hello,

im arun

i build things on the internet_

> about

software engineer from orlando. cs grad at ucf (class of 2025). competitive programmer with 1500+ problems solved, represented ucf in icpc regional contests.

i love building large-scale, high-impact products that reach millions. what keeps me going is solving complex problems and seeing people actually use what i build.

> experience

University of Central Florida

Bioinformatics Research Assistant

Aug 2025 - Dec 2025

Researched computational methods for analyzing genomic data under Dr. Shaojie Zhang and Dr. Ahsan Sanaullah.

Varsity ICPC Competitive Programmer

Sept 2022 - May 2025

Solved 1500+ coding problems and competed in regional contests. Competed in ICPC programming contests representing the University of Central Florida.

> projects
cookquest
Winner

cookquest

An immersive VR AI culinary assistant that uses computer vision to identify ingredients and generates real-time, interactive recipes tailored to what you have.

UnityMeta XR SDKElevenLabsGemini APIOAuth 2.0
alg0run
Winner

alg0run

Award-winning competitive platform that gamifies technical interviews by uniquely combining complex algorithmic reasoning challenges with high-intensity typing speed tests.

ReactTailwindFirebaseThree.jsWebsockets
devlink

devlink

Intelligent skill-matching ecosystem that connects developers to open-source projects by analyzing their preferred tech stack.

Next.jsExpoTailwindFirebase
oddsup

oddsup

A highly flexible DIY fantasy league platform where friend groups can create custom betting pools, track live scores, and manage their own private social tournaments.

ViteTailwindSupabase
wordlify

wordlify

A real-time multiplayer evolution of the daily word game genre, featuring live head-to-head battles, custom lobbies for parties, and global competitive leaderboards.

Next.jsExpoTailwindFirebaseGitHub Actions
lyra

lyra

A powerful infrastructure visualization tool that transforms complex cloud architecture definitions into interactive diagrams to help engineers map, analyze, and optimize systems. Powered by AWS and Pulumi.

Next.jsExpoTailwindFirebase
> setup

computer

MacBook Pro M4 Pro

24GB RAM, 1TB SSD

display

Samsung 27” Odyssey G50D

keyboard

Keychron K2

mouse

Logitech MX Master 3S

editor

VS Code + GitHub Copilot

terminal

iTerm2 + zsh + powerlevel10k

2026