Hey, I am Ashutosh

I am a software engineer with 1.5+ YoE currently working with the Infra Team at PayPal. My academic background includes a B.Tech degree from IIT Kharagpur.

I occasionally write about programming and share random thoughts about life on my blog.

The beginning

Projects

MapReduce

distributed-systemsgo

A simplified distributed MapReduce system built from scratch in Go, with the goal of gaining a deep understanding of the fundamental challenges it addresses. Handles task distribution, fault tolerance, and parallel processing, resembling the concepts from the classic MapReduce paper.

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Random Mashup Generator

typescriptreactjscompetitive-programming

A web application developed with TypeScript and ReactJS, designed to automate the process of selecting random coding problems of a specific difficulty level that remain unsolved by a group of users.

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CF-Static-Site-Enhancer

chrome-extensionjavascriptcompetitive-programming

CF Static Site Enhancer is a browser extension that augments your Codeforces contest experience on it's static sites. Track friends' standings, copy input data effortlessly, predict rating changes, and monitor problem submission counts.

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This Website!

astrotailwind

My personal website built with Astro and TailwindCSS

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Papers I've Read

I still read books and watch course videos, but I've also been checking out some research papers in computer science to see things from a different angle. Here's what I've looked into lately.

Competitive Programming

During my time at IIT Kharagpur, I had the opportunity to explore a wide range of subjects. Among them, competitive programming captured my interest the most. Some of my achievements in that domain are

  • ICPC Asia West Continent Finalist
  • Candidate Master on Codeforces
  • 5 star on Codechef