OPEN TO OPPORTUNITIES · BOSTON, MA

Kush
Zingade.

Software Engineer · CS @ Boston University

Real people. Real problems. Real impact. A CS freshman shipping production software across three internships and a nonprofit I run as CTO.

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From Hong KongKilachand Honors CollegeGraduating early · May 2028github.com/ugathedev
01 — about

The story.

Kush Zingade

From Hong Kong to Boston — a CS freshman in BU's Kilachand Honors College who builds software for real people, not just demos.

Right now that means shipping production features as a software engineer intern, running engineering for the Honor Society of Cinematic Arts as CTO, and maintaining TerrierTracker for 900+ students — and going 3-for-3 at hackathons, winning every one I've entered. “Real people. Real problems. Real impact.” isn't a tagline — it's the only kind of work I find worth doing.

Languages
PythonCJavaScriptTypeScriptSQLHTMLCSSPHPBash
Frameworks
ReactNext.jsNodeExpressFastAPIFlaskDjangoRedisTailwind
AI / Data
LangGraphMCPElasticsearchPostgreSQLMySQLSQLite
DevOps
GitDockerLinuxVercelRailwayClaude Code
Spoken
EnglishFrenchMarathi
// recognition
3-for-3Hackathon winsBostonHacks 2025 · DS+X 2025 · Red Hat–IBM OpenAccelerator
3.97Dean's List GPAFall 2025 · out of 4.0
45/45IB DiplomaPerfect score
02 — work

Things I've built.

Selected work — live products, hackathon wins & infrastructure.
01
TerrierTracker screenshot
sole engineer

TerrierTracker

A course-planning tool serving 900+ Boston University students — PDF degree-audit processing, smart search and recommendations, and personalized academic planning. It started as a fix for my own frustration and grew into something my peers rely on.

ReactTypeScriptFlaskNext.jsPostgreSQL
Live ↗Code ↗
02
InstructLab KnowFlow screenshot
ai engineer

InstructLab KnowFlow

Conversational AI agent that lets domain experts contribute knowledge to InstructLab models without touching Git or YAML. Won Best Use of AI Templates at the Red Hat–IBM OpenAccelerator Hackathon.

ReactFastAPILangGraphMCP
Code ↗
03
HackBU screenshot
infrastructure

HackBU

Built the bounty board and its infrastructure — a hybrid SSR/static platform, a Mailchimp tag-based state machine for team formation, and a Zod-validated content system where a new bounty is one Markdown file.

AstroReactTypeScriptZod
Live ↗Code ↗
04
HSCA Chapter Management screenshot
cto · lead dev

HSCA Chapter Management

Production management platform for the Honor Society of Cinematic Arts — member dashboards, billing, educational resources, and event management. Architected end-to-end in a 3-week timeline.

ReactTypeScriptExpressPostgreSQL
Live ↗Code ↗
03 — freelance

Client work.

Freelance Full-Stack Developer · hesperos.dev ↗
01
Clash of the Titans screenshot
sole developer

Clash of the Titans

The official event site for Clash of the Titans — the world's largest in-person student film challenge, hosted by the American School of Paris, where nine international schools race to plan, shoot, and cut a short film in under 48 hours. Built the full site end-to-end with a cinematic, film-stock design system.

Next.jsTypeScriptCSS
Live ↗Code ↗
02
Teaching IB Film screenshot
full-stack developer

Teaching IB Film

A subscription learning platform for IB Film educators and students — gated lessons, courses, and a blog with tiered Stripe subscriptions and role-based access (including automatic HSCA educator verification). Full-stack build with NextAuth, a Prisma/Neon Postgres backend, an admin content studio, and S3-backed uploads.

Next.jsPrismaPostgreSQLStripeNextAuth
Live ↗Code ↗
04 — experience

Six roles, at once.

I don't run these one after another — they overlap. SWE internships up top (my primary focus), leadership & community below. Nov 2025 → today.

role
Nov'25
Dec'25
Jan'26
Feb'26
Mar'26
Apr'26
May'26
Jun'26
★Software Engineering Internships3 roles
Doro
Software Engineer Intern
Doro
HireBuddy
Software Engineer Intern
HireBuddy
BU Spark!
Software Engineer Intern
BU Spark!
Leadership & Community3 roles
HSCA
CTO · Lead Web Developer
HSCA
Hack4Impact
Lead Software Engineer
Hack4Impact
BU Spark! TechTalks
Ambassador
BU Spark! TechTalks
★ internships = primary focus pulsing = ongoingbar length = duration
// LET'S BUILD SOMETHING THAT MATTERS

Real impact
starts here.

kush.zingade@gmail.com