Himalayan Connect NYC
Full-stack community platform connecting Himalayan immigrants with local resources.
Topgyal Gurung
Software Engineer focused on full-stack development, AI integration, and community-driven technology.
I develop scalable software and data-driven systems by integrating computer science principles with specialized expertise in natural language processing, cybersecurity, and data engineering. My experience ranges from writing clean, efficient code to optimizing complex databases for predictive modeling, ensuring that technical solutions are both performant and secure.
About
Education
Hunter College (CS), CodePath Cybersecurity, TTP Residency, Springboard Full-Stack. COOP Data Analytics Fellow,
Focus Areas
Software Engineering, Data & AI Systems, Security & Scalable Architecture.
Leadership
Volunteer Accountant at Lo-Nyamship Association USA, a nonprofit preserving Lo heritage and strengthening Himalayan identity in New York and beyond.
Community & Service
Lama Wongdue Website
Built a free CMS website for a social worker and meditation teacher from my homeland.
Youth Internship Session
Organized a college internship info session for middle and high school students.
Projects
Full-stack · Frontend · BackendExperience
Software Engineer Fellow — Springboard
Jun 2024 – May 2025
700+ hours of full-stack training. MERN, TypeScript, Next.js,
REST/GraphQL. Built secure APIs and production-grade apps.
Tech Operations Associate | Executive Assistant — Krishnamurthy Tandon Foundation
Nov 2021 – Oct 2022
Managed site updates, led project planning, automated asset
tracking, and streamlined vendor workflows.
Cybersecurity Curriculum Consultant — Hunter College
Sep 2020 – Feb 2021
Applied offensive/defensive techniques with Burp Suite, Kali
Linux, and Metasploit to mitigate SQLi, XSS, and CSRF.
Data Engineer Intern — Real Factors
(acq. by 7Park Data)
Jun – Dec 2019
Resolved geospatial rendering issues, built Superset dashboards,
and optimized BigQuery SQL.
SQL code
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Slide deck
ML Research Assistant — Hunter College
May 2018 – Jun 2019
Advanced NLP research. Reproduced Codenn with PyTorch/TensorFlow
on cloud GPUs and tuned hyperparameters.
Certifications
Springboard Software Engineering
700+ hours, MERN, TypeScript, Next.js, GraphQL, PostgreSQL.
CodePath Cybersecurity
14-week hands-on security: SQLi, XSS, CSRF, Kali, Burp Suite.
Python for Everybody — UMich
5-course specialization: data structures, web APIs, databases, visualization.
AWS Academy Cloud Foundations
EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, IAM, VPC, CloudWatch, auto-scaling.
Testimonials
He is truly an exceptional individual with a remarkable work ethic, attention to detail, and an unwavering commitment to achieving outstanding results. Topgyal excelled in fostering collaboration, coordinating project resources, and communicating adjustments.
Marc Lumer
Founder & Creative Director, Marc Lumer Productions
Founder & Creative Director, Marc Lumer Productions
Extremely intelligent and diligent, while maintaining a very affable demeanor. Topgyal handled diverse tasks from data collection to logistics planning. He has high-level technical skills and excellent interpersonal abilities.
Peter Cobb
Chief of Staff, Krishnamurthy Tandon Foundation
Chief of Staff, Krishnamurthy Tandon Foundation
Full reference letters available on request.
Currently Reading
Non-fiction · Tech · LeadershipThe Creative Act: A Way of Being
Rick Rubin. On creativity as a practice—listening, presence, and making work that feels true.
The Hard Thing About Hard Things
Ben Horowitz. Building a startup—managing through chaos, making hard decisions, and leading when there are no easy answers.
Designing Data-Intensive Applications
Martin Kleppmann. Systems design, storage, replication, partitioning, and building reliable scalable data systems.
To read: 48 Laws of Power · The Beginning of Infinity (David Deutsch) · The Fabric of Reality · Nonviolent Communication
Read: Steve Jobs (Walter Isaacson) · Atomic Habits · Sapiens · The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck · Think and Grow Rich · Autobiography of a Yogi