$ whoami --verbose

name       : Bhargava A
role       : Python Backend Developer Intern @ Linkific
identity   : "Centaur Engineer" — AI as force multiplier,
             not a replacement for engineering judgment
college    : R.M.K. Engineering College
degree     : B.Tech, CS & Business Systems | '24–'28
cgpa       : 8.75 / 10
location   : Chennai, India
principle  : ship the boring 80%, own the hard 20%

• ⚙️ Production FastAPI backend @ Linkific — auth, scoring engine, test suite
• 📐 30-pattern DSA sprint (15 weeks) — past Sliding Window, mid Prefix Sum
• 🛰️ Orbit — request-time health-aware credential failover platform (Java/Spring Boot)
• ✍️ Weekly engineering deep-dives on LinkedIn — real problems, not tutorials

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[Apr 2026 → Aug 2026]   Python Backend Developer Intern — Linkific     → Built a production FastAPI backend from scratch (Gritt app) — JWT / RBAC / bcrypt / Google OAuth 2.0     → Designed a multi-phase filtering & scoring algorithm and an 11-phase test suite     → Optimized queries via EXPLAIN ANALYZE, added connection pooling on Neon PostgreSQL, SlowAPI rate limiting     → Shipped to production on Render — architecture review score 9.5/10

[Dec 2025 → Present]   Tech Member — GDG On Campus RMK     → Community platform infrastructure — 18-table PostgreSQL schema review, production SQL (58 indexes, 11 triggers, 4 views), Redis config + async client module

Request-Time Health-Aware Credential Failover Platform

Flagship build — developer integration platform that fails over API credentials in real time based on live health signals instead of static config. In active development.

Autonomous Cognitive Firewall & Honeypot

Real-time scam neutralization via a LangGraph multi-agent swarm — analyzes manipulation tactics and runs an autonomous honeypot to delay and expose attackers. 2nd place, ₹15,000 — SVCE Yet Another Hackathon 2026.

Post-Detection Mule Account Containment Radar · Prototype

Prototype post-detection response layer for mule-account containment, designed to complement (not compete with) RBI's MuleHunter AI. Not a deployed/production system. Finalist, IOB CyberNova 2025.

Java AI Desktop Assistant

CLI assistant wired into 10+ APIs (Calendar, Wolfram Alpha, GNews) with persistent reminders and native desktop notifications.