VISHNU PYDAH

📍 Bothell, WA
📞 (781) 698-9359
✉️ vishnuamritpydah@gmail.com

MISSION

Founder and full-stack engineer with 3.5 years at Meta helping build exabyte-scale storage systems. Focused on building for social benefit and working for a brighter future for all -- especially for the voiceless and underserved. Currently developing Grassroots, a social platform for non-profit engagement and social good.

EXPERIENCE

Founder & CEO

Grassroots Platform
Remote
Jan 2024 - Present
  • Built alpha SaaS platform for non-profits with donation flows, event management, and social feeds
  • Developed full-stack application using React, Next.js, Node.js, and Supabase
  • Designed complete product roadmap and gathered feedback from beta users
  • Managed end-to-end product development from design (Figma) to deployment

Software Engineer

Meta (Facebook)
Menlo Park, CA
Sep 2020 - Apr 2024
  • Engineered high-performance C++ systems for Meta's storage platform handling exabytes of data
  • Optimized data reliability and error correction workflows across multiple engineering teams
  • Improved distributed system throughput and reduced latency through performance optimization

Software Engineer Intern

Facebook (Oculus VR)
Menlo Park, CA
Feb 2019 - Aug 2019
  • Built backend infrastructure for collaborative VR experiences using C/C++ and Java
  • Enhanced synchronization logic for multi-user VR environments across 3 teams

Software Engineer Intern

MicroStrategy
Tysons Corner, VA
May 2018 - Aug 2018
  • Developed financial chatbot SDKs for Slack and Facebook Messenger integration
  • Implemented NLP capabilities using Stanford CoreNLP, Google DialogFlow, and Amazon Lex
  • Built secure OAuth2.0 and SAML authentication flows

EDUCATION

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN
Class of 2020

M.S. Computer Science, B.A. Mathematics • GPA: 3.80

SELECTED PROJECTS

Entity Game Engine

Custom Android game engine with optimized matrix mathematics and polymorphic architecture

RepuGraph Social Network

Bluetooth-based social platform with Firebase backend and real-time notifications

TECHNICAL ARSENAL

Languages C++ JavaScript Python SQL C
Frameworks & Tools React Next.js Node.js PostgreSQL Supabase Docker Firebase
Specialties Distributed Systems Full-Stack Development Product Design Technical Leadership