Hi, I'm Suraj Iyer!
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Currently a graduate Student in Computer Science at Indiana University Bloomington with 2+ years of experience in Software Engineering, I love photography, running and exploring new places.
Highlights
A few things I'm proud of, and what I do beyond code.
Work Experience
My professional journey building software solutions across various industries and technologies.
Software Engineer
- •Built and deployed RESTful APIs in a multi-cloud environment (AWS/GCP), powering analytics for 500+ survey campaigns monthly
- •Engineered microservices backend with scalable databases, supporting 5k+ daily transactions with improved reliability
- •Implemented CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions and Docker, deploying containers on AWS ECS
- •Awarded 'Climb High Award' for delivering 6 projects in a quarter with a 6.6x return on investment
Full Stack Developer Intern
- •Co-developed a full-stack platform using React, Node.js, Express, and MongoDB serving 20,000+ students
- •Built a content management system with secure REST APIs, cutting content update errors by 80%
- •Migrated the web application to Next.js, improving page load times by 30%
- •Collaborated with designers in Agile sprints to build reusable, responsive UI components
Featured Projects
A selection of projects I've worked on, showcasing my skills in full-stack development and problem-solving.
Featured Project
Third Eye - AI Monitoring System
An AI-powered real-time monitoring system processing 4 simultaneous camera feeds with WebSocket streaming, scene analysis via Google Gemini, and semantic anomaly detection using vector embeddings from natural language instructions.
Other Projects
StormSeg: Segmenting Storm-Damaged Trees From Point Cloud Data
Developed a modular pipeline to segment and classify storm-damaged trees using ALS point cloud data. Built based on FSCT, the approach integrates semantic segmentation, resolution enhancement, and height-based filtering to distinguish upright trees from fallen debris. The system enables scalable, automated post-disaster forest assessment, reducing reliance on manual field surveys.
Shugah by Amal
A full-stack e-commerce website for a home baking business featuring product browsing, shopping cart, user authentication, checkout with Razorpay payment integration, and order management.
PhishDetect: ML-Based Phishing URL Detection
A machine learning system for phishing URL detection that extracts 12 domain/URL features and compares 6 models (Logistic Regression, Decision Tree, Random Forest, XGBoost, SVM, MLP), achieving 95% accuracy with XGBoost on a combined Kaggle + PhishTank dataset.
Endorsements
What people I've worked with have to say.
Assistant Manager @ Merkle
“His ability to quickly learn and adjust to any new requirements is truly commendable and will undoubtedly be valuable wherever he goes.”Read more
Skills & Technologies
A comprehensive toolkit I've developed through years of building software products.
Languages
Frontend
Backend
Databases
Cloud & DevOps
Tools
Education
My academic background and the foundations that shaped my career in technology.
Master of Science in Computer Science
Indiana University Bloomington
Bloomington, IN
- Coursework: Software Engineering, Computer Networks, Applied ML, Computer Vision, Applied Algorithms
- Second runner-up in Innoquest 2025
Bachelor of Engineering in Information Technology
University of Mumbai
Mumbai, India
- Coursework: Data Structures & Algorithms, OOP, Operating Systems, Cloud Computing
- Active member of ACM and participated in multiple hackathons
Let's Connect
Have a project in mind or just want to chat? I'd love to hear from you. Fill out the form below and I'll get back to you as soon as possible.
Get in Touch
I'm currently open to new opportunities and interesting projects. Whether you have a question or just want to say hi, I'll try my best to get back to you as soon as possible!
suraiyer@iu.edu
Currently based in
Bloomington, IN
Interested in my photography? Checkout my Instagram.
I also run a little. Here are my stats from Strava.