Hi, I'm

Reet Kaler

Third-year Computer Science student at Virginia Tech.

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Experience

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Software Engineer Intern · Capital One

June 2026 – August 2026

McLean, VA

  • Revamped small business card account screens, viewed by 8M+ customers daily
  • Developed a feature-flagged enhancement to the card-decline notification API, adding second- and third-person messaging across 4 decline types and refactoring widget-building logic into composable, testable functions
  • Wrote 250+ lines of Jest tests covering a dozen decline-messaging scenarios and edge cases, enabling safe, incremental rollout via feature flags
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Software Engineer Intern · Reinventing Geospatial Inc.

January 2026 – May 2026

Fairfax, VA

  • Shipped 20+ features and fixes for a GIS application in an Agile workflow, demoing releases directly to stakeholders
  • Delivered a Map Descriptor feature spanning schema migration, UI, and persistence layers across all 3 obstacle geometry types via 5 merged MRs
  • Fixed critical crashes (Telerik chart decimal overflow, basemap reimport duplicate-key exception) and migrated 3 ViewModels to ValidatableDouble for safe chart binding
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Software Engineer Intern · WR Systems

May 2025 – December 2025

Fairfax, VA

  • Refined interactive map controls in a C# Blazor GIS application by enabling smooth, device-sensitive zoom and rotation, improving UX across input types
  • Engineered a secure decryption pipeline to extract embedded encryption parameters and transform protected datasets into usable formats
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Software Engineer Intern · 'Sup

December 2024 – May 2025

Remote

  • Built and integrated OAuth authentication with TypeScript for secure user login and access control
  • Designed and developed secure front-end features for a startup platform connecting students to internships
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Women in Technology Intern · BAE Systems

November 2023 – February 2024

Manassas, VA

  • Simulated intricate electronic circuits using TinkerCAD to create an efficient prototype
  • Constructed breadboard circuits, using prototypes as a foundation for seamless integration and functionality
  • Optimized firmware for an electronic system with C++ on Arduino platforms, ensuring optimal functionality and heightened performance in embedded designs
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Lead Intern and Camp Counselor · One-Off Coder

February 2022 – November 2023

Gainesville, VA

  • Conducted individualized weekly tutoring sessions in Python by implementing challenging projects for students
  • Delivered personalized mathematics tutoring sessions to help students master fundamental concepts and problem-solving techniques
  • Mentored seven new interns, providing guidance and knowledge transfer to cultivate a collaborative and skilled team
  • Presented daily STEM activities for students, developing games to create an interactive and dynamic learning environment

Projects

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Intervue

AI Interview Practice Platform

  • Built a full-stack AI mock interview platform, used by 35+ users, that scores responses via Whisper transcription, Claude-based grading, and MediaPipe body-language tracking.
  • Implemented a LeetCode-style coding judge with sandboxed Judge0 execution and cost-safety guardrails (per-user quotas, idempotency checks, Turnstile bot verification).
Next.jsFastAPISupabaseWhisperClaude APIMediaPipe
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GroundZero

Disaster Intelligence Platform

HooHacks '26
  • Modeled earthquake impact severity using a 5-factor physics-based scoring system, incorporating a seismic ground-motion attenuation formula, building material vulnerability, and construction-era risk.
  • Orchestrated up to 4 concurrent AI agents via async task coordination, using Voronoi partitioning and greedy nearest-neighbor routing to assign non-overlapping building coverage.
ReactNext.jsFastAPIMapboxPython
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Parrot

AI Phonetics Coach

VTHacks '25 — Best Use of Gemini API
  • Engineered an AI phonetics coach delivering phoneme-level feedback, real-time lip tracking, and personalized pronunciation scoring.
  • Designed real-time lip-sync at 30fps using MediaPipe FaceMesh, applying binary search for frame-accurate audio/video alignment during playback.
Next.jsReactMediaPipeAzure

InHerShoes

HackViolet '25
  • Created a 2D interactive game to help women navigate workplace challenges and practice self-advocacy through real-life scenarios and NPC interactions.
HTMLCSSJavaScript
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StreetSmart

VTHacks '24
  • Built a web app using the Google Maps API and Kaggle crime data to help users find safer walking routes through a heat-map visualization of real-time crime statistics.
JavaScriptGoogle Maps API

Extracurriculars

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CS Careers at Virginia Tech

January 2025 – Present

Vice President (Jan 2026 – Present) · Graphic Designer (Jan 2025 – Jan 2026)

  • Manage a 15-person board, leading student-focused initiatives that support peer career development across the CS community
  • Increased average post engagement by ~25% through redesigned graphics and layout enhancements
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Google Developer's Club at Virginia Tech

February 2026 – Present

Graphic Designer

  • Design flyers and social graphics for club workshops and hackathons, maintaining a consistent visual brand

Skills

Languages

JavaJavaScriptTypeScriptPythonHTMLCSSC#C++SQL

Frameworks & Technologies

ReactNext.jsNode.jsFastAPIOpenCV.NET/BlazorSupabaseMediaPipe

Developer Tools

GitDockerVS CodeLinuxGitHub CopilotClaude CodeJest

Let's connect

I'm always happy to talk about software, new projects, or internship opportunities. Reach out any of these ways.