Software & Systems Engineer • Application Security & Distributed Infrastructure
B.Tech in Computer Science & Engineering — Bennett University (Noida, India)
🎯 Executive Objective: Actively seeking Software Engineering Internships and Early Career Systems / Backend / AppSec Roles (2026/2027). Focused on high-concurrency architectures, network packet inspection (DPI), OWASP API security hardening, and resilient distributed protocols. Open to on-site, hybrid, or remote opportunities globally.
Contributions successfully merged into external open-source projects:
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calibrain/shelfmark #1632
High-Throughput Spooled Disk Buffering: Re-engineered memory buffering for heavy debrid streaming pipelines using disk-backed spooled temporary file buffers, eliminating out-of-memory crashes on resource-constrained servers. Collaborated with upstream maintainers on stream cancellation disposal and regression tests. Merged into upstream master. -
nikhilrai-tech/Nigrani #45
Fractional Telemetry & Metric Scaling Engine: Implemented dynamic ratio unit scaling (unit: ratio) for system metrics, unified telemetry chart scaling, and authored full frontend/backend regression suites with all 230 tests passing. Merged into upstream main. -
nikhilrai-tech/Nigrani #73 — Co-authored a merged change that labels New Relic alerts using FACET attribute names; the maintainer incorporated the idea from PR #69.
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AaronCreor/PyFuncAI #6
Structured Cache Metadata Validation: Implemented structured JSON metadata extraction and validation for offline AI caching environments, backed by comprehensive unit test coverage. Merged into upstream master.
| Repository | Domain & Architecture | Core Highlights & Tech Stack | Validation |
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| 🛡️ Backend Security Sentinel | OWASP API Vulnerability Scanner | Automated auditor targeting OWASP API Top 10 risks: BOLA authorization bypass, SSRF cloud metadata filtering (169.254.169.254), JWT key confusion (alg: none), and Shannon entropy secret extraction. Python OWASP DevSecOps FastAPI |
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| 🛡️ Sentinel DPI Engine | High-Throughput Deep Packet Inspection | C++17 wire-rate packet dissection engine: 802.1Q VLAN tag parsing, IPv6 extension headers, lock-free ring buffers, JA3 TLS Client Hello fingerprinter, and DNS entropy covert-channel detection. C++17 Network Security DPI PCAP |
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| 🛡️ CVE Analysis Vault | Vulnerability Research & Test Harnesses | In-depth root-cause autopsies and safe test harnesses: CVE-2024-3094 (XZ IFUNC backdoor ELF scanner & YARA signatures), CVE-2023-4863 (libwebp Huffman heap overflow), and CVE-2023-44487 (HTTP/2 Rapid Reset). Python C++17 AppSec Exploit Research |
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| 🛡️ Aegis Mesh Pay | Zero-Connectivity Offline Payments | Resilient offline payment gateway: Offline UPI, RSA-2048 + AES-GCM signed transaction vouchers, BLE binary mesh transport, SHA-256 Merkle tree ledger, and Bloom filter double-spend prevention. Java 17 Spring Boot Cryptography Zero-Trust |
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| 🛰️ Nakshatra-X 3D Platform | Geospatial Intelligence & Spectral Telemetry | Interactive orbital 3D telemetry visualization, live mission control dashboard, and automated spectral band-ratio processing pipelines built for MOIL Limited (Smart India Hackathon). JavaScript HTML5 CSS3 Three.js REST APIs |
Smart India Hackathon (SIH 2026) • Ministry of Steel & MOIL Limited
JavaScript HTML5 CSS3 Three.js REST APIs STAC Sentinel-2
- SIH Qualifier: Successfully led Team Nakshatra-X through competitive university selection rounds for the Smart India Hackathon.
- Client & Problem: Architected an orbital geospatial intelligence and sub-surface manganese prospectivity mapping platform for MOIL Limited.
- Architecture: Directed full-stack development, implementing interactive 3D Earth telemetry (
Three.js), live mission control dashboards, and automated ESA Sentinel-2 spectral band-ratio processing pipelines. - Repository: github.com/29rdx/newNakshatra-x
- Languages: Python, Java 17, C++17/20, HTML5, CSS3, SQL, Bash
- Systems & Architecture: Deep Packet Inspection (DPI), Lock-Free Ring Buffers, High-Concurrency APIs, Streaming Telemetry, Microservices
- Cybersecurity & Cryptography: OWASP API Top 10, Zero-Trust Architecture, RSA-2048 / AES-GCM, Merkle Proofs, YARA Rule Authoring, Vulnerability Analysis
- Infrastructure & Tools: Linux / POSIX APIs, Git, GitHub Actions CI/CD, Docker, MySQL, SQLite
- 📧 Direct Email: dattarupraj@gmail.com
- 💼 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/dattarupraj
- 💻 GitHub: github.com/29rdx
- 📍 Location: Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India


