# $ whoami

# Hi, I am Arnab

I currently work as a **Software Engineer** at **Google** in the Ads team.

I did my [**B.tech**](http://B.tech) in 2023 in **Computer Science and Engineering** from the **Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur**.

I've always had a strong enthusiasm for technology, education, and problem-solving. I also enjoy using my blogs and tweets to share my knowledge.

My interest in coding peaked during my 11th when I had Computer Science in my curriculum. I wanted to do more than just pattern printing problems that used to come in school exams. And that's how I came across **Competitive Programming**. I attempted for INOI (Indian National Olympiad in Informatics) in my 12th standard with around 3 months of CP experience, and it was a disaster. But even after that, I continued with CP. I reached "Expert" in [Codeforces](https://codeforces.com/) by the end of my 1st year.

During the COVID lockdown, I found more interest in **Ethical Hacking** and participated in lots of CTFs with @[Anik Das](@sadn1ck) and we were ranked 65th all India according to [CTFTime](https://ctftime.org/).

Then I started delving into **Development** and **Open Source**. I got the Coronasafe Pupilfirst Fellowship. Then I was also selected for the first cohort of Summer of Bitcoin.

In my pre-final year, I interned at Google as a SWE Intern and by the end of the internship, I was able to get a PPO (Pre-Placement Offer).

Even in my final year, I interned at a bunch of different startups:

* Cypherock in the field of web3 and blockchain
    
* GMetriXR in the field of AR/VR
    

To summarise these are the fields I have worked on:

* Competitive Programming
    
* Ethical Hacking
    
* Open Source
    
* Development
    
    * Web Development
        
    * Web3 and Blockchain
        
    * Embedded Systems
        
    * AR/VR
        

... and I still looking forward to learning more.

## Achievements

Here are some of my achievements (most of them were during my college times):

* Ranked **2nd** position among **22k** participants in the Cybersecurity Hackathon conducted by RISE. Got featured in [**ThePrint**](https://theprint.in/ani-press-releases/get-set-hack-by-rise-marks-massive-success-with-more-than-22k-participants/1113059/?amp) , [**TheWeek**](https://www.theweek.in/news/sci-tech/2022/10/18/why-hackathons-are-a-competitive-but-fun-way-of-getting-students-tech-ready-for-the-future.html) , [**News18**](https://www.news18.com/news/education-career/delhi-boy-wins-cryptography-hackathon-hosted-by-ap-govt-top-5-winners-get-placement-offers-5950933.html) , [**ANI News**](https://www.aninews.in/news/business/business/get-set-hack-by-rise-marks-massive-success-with-more-than-22k-participants20220902131355/) , [**Mid-day**](https://www.mid-day.com/brand-media/article/driving-holistic-learning-edtech-startup-rise-enriching-students-through-hackathons-23258081) .
    
* Was among the top **100** candidates selected out of over **10,000** applications and **2,500** project proposals for the *XROS Fellowship Program 2023*, an initiative of FICCI, supported by *Meta*, and implemented by *Reskilll*.
    
* Ranked **98** globally among **136,054** students (from 34 countries) in Round 2 of **Codevita 2022**.
    
* Ranked **25 in India** and **311** globally in *Google Hashcode 2021*.
    
* Selected for [**Summer of Bitcoin 2021**](http://summerofbitcoin.org/) . Around **55** were selected from **4800+** applicants.
    
* Ranked **72** among 200+ teams in **ICPC Asia Kanpur-Mathura Regionals 2020**.
    
* **Best Hardware Hack** in SnakesNHackers Hackathon by **MLH**. The project link: [**arnabsen1729/HackersNLadders**](https://github.com/arnabsen1729/HackersNLadders) .
    
* Secured a rank in the **top 24 out of 50,452** applications in *CoronaSafe Engineering Fellowship Program by AICTE*.
    
* *Leetcode* Rating 2006 (top 2.31%) (handle: [***arnabsen1729***](https://leetcode.com/arnabsen1729/) ) solved **800+ problems**.
    
* *Leetcode* ranked **431th out of 15000+** in India.
    
* *Codeforces* Rating **Expert** 1614 (handle: [***arnab1729***](https://codeforces.com/profile/arnab1729) )
    
* *Codechef* Div1 4star 1802 (handle: [***arnab1729***](https://www.codechef.com/users/arnab1729) )
    
* **1003th out of 17k+** in *Credit Suisse Global Coding Contest*.
    
* **1st Position in CodeRush 2020** by *IEEE-MIT* out of 70+ teams.
    
* Ranked **103** in *rgbCTF2020* out of 1034
    
* My CTF Team **0xw3bs3c** was ranked **65th in India** according to *CTFTime*.