Mahima Dhakal . Software Engineer

Work

Professional Experience

Aug 2026 — Present

Werkstudent, Software Engineer

Volkswagen Infotainment GmbH

Develop, maintain, and optimize full-stack internal web applications hosted on a central enterprise platform in an Agile/Scrum environment.
Containerize microservices and deploy technical tools using Docker for system reliability and streamline deployment pipelines.

Sept 2026 — Present

Graduate Assistant (Wissenschaftliche Hilfskraft)

Virtual Machining Research Group, TU Dortmund

Getting familiar with process data and literature on data-driven modeling for milling optimization.

Feb 2024 — May 2026

Software Engineer

Growthzilla Inc. — California, US (Remote)

Architected and integrated Agentic AI tools using Cloudflare MCP and LLMs to automate dynamic query handling; streamlined system configurations and automated parameter adjustments.
Engineered seamless payment solutions by integrating XplorePay (formerly Clearent) into existing booking systems, unifying accounting and transaction workflows.
Built a predictive analytics engine using user behaviour and system data to algorithmically score and segment users, directly informing product and marketing decisions.
Developed robust data synchronization pipelines between accounting software and salon management systems, implementing advanced retry logic and error handling to ensure 100% data consistency.
Optimized operational efficiency by building automated workflows and real-time communication features, reducing manual intervention and improving system responsiveness.
Leveraged a modern tech stack (React, Express, SQL, Python, Redis) to design and deploy scalable, high-performance web applications tailored to business needs.

May — Jul 2023

Backend Engineering Trainee

UxCam Pvt. Ltd. — Kathmandu

Developed scalable RESTful APIs with efficient server-client interactions in Python.
Enhanced control over database operations and performance optimization.

Fellowships & Community

Beyond the Desk

Scholarships, fellowships, volunteering & communities that shaped me

2023 – 2024

Creative Director

LOCUS 2024, National Technological Festival

Organized the 20th edition of Nepal's largest tech fest, facilitating student-led innovations across the country, with pre-events like Girls To Code, CodeCamp & Hack-A-Week
Led creative team driving innovative design, photography, videography & content strategies
Coordinated Children in Technology program across all 7 provinces with 100+ schools promoting digital literacy and internet safety

Dec 2022 – Jun 2023

Scholar in Fellowships

Samsung Innovation Campus, Samsung Electronics

Selected for Samsung's flagship global upskilling programme delivered across 40+ countries; advanced coursework in AI, Big Data, and Python; capstone project addressing real-world social challenges.

4th National AI School — NAAMII

Competitively selected for an intensive AI/ML programme covering deep learning, transformers, computer vision, NLP & GNNs.

2021 · 2025

Fellow & Mentor

Women Leaders in Technology (WLiT)

Completed a rigorous MERN bootcamp along with leadership workshops & team projects
Facilitated Hour of Code for primary-level students to introduce them to tech and show how cool things are happening with it :) . Preety Fun.
Mentored the 2025 Pokhara cohort and facilitated hands-on JS, Node & Express workshops and organized hackathon.

Recognition

Honours & Awards

2019

National Science Award

Ministry of National Science & Technology

Provincial Topper, Lumbini Province in +2 Science (CGPA 3.86). Awarded on the 7th National Science Day for academic excellence.

2023

Winner, Hack A Week & Code Camp

LOCUS 2023

Won a week-long national-level hackathon under the digital health category and 2 days codecamp in Open Category in LOCUS 2023 competing among participants from all over the country.

2020 — 2024

Golden Jubilee Scholarship

Embassy of India

Honored for exceptional academic achievements under the India-Nepal diplomatic scholarship program, annual grant throughout four years of undergraduate study.

2019

Full Scholarship Recipient

IOE, Pulchowk Campus

Merit scholarship for securing 128th rank among 15,000 candidates in the entrance examination.

Portfolio

Things I've Built

Modeling-Non-Linear-Decision-Boundaries-in-DDM

Simulation Based Inference · 2026

Non-linear collapsing decision boundaries (exponential, sigmoid) for the diffusion decision model, fit with simulation-based inference in BayesFlow.

Grievance Recognition

Undergraduate Research Thesis · 2023–2024

Intelligent classification system for the Nepal government to streamline complaint handling using Nepali text & speech.

YOGGIS

Academic Minor Project · 2022–2023

Web-based AI yoga trainer that provides real-time feedback on yoga poses performed by the user, with posture correction recommendations using computer vision.

Pulchowk Campus Network

Network Architecture · 2023

Scalable campus network simulation with dynamic routing, VLAN-based traffic isolation, DNS & structured subnetting in Cisco Packet Tracer.

AAWAJ

OOP Project · 2022

A console-based social media application with features for communication and networking.

23EA Messenger

Huffman Compression

Message compression using Huffman Encoding in C++.

Beyond Computers & Bits

Things I Love

Writing Poetry

शब्दहरूमा बुनिएका भावनाहरू

Written with love <3

"कठै बुडि औलो"

जसरी मौन छन आज, निलो किताबका ती चिल्ला पान्नाहरु,
विवश रहयो त्यो बुडि औलो!
निलो मसिमा लत्पताएर कठै, कत्ती लोभिला आँखाले थिचिक्क थिचेको हो
फेस्बुकका पृष्ठहरुमा, क्रोधले थिच्दै होला किबोर्ड अहिले
"ए सरकार: किन चुप छौ: किन भ्रष्टाचार?"
प्रत्यक पटक खबर आउदा, पल्टाइ पल्टाइ हेर्नु बुडि औलो!!
हैन हैन:
कतै होला पनि त्यहि बुडि औलो, खट्खटि चौध खरब नोट गन्दै
कतै आज हो कि भोलि भन्दै।

किन अब गुरु द्रोण नै चाहिएको हो कि?
काटीदिन त्यो बुडि औलो
अनि कलियुगका एक्लब्ब्यहरु पनि चुप लागेर हेर्छन
महा-रमिता!!!!
येहिबिच कतै बिध्रोहको कलम समात्दै गरेको बेला
तपाइको बुडि औलाको एक थम्ब्स-अप
फेरि मतपत्रमा होइन,
यो कबितालाइ!!

"कुरुछेत्र"

कता-कता मन बहकिए जस्तो लाग्छ,
पिंजडामै रामाउदा, आकाश बिर्सेको जस्तो लाग्छ,
हृदय बाधेको तिमीलाई, फुकाउन मन डराएपनि
मायाजाल बुझ्न, आफैले नचाहेझैँ लाग्छ

आजसम्म आफ्नो बाटो एक्लै बनाएकी म,
रङ्गमञ्चमा उठ्छन् प्रश्नहरू सबै,
उत्तर भेटिन्छ तर अर्थ हराए जस्तो लाग्छ,
हामी र हाम्रो सोच्दा "मेरो" अस्तित्वो हराएझै,
तिमीमा हराउन खोज्दा, आफूनै हराउछु कि जस्तो लाग्छ!

प्रेमिका मात्र बन्नु त छैन
तर शास्त्रमा लेखेको प्रेम येही हो जस्तो लाग्छ,
सायद षड्यन्त्र म आफै बुन्दै छु,
जब मेरो प्रेमको कुरुछेत्र बन्छ,
सकुनी नि मै, कृष्ण नि मै जस्तो लाग्छ!

"चिया"

एक कप
मायाको चिया भित्र
हलिदेउ न थोरै मिठास तिम्रो गुलियो प्रेमको!
आनि गाढा चियापत्ती जस्तो रङ्ग
चढ्ला कि कतै।।

छुट्टाउने छु म
प्रत्येक बधा,
प्रत्येक पिडा,
त्यो चियाछान्ने बनेर,
खुसियाली मात्र झर्नेछ कपमा!!

सुरुप्प पारेर मन्दमुस्कानले,
त्यो एक सुर्की प्रेमको
सङै लगाउला नि हुन्न?

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Jan 2026

Langtang Valley Trek

Langtang Region, Nepal

4,400m · Kyanjin Ri

~65 km Trail

22–25 Jan 2026

Langtang, Nepal

Kathmandu → Syafru → Bamboo → Langtang Valley → Gompa → Kyanjin Ri

Risky roads, yet each step carrying a different kind of beauty. Crossing the Jhalunge suspension bridges over Langtang Khola with the best crew, watching Lirung peak get closer with a different kind of magic in every timelapse. Walking through Old Langtang Valley ; the whole settlement destroyed by the massive rock-ice avalanche during the 2015 earthquake, and seeing it today, fully transitioned from "recovery mode," back, beautiful, and better than ever. Langtang, you're worth the struggle.

Gallery Langtang Diaries