Hamilton, New Zealand · Available now

Hey, I’m Ashvin.I build software people use.

I spent three years building fintech products at Nuclei, and now I’m completing an MSc (Research) in Computer Science at the University of Waikato. Alongside my research, I keep shipping independent software—and I’m looking for a junior, graduate, or intern software engineering role in New Zealand.

Seeking junior · graduate · intern software roles in New Zealand

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Work authorisationStudent visa, no work-hour restrictions, valid through Jul 2027

Ashvin Rokade standing on a boardwalk in a New Zealand geothermal landscape

Waikato MSc (Research)

Applied AI · Computer Science

A little about me

I like turning complex workflows into useful software.

My work spans fintech engineering, independent product development, and applied computer-science research. I enjoy understanding how people actually work, then making the technology around that work clearer and more dependable.

Since leaving Nuclei, I’ve continued building software independently while returning to study. My MSc research at Waikato now gives me a chance to bring practical engineering together with explainable AI and computer vision.

Beyond Code

A few of the interests and ideas that keep me curious away from the editor.

A little more about me

Bug Smasher

A playful browser game built around finding bugs, protecting features, and racing the clock.

Play the game

Selected work

Software with a job to do.

Production products, client work, and interactive experiences, built around real workflows and people.

CrickSnap live MI versus RCB scorecard with ball-by-ball scoring controls

Live match scoring

Follow the score and record each ball as the match unfolds.

CrickSnap tournament dashboard with tournament listings and QR code links

Tournament management

Organize local competitions and share matches with spectators.

Featured productCricket scoring · Live product

CrickSnap

A full-stack scoring platform for local cricket. Scorers record each ball, manage tournaments, and share live scoreboards with spectators.

The problem

Local matches need reliable ball-by-ball scoring that is quick to use and easy to follow remotely.

My contribution

Built scorer workflows, automatic match calculations, tournament management, role-based access, and public live scoreboards.

  • Next.js
  • TypeScript
  • Supabase
  • PostgreSQL

1.2K

Active users

1.3K

New users

18m 28s

Engagement / active user

106K

Events

Google Analytics snapshot: Dec 1, 2025 – Oct 4, 2026. The Cricket Scorecard page alone recorded 48K views.

Visit CrickSnapRead the case study
Interactive experience

Browser game · Debugging challenge

Bug Smasher

A playful browser game built around finding bugs, protecting features, and racing the clock.

  • React
  • TypeScript
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Dehla Pakad online card game lobby and game mode selectionIndependent product

Multiplayer card game

Dehla Pakad

An online card-game experience with real-time multiplayer gameplay, private rooms, and computer opponents.

  • React
  • TypeScript
  • Real-time
Live siteGitHub
Sajaawat event-management landing pageClient work

Event-management website

Sajaawat

Designed and built a website for Sajaawat by Jaanvi, an event-management firm.

  • Web development
Live site
ShuoHanyu Chinese-learning dashboard with lesson modules and progressIndependent product

Chinese learning platform

ShuoHanyu

A Chinese-learning platform with personalized lessons, vocabulary practice, and AI-assisted learning features.

  • Next.js
  • TypeScript
  • AI
Live site
Co-founded

AI developer tooling

Groky (Telwha)

Co-founded and developed an AI-based code analysis tool for developers.

Telwha on GitHub

Experience

A career built by making and shipping.

Fintech engineering at Nuclei, followed by continuous independent software development.

  1. Independent Software Development

    Independent product builder

    May 2023 – Feb 2026

    Independent

    Kept building and shipping software independently, developing products from early workflows through launch and real-world use.

    • Built CrickSnap, a full-stack live cricket scoring and tournament platform.
    • Developed and launched products including Dehla Pakad, Sajaawat, and ShuoHanyu.
    • Co-founded Groky (Telwha), an AI-based code analysis tool for developers.
    • Next.js
    • TypeScript
    • React
    • Supabase
    • AI tooling

  2. Nuclei

    Full Stack Developer · FedMobile

    Feb 2021 – Apr 2023

    Bengaluru, India

    Built and maintained features for Federal Bank’s FedMobile app and its supporting fintech services.

    • Worked across mobile-facing features, APIs, and backend services.
    • Helped modernize infrastructure and resolve production issues.
    • Java
    • Spring Boot
    • REST APIs
    • Microservices
    • Kafka

  3. Nuclei

    Software Development Intern

    Jan – Jul 2020

    Bengaluru, India

    Developed booking-service SDK modules used across major Indian banking applications.

    • Built bus, flight, and hotel booking modules for the Nuclei SDK.
    • Worked with services deployed across 7+ banking applications.
    • Spring Boot
    • MySQL
    • Elasticsearch
    • Redis
    • Kafka

Waikato · Computer Science

Research grounded in real problems.

My MSc connects applied machine learning with practical interpretation and decision-making.

In progressCOMPX594 · MSc Research

AI-assisted milk culture plate interpretation

Exploring how visual recognition and expert decision rules can support interpretation of veterinary milk culture test plates. The research focuses on combining image evidence with domain knowledge in a transparent workflow.

Computer visionExpert systemsVeterinary diagnostics
Completed · A−COMPX591 · Dissertation

Explainable AI for clinical triage

Benchmarked clinical-triage prediction using the MIMIC-IV dataset, then built a SHAP-based interface to make model explanations easier to inspect.

XGBoost model · 96.1% AUC-ROC · SHAP explanations

Academic demonstration only—not for clinical use or decision-making.

Explore the research demo

Technical toolkit

Tools I work with.

Frontend & mobile
ReactNext.jsTypeScriptJavaScriptAndroidHTML/CSSTailwind CSS
Backend & APIs
JavaSpring BootNode.jsPythonREST APIsMicroservicesWebSocket
Data & messaging
PostgreSQLMySQLMongoDBRedisElasticsearchKafkaRedis Pub/Sub
Cloud & delivery
AWSDockerKubernetesOpenShiftGitCI/CDELK Stack
AI & machine learning
XGBoostSHAPscikit-learnStreamlitComputer visionpandasNumPyLLMs

Education & credentials

Foundations for what I build.

Certificates & virtual experience

Feb 2026 – Present · Hamilton, New Zealand

MSc (Research), Computer Science

University of Waikato

Researching AI-assisted interpretation of milk culture test plates. Completed an explainable-AI dissertation using MIMIC-IV (COMPX591, A−).

Aug 2016 – Oct 2020 · Indore, India

B.E., Computer Science

IET DAVV

CGPA 7.89/10.