Hi, I'm

Shikhar Maheshwari

Building reliable systems at the intersection of AI and infrastructure.

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Who I Am

I'm a Site Reliability Engineer at Jefferies with a background in AI/ML and full-stack development. I specialize in building scalable systems, automating DevOps pipelines, and applying Generative AI to solve real engineering challenges. I hold a B.Tech (Hons.) in CSE with an AI/ML specialization from Manipal University Jaipur, graduating with a CGPA of 8.75.

2+ Years Experience
10+ Projects Shipped
7 Certifications
8.75 CGPA

Education

2025

B.Tech (Hons.) in Computer Science & Engineering

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning

Manipal University Jaipur

CGPA 8.75 · 187 Credits · Distinction in AI & ML

2021

Indian School Certificate (ISC) - Class XII

Computer Science, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics

Seth M.R. Jaipuria School, Lucknow

94.5%

2019

ICSE - Class X

Seth M.R. Jaipuria School, Lucknow

97%

Experience

My professional journey building and scaling systems.

Analyst Site Reliability Engineer

Jefferies Mumbai, India
April 2026 - Present
  • Maintaining and improving reliability of critical financial infrastructure.
  • Monitoring, incident response, and automation for high-availability systems.

Trainee Analyst

Wissen Technology Mumbai, India
Jun 2025 - Mar 2026
  • Spearheaded a GenAI-based solution for DDL migration, implementing DB2 to Snowflake DDL conversion.
  • Implemented a metadata-driven system for automated DB2 partition management.

Intern

Wissen Technology Mumbai, India
Jul 2024 - May 2025
  • Achieved 80% reduction in ETL pipeline processing time (from 150 to 30 minutes).
  • Resolved 50+ production issues while modernizing a legacy financial reporting system.
  • Automated DevOps deployments using Jenkins; leveraged Python, Perl, and Shell scripting.
  • Integrated GitHub Copilot to boost developer productivity by 20%.

Backend Python Intern

BuildPiper Remote, India
April 2023 - Aug 2023
  • Developing a Django based backend for end-to-end Kubernetes Microservices Application Delivery Platform.
  • Wrote scripts to automate setup of testing environment for Django based web software on Linux environments.
  • Developed a feature for rollback of deployed services on a single call to an api.
  • Identified and optimized a bottleneck which brought down the response time by 15 times.

Web development Intern

Manipal University Jaipur Jaipur, India
Jan 2023 - Mar 2023
  • Developed an appraisal system for performance review of employees at the institute.
  • Used ReactJS for responsive UI following standard design practices.
  • Wrote Rest API in python using Django connecting MongoDB databases.

Featured Projects

A selection of projects I've built across different domains.

Degree Authenticator

Web portal for automatic verification of university degree documents with QR code support and an internal system to monitor and flag fraudulent activities.

WebPythonSecurityQR Codes

AMS – Attendance Management System

AI-powered attendance system that marks lecture attendance using a photograph, designed to scale to full college level.

AI/MLComputer VisionPythonEducation

Skills & Tools

Technologies and domains I've worked with professionally.

Languages

PythonJavaDartCBashPerlPHPJavaScript

Frameworks & Tools

FlutterReactDjangoJenkinsGitHub CopilotAstro

Data & BI

SnowflakeDB2Power BITableauQlikViewMySQL

Domains

Site ReliabilityDevOpsAI / MLCyber SecurityETL Pipelines

Certifications

CS50x

Harvard University

Machine Learning Capstone

IBM / Coursera

Design & Analysis of Algorithms (Elite + Silver)

NPTEL

PL-300: Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst

Philip Burton / Udemy

The Ultimate MySQL Bootcamp

Colt Steele / Udemy

Python Data Structures

University of Michigan / Coursera

Introduction to Packet Tracer

Cisco Network Academy

Let's Connect

Whether you have an opportunity, a project idea, or just want to say hello — my inbox is always open. I'll do my best to get back to you!