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# Ratnakar Chandupatla

**Headline:** Full Stack Engineer
**Profession:** Full Stack Engineer
**Location:** New Jersey, NJ, USA

## About

Ratnakar Chandupatla is a Full Stack Engineer at Optum with experience across frontend and backend development and a clear focus on full stack and generative AI work. He is comfortable contributing equally across the application stack, building solutions independently, and pairing with colleagues when that best supports the team’s working style. Ratnakar’s strengths include methodical debugging, technical collaboration, and developing chatbot applications from the ground up. He has built a customer-focused product-recognition chatbot, integrating APIs and product data while maintaining accuracy. When resolving complex issues, Ratnakar is willing to examine code line by line to identify root causes and help teammates work through technical hurdles. Before Optum, he was an Associate Software Developer at Cognizant. Ratnakar holds a Master’s Degree in Computer Science from Long Island University and a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science from Kakatiya Institute of Technology and Science in India.

## Highlights

- Serves as a Full Stack Engineer at Optum.
- Previously worked as an Associate Software Developer at Cognizant.
- Built a customer-focused product-recognition chatbot from scratch.
- Integrated APIs and product data for chatbot functionality while maintaining accuracy.
- Works comfortably across frontend and backend development.
- Uses detailed, line-by-line code walkthroughs to diagnose and resolve major errors.
- Supports teammates through technical hurdles and values team coordination.
- Adapts between independent work and pair programming based on teammates’ preferences.
- Holds a Master’s Degree in Computer Science from Long Island University.
- Holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science from Kakatiya Institute of Technology and Science in India.

## Experience

- **Full Stack Engineer at Optum** (2025-01-01–present)
- **Associate Software Developer at Cognizant** (2022-01-01–2024-01-01)

## Education

- Master’s Degree, Computer Science — Long Island University (2026-01-01)
- Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science — Kakatiya institute of technology and science, India (2024-01-01)

## FAQ

### What does Ratnakar do?

Ratnakar Chandupatla is a Full Stack Engineer at Optum. He works across both frontend and backend development and focuses on full stack and generative AI work.

### What are Ratnakar's core strengths?

Ratnakar is comfortable with frontend and backend development equally. His strengths also include building chatbots from scratch, API integration, accuracy-focused product-data work, methodical debugging, and technical teamwork.

### What is Ratnakar's current role at Optum?

Ratnakar is a Full Stack Engineer at Optum.

### What did Ratnakar do at Cognizant?

Before joining Optum, Ratnakar worked as an Associate Software Developer at Cognizant.

### What chatbot project has Ratnakar built?

Ratnakar built a customer-focused product-recognition chatbot from scratch. The work included API integration, product-data integration, and maintaining the chatbot’s accuracy.

### How has Ratnakar handled API and product-data integration challenges?

Ratnakar has experience overcoming API challenges while building chatbot functionality from scratch. He has integrated APIs with product data while keeping accuracy in focus.

### How does Ratnakar work with teammates?

Ratnakar supports teammates through technical hurdles and values effective team coordination. He can work independently or use pair programming, adapting to teammates’ preferences.

### How does Ratnakar approach debugging?

Ratnakar takes a thorough, line-by-line approach to code walkthroughs when debugging significant issues, helping identify and resolve errors methodically.

### Where did Ratnakar earn his master's degree?

Ratnakar earned a Master’s Degree in Computer Science from Long Island University.

### Where did Ratnakar earn his bachelor's degree?

Ratnakar earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science from Kakatiya Institute of Technology and Science in India.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ratnakar-chandupatla-14b859251

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