Aarnav Tale


Skills

TypeScript

9 years

Java/Kotlin

9 years

C (99 & 11)

4 years

Rust

4 years

React

7 years

Kubernetes

4 years

Docker

5 years

AWS

4 years

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Experience

Swift, Inc

June 2024 - August 2024
SWIFTnet Automation Intern

SWIFTNet handles nearly 80% of global financial traffic. During my internship, I worked on an effort to renew the testing automation infrastructure for SWIFTNet by building a new testing backend and UI to manage testing configurations.

George Mason University

August 2023 - May 2025
Teaching Assistant

I assist in CS 450: Database Systems, providing support to students regarding database concepts, SQL, and database design. I previously taught in CS 262: Introduction to Low-level Programming, helping students with C programming, Unix systems, and systems programming concepts. I handle labs, conduct reviews, and proctor exams.

Education

Virginia Tech

August 2025 - December 2026
Computer Science, M.S.

I'm pursuing a Master of Science in Computer Science at Virginia Tech. My focus is on software engineering, system design, and software architecture.

George Mason University

August 2022 - May 2025
Computer Science, B.S.

I recieved my Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from George Mason University. During my time I earned the Dean's List for multiple semesters and graduated Magna Cum Laude.


Projects

This is a chronological list of projects I have worked on that are publicly available. There are many more private projects that are not listed here. The best place to learn about them is on my blog or contacting me directly at aarnav@tale.me if you are a recruiter.

Canister

High-speed search engine and analytics aggregator for iOS APT repositories

kubectl-action

GitHub Action to interact with Kubernetes clusters using kubectl

Headplane

A full-featured dashboard to control your self hosted Tailscale instance

Chariz

Enabling developers to easily sell and distribute their software on iOS

trap2

A suckless-inspired, GPU accelerated terminal emulator built on libvterm

bruh

A much faster alternative to the brew CLI for macOS packaging

masonmaps

A clone of the popular GeoGuessr game for George Mason University

calboard

Minimal BlackBoard calendar proxy that fixes deadlines and cleans up clutter

kittea-bot

A bridge between Minecraft Hypixel's in-game chat and a Discord server

daview

Proxy a WebDAV instance with a nicer UI and authentication

iconset

A nifty command-line tool to customize macOS icons quickly

logos-vscode

Syntax and rich editor support for the Logos preprocessing language in VS Code

Sileo

The standard package manager that ships on thousands of jailbroken iOS devices

lyricify

View song lyrics from your lock screen on iOS or iPadOS, regardless of the music app

notations

The sticky notes experience reimagined for iOS and iPadOS

Slinky.codes

An incentive-based Python learning platform targeted towards kids (VTHacks IX)

Grapple

A wild space grappling game! (AcademiesHacks2 winning project, built using MonoGame)

Supernova

A procedurally generated, infinite space shooter! (HackBI IV winning project, built using MonoGame)