H A R S H I T
Microsoft Software Engineer

Hi, I'm Harshit Muhal

I am a  

Expert @CodeforcesDTU'22 Graduate
Passionate about building scalable cloud solutions and AI-powered applications

3+
Years at Microsoft
30K+
Costs Saved
5x
Scale Impact
Microsoft
Python
JavaScript
Azure
AI/ML
GitHub

About Me

Passionate Software Engineer Building the Future

Microsoft Software Engineer

Hello! I'm Harshit Muhal

A self-motivated and hardworking Software Engineer at Microsoft with a passion for building scalable cloud solutions and AI-powered applications. I graduated from Delhi Technological University with a CGPA of 9.53 and department rank 7.

At Microsoft, I focus on designing and building reliable, high-performance backend systems at scale. I work across cloud platforms, distributed systems, and microservice architectures to improve system efficiency and user experience.

Impact & Achievements

EC Ace Award
Excellence Recognition
Team Leadership
Cross-functional Projects
Production Impact
System Optimization
AI Integration
OpenAI Implementation

My Journey

Delhi Technological University
2018 - 2022

B.Tech in Computer Engineering • CGPA: 9.53/10.0 • Department Rank: 7

Microsoft Intern
May 2021 - July 2021

Azure CosmosDB rollback mechanism development

Software Engineer
June 2022 - May 2025

Led key projects across Azure services & received EC Ace award

Software Engineer 2
June 2025 - Present

Building high-performance backend systems at scale

Professional Experience

Building scalable solutions that impact millions

Software Engineer 2

Microsoft

June 2025 - Present Hyderabad, India
Current Role

Leading design and development of reliable, high-performance backend systems at scale. Working across cloud platforms, distributed systems, and microservice architectures to improve system efficiency and user experience.

Key Achievements
  • AI Integration: Integrated streaming functionality into chatbot API using Azure OpenAI GPT-4.0 model
  • Performance Optimization: Reduced API response time from ~40s to ~10s, enhancing user experience
  • System Optimization: Resolved performance bottlenecks and optimized system prompts
Azure OpenAI GPT-4.0 C# .NET Core

Software Engineer

Microsoft

June 2022 - May 2025 Hyderabad, India
EC Ace Award

Led multiple key projects across Azure services, Storage Account, CosmosDB, Azure Active Directory, and .NET Core. Recognized with EC Ace and Learn-It-All awards for exceptional performance.

Major Accomplishments
  • Cost Optimization: Engineered Azure-based asynchronous processing solution, reducing $30K annual costs
  • Scale Enhancement: Scaled production load by 5x and optimized processing time from 7 to 2 minutes
  • Issue Resolution: Diagnosed and resolved 30+ monthly API failures in WCF microservice
  • Migration Leadership: Led end-to-end migration of CosmosDB SDK from V2 to V3
Azure Functions CosmosDB Azure AD .NET Core C#

Software Engineer Intern

Microsoft

May 2021 - July 2021 India
Internship

Worked with the Azure Global Commercial Industry team to introduce rollback functionality for data tier deployments, enhancing system resilience and reliability.

Key Contributions
  • Rollback System: Developed rollback mechanism for Azure CosmosDB documents
  • System Resilience: Enhanced system resilience and uptime for consuming services
  • Documentation: Authored low-level design documentation and executed manual testing
Azure CosmosDB C# .NET

Featured Projects

Some of my notable work and research

Image Captioning

Deep learning model that generates appropriate captions for real-world images using ResNet and LSTM on Flickr8k dataset.

Python TensorFlow ResNet LSTM

IMDB Sentiment Analysis

CNN-LSTM neural networks for movie review sentiment analysis. Achieved 89.39% accuracy on IMDB dataset.

Python CNN LSTM NLP

Face Detection & Recognition

Real-time face detection and recognition system using OpenCV with live video stream processing.

Python OpenCV Computer Vision

Dominant Color Extraction

K-Means clustering algorithm to identify and extract the most dominant colors from any given image.

Python K-Means Image Processing

Nightingale Music Player

Advanced GUI music player with playlist creation, audio controls, and modern interface design.

Python Tkinter GUI

Emoji Prediction

LSTM-based neural network for predicting appropriate emojis based on text input and context.

Python LSTM NLP

Skills & Technologies

Core technologies I work with

Languages

C# Python JavaScript C++ SQL

Cloud & DevOps

Microsoft Azure Azure Functions CosmosDB Azure AD DevOps

Frameworks

.NET Core ASP.NET Django FastAPI TensorFlow

ML & Data Science

Machine Learning Keras Scikit-learn Pandas NumPy

Research & Publications

Contributing to the advancement of technology through research

2022 IEEE Conference

An Ensemble Approach for Credit Card Fraud Detection Using Champion-Challenger Analysis

IEEE - 2022 International Conference on Innovative Computing, Intelligent Communication and Smart Electrical Systems (ICSES)

Developed an innovative ensemble methodology combining multiple machine learning algorithms for enhanced fraud detection accuracy in financial transactions.

Machine Learning Fraud Detection Ensemble Methods Financial Technology
2022 IEEE Conference

Identification of IUU Transshipment Activity Using AIS Data

IEEE - 2022 3rd International Conference for Emerging Technology (INCET)

Leveraged Automatic Identification System (AIS) data to detect illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing activities through advanced data analytics and pattern recognition.

Data Analytics Maritime Technology Pattern Recognition AIS Systems
2021 IRJET

Two-Stage Customer Segmentation using K-Means Clustering And Artificial Neural Network

International Research Journal of Engineering and Technology (IRJET)

Proposed a novel two-stage approach combining unsupervised K-Means clustering with supervised neural networks for enhanced customer segmentation accuracy.

Customer Analytics K-Means Clustering Neural Networks Business Intelligence
3
Published Papers
2
IEEE Conferences
2022
Latest Publication
4+
Research Domains

Achievements & Recognition

Awards, academic excellence, and competitive programming accomplishments

Professional Awards

EC Excellence Ace Award

Recognized for top performance and consistently exceeding expectations at Microsoft

Microsoft • 2024

EC Learn-It-All Award

Honored for continuous learning and technical competency enhancement

Microsoft • 2023

Academic Excellence

7

Department Rank 7

Top 7 rank in Computer Engineering department out of ~450 students

DTU • 2018-2022
9.53

CGPA 9.53/10.0

Graduated with distinction from Delhi Technological University

B.Tech • Computer Engineering
5

Semester Rank 5

Secured Department Rank 5 in III Semester with 9.82 CGPA

DTU • 2019

Competitive Programming

Google Hash Code 2021

Global Rank: 1442 • Country Rank: 244

International Competition

Google Kickstart Round B 2021

Global Rank: 609 • Username: harshitmuhal

Algorithm Competition

Codeforces Expert

Multiple top rankings • Username: Infinite.Loop

Round 720: Rank 641 • Round 719: Rank 478
2
Microsoft Awards
7th
Department Rank
5+
Programming Contests
Expert
Codeforces Rating

Get In Touch

Let's connect and discuss opportunities

Email

hrshtmuhal8@gmail.com

Location

Hyderabad, Telangana, India

Website

harshitmuhal.github.io