming, Data Structures and Algorithms, Algorithm Design & Analysis, Object Oriented Design & Programming, Financial Management, Financial Accounting, Commodity Markets, Marketing

Integrated Program International Baccalaureate (IP-IB) Diploma Program

• Higher Level — Mathematics Analysis and Approaches, Chemistry, Economics
• Standard Level — Spanish B Ab Initio, English Language and Literature, Geography

Temus (Temasek × US Tech JV)

• Worked in Agile/Scrum squads delivering digital transformation projects, writing user stories and acceptance criteria for platform features across product, engineering, and design
• Delivered stakeholder demos presenting feature progress to senior leadership, translating technical complexity into business outcomes
• Used Jira for sprint planning, backlog grooming, and cross-functional coordination

Temus (Temasek × US Tech JV)

• Scoped an AI automation workflow to generate UAT test steps for new features, identifying integration requirements and institutional blockers
• Wrote and executed SQL queries to extract and validate test data, supporting defect investigation and QA reporting across production databases
• Conducted functional testing and log-based debugging on production APIs, collaborating with engineering teams on root-cause analysis and resolution

Open Source Programme

• Selected for national open-source fellowship supported by IMDA, contributing to open-source projects with social impact focus

Money Pasar

• Architecting and building Go-based payments backend integrating with EurexaX API for cross-border P2P currency exchange between SGD and MYR markets
• Engineered production RBAC system with NextAuth v5, implementing secure API routes and granular access controls across three permission levels (user, admin, superadmin)
• Led complete database migration from Firebase to MongoDB Atlas, designing scalable schemas and optimizing connection pooling for serverless deployment on Vercel
• Built database-driven blog CMS with admin dashboard, supporting investor communications and user onboarding, integrating Cloudinary for asset management

ForYouths

• Architected and deployed organization-wide intranet system with role-based access control, improving operational security and ensuring PDPA compliance across 200+ users
• Developed intelligent matching algorithm pairing volunteer mentors with mentees based on interests, academic background, and career goals — reducing manual processing time by 80%
• Established comprehensive data security protocols and document management framework

SummerBuild 2026

LiveGitHub

• Led 3-person team building production-grade multi-asset, multi-currency portfolio SaaS tracking equities, ETFs, crypto, gold, bonds, real estate, and cash across multiple brokers — SGD base currency
• Engineered deterministic FX-vs-asset gain decomposition algorithm mathematically isolating currency movement from asset returns, a feature absent in incumbent tools (Moomoo, StocksCafe, Syfe)
• Architected four-layer full stack with React Server Components for zero-waterfall initial load, Supabase Postgres with Row-Level Security enforced at the PostgREST layer, and live market data from EODHD, CoinGecko, GoldAPI, Finnhub, and Frankfurter
• Built dual-provider AI analyst streaming over SSE — Anthropic claude-sonnet-4-6 with OpenRouter fallback, admin-toggled via feature flags; prompt grounded with real 30-day sparklines to prevent hallucinated scores

Next.js 16 · React 19 · TypeScript · Supabase · Tailwind CSS v4 · Vercel · Anthropic API · OpenRouter

AWS × Kiro BuildFest 2026 — Most Practical Award

GitHubPyPI

• Owned architecture and technical direction for an 11-agent AWS remediation system (FinOps Auditor, SecOps Guard, Remediation Architect + 8 specialized agents), coordinating with a collaborator on UI integration
• Engineered the reasoning layer that interprets natural-language queries, detects cost/security anomalies and config drift, and converts unstructured AWS findings into executable Terraform HCL, with a dedicated validation check before human review
• Built SecOps Guard to catch AWS misconfigurations (e.g., security groups open to 0.0.0.0/0) and generate fixes as reviewable Terraform, not silent auto-remediation
• Set the non-negotiable design constraint: no agent-generated infra change executes without explicit human approval and a rollback plan generated pre-execution
• Architected a provider-agnostic backend (AWS fully implemented, GCP/Azure interface-stubbed) with two entry points into the same core engine — a CLI (scan, approve, rollback, dashboard, mcp) and a 10-tool MCP server (FastMCP)
• Ran spec-driven development in Kiro IDE end-to-end across multiple audit-remediation passes: authored and reviewed 6 specs, tracked 232 tasks to 100% completion
• Set up CI/CD with OIDC trusted publishing (no long-lived secrets); published to PyPI (cloud-janitor v0.3.0), backed by 1,300+ tests including Hypothesis property-based tests

Python · AWS · Terraform · FastMCP · Hypothesis · GitHub Actions

Published on Chrome Web Store

Chrome Web StoreGitHub

• Built and published a Chrome browser theme extension using Manifest V3, achieving 50,000+ impressions and 2,540 peak weekly active users through organic growth on the Chrome Web Store
• Engineered complete build and release pipeline with Makefiles, shell scripting for CRX packaging, and OpenSSL signing for Chrome Web Store distribution
• Managed full product lifecycle from development through Chrome Web Store review, publishing, and version updates

Chrome Extensions API · Manifest V3 · Shell · Makefiles · OpenSSL

SummerBuild 2025 Gold Award

GitHub

• Built comprehensive travel planning REST API with Node.js and Express.js, integrating Amadeus Travel API for real-time flight and hotel data across 150,000+ properties
• Engineered production-ready backend with security middleware (Helmet.js, CORS), comprehensive error handling, health monitoring endpoints, and performance optimization through response compression and caching
• Developed advanced features including multi-destination route optimization, geolocation-based search, real-time flight tracking, user preference management, and analytics tracking
• Designed scalable PostgreSQL database architecture with Supabase for robust data operations and query performance

Node.js · Express.js · PostgreSQL · Supabase · Amadeus API · JWT

Personal Project

LiveGitHub

• Built a privacy-first client-side React app that visualises Spotify extended streaming history by year, month, and week — all data processing happens in-browser with no server uploads
• Implemented three-tier time granularity with hierarchical navigation, per-period statistics (top artists, tracks, shuffle/skip rates, peak listening hours), and interactive Chart.js bar charts
• Designed for full WCAG AA accessibility — visible focus rings, ARIA roles, keyboard navigation, prefers-reduced-motion support, and minimum 44×44px touch targets

React 18 · TypeScript · Vite · Chart.js · CSS Modules

Personal Project

GitHub

• Built a full-stack URL shortener with custom short link creation, auto-generated codes via nanoid, and per-link click tracking with analytics
• Implemented RESTful API endpoints for URL creation and redirect handling, with MongoDB Atlas for persistent storage and Mongoose ODM for schema validation
• Deployed to production on Vercel with environment-based configuration for development and production base URLs

Next.js 16 · TypeScript · MongoDB Atlas · Mongoose · Tailwind CSS · Vercel

SC2002, NTU

GitHub

• Designed and built a Java CLI application managing internship placements across three user roles (students, company representatives, career center staff) with full CRUD operations and data persistence
• Implemented four design patterns — Singleton (managers), Strategy (filtering), Composite (combined filters), and Inheritance/Polymorphism (user hierarchy) — following clean layered architecture (boundary/control/entity)
• Built role-based access control and business rules engine enforcing constraints such as application limits, eligibility by year level, and multi-stage approval workflows

Java · OOP Design Patterns · Java Serialization · CSV parsing

Ongoing

• Configured and deployed a personal NAS with Docker containerisation, managing storage, backups, and self-hosted services on a home network
• Implemented Pi-hole as a network-wide DNS sinkhole for ad blocking and DNS query logging, gaining hands-on experience with DNS resolution, filtering rules, and traffic analysis
• Set up macvlan networking in Docker to assign dedicated IP addresses to containers, isolating services at the network layer and deepening understanding of L2/L3 networking, subnetting, and VLAN concepts

Docker · Linux · Pi-hole · macvlan · DNS · TCP/IP

Personal Project

LiveGitHub

• Built an interactive data visualisation dashboard analysing Singapore graduate employment survey data, with Python for data processing and JavaScript/Vite for the frontend

JavaScript · Python · Vite · Vercel

Hall of Residence 3, NTU

• Coached 20-member team from beginner to competitive level through structured training programs and weekly practice sessions
• Led team to Round of 8 in Inter-Hall Recreational Games Championship with undefeated record
• Developed comprehensive training curriculum and peer mentorship framework

NTU Cybersecurity Club

• Advancing cybersecurity expertise through professional seminars and hands-on applications (supported by CyberSG R&D Programme Office)
• Participating in practical workshops covering threat analysis, penetration testing, and security protocols