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Rajiv Bharadwaj
MSc. Student in Robotics, Systems, and Control, ETH Zürich
rajiv.bharadwaj8@gmail.com

Hey! I am Rajiv, a Master’s student in Robotics, Systems, and Control at ETH Zürich. I am passionate about robotics, and I am currently learning about optimal control, robot dynamics, planning and decision making, and computer vision! Before this, I was a Software Developer at Amazon where I helped build systems that advertise exciting products to users on social media! I finished my undergraduate studies at the University of Michigan in Computer Engineering in May 2022.

At Michigan, I had the opportunity to do research at ROAHM Lab and implement control algorithms for a robot arm. I also was a member of the UM Autonomous Robotic Vehicle team and Michigan Electric Racing (now M-Racing) teams. I also sang with the Michigan Men’s Glee Club and Michigan Sahana

Outside of work, I enjoy playing tennis, singing music, and spending time outdoors! I also love to try out exciting recipes from TikTok!

Experience

Software Development Engineer
Oct. 2022 - Oct. 2024
Amazon - Social Marketing
  • Built an automated system to improve product quality using Apache Spark
  • Subject Matter Expert for Scala, Apache Spark based internal tooling
  • Leading Operational Experience goals within the team including task grooming, ticket management, best practices
Software Development Engineer Intern
May 2021 - Aug 2021
Amazon - Social Marketing
Systems & Applications Engineer Intern
May 2020 - Sep 2020
Analog Garage - Analog Devices Inc.
Application Development Intern
May 2019 - May 2021
University of Michigan IT Services

Education

ETH Zürich
Sep 2024 - present
M.Sc. Robotics, Systems, and Control
Coursework in Optimal Control, Robot Dynamics, Planning & Decision Making, Vision Algorithms
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Sep 2018 - May 2022
B.Sc. Computer Engineering , Minor: Music
summa cum laude
Check out my full resume here

News

  • I started my Master’s at ETH Zürich in Robotics, Systems, and Control , September 2024.
  • I got promoted to Software Development Engineer II , July 2024.
  • I joined Amazon as a Software Development Engineer , October 2022.
  • I graduated from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor , May 2022.