Hari Pramod

Forward Deployed Engineer at Lyra, building and shipping software products in production environments. UNSW Software Engineering graduate (Honours), 2025.

Experience

Work that blends industry impact with teaching and mentorship.

Lyra

Forward Deployed Engineer

Jun 2025 - Present · Sydney, NSW, Australia

Deployed as a Forward Deployed Engineer through Lyra Technologies to Paraform, a US-based recruitment startup, shipping daily full-stack features into production.

Built end-to-end enterprise integrations across multiple platforms including SendGrid, Salesforce, Slack, and customer support tooling.

Designed and maintained 370+ analytics queries and dashboards covering product metrics, activation funnels, and performance insights.

Optimised critical API endpoints to significantly improve response times and reduce database load.

UNSW

Mentor for SENG2021

Jan 2024 - May 2024 · Sydney, NSW, Australia

Mentored 25 students in architecting and developing microservice-based invoice management systems using agile methodologies.

Guided a student team to win the Macquarie Bank Group Prize for best project and presentation.

Delivered supplementary lectures on backend and frontend deployment across six cloud hosting platforms to extend course content.

Education

Where I've Studied, and my achievements there.

Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Software)

University of New South Wales

2022 - 2025

Course Achievements

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Honours Thesis (COMP4951)

2025

Built Teamer, an AI-powered team formation platform, as a solo developer. Selected as one of the best thesis projects of 2025 and presented at the CSE Thesis Showcase.

Web Front-End Programming (COMP6080)

Received a High Distinction Grade

2024

Built multiple front-end web applications using vanilla JavaScript, React, and modern CSS, assessed through individual projects with strict quality and accessibility requirements.

Computer Graphics (COMP3421)

Received a High Distinction Grade

2024

Implemented 3D rendering pipelines, ray tracing, and shader programming using OpenGL and WebGL fundamentals.

Engineering Design and Professional Practice (DESN2000)

Received a High Distinction Grade

2023

Developed a prototype of a Educational Finance Management Mobile App called Figma Life in Figma, and maintained a Design Journal Documenting the entire design process methods used and followed.

Requirements and Design Workshop (SENG2021)

Received a Distinction Grade

2023

Developed e-invoice management website using the T3 stack and an ExpressJS backend API for invoice validation and rendering in a team.

Backend Development (COMP1531)

Received a High Distinction Grade

2022

Developed an ExpressJS Backend written in Typescript for a Microsoft Teams clone in a team of 5.

Competitions

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Tied 1st place, and Won Raffle in CTF Competition

UNSW Security Society (SecSoc)

2023

Tied with 1st place in points achieved and flags captured, in an individuals CTF competition and won prizes in the raffle afterwards.

Placed Top 10 in Beginner CTF

UNSW Security Society (SecSoc) & UNSW Computer Science Engineering Society (CSESoc)

2022

Placed 7th among 40+ teams in the Security Society & Computer Science Engineering Society Beginners Capture the Flag Competition.

Projects

Projects I have lead or created myself.

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Teamer

November 2025

Capture the Narrative

September 2025

UNSW One Piece Society Website

September 2023

MegaLAN Full Blossom Quests

September 2023

Discord Verification Bot

June 2023

MegaLAN Atlantis Quests

May 2023

EZ Invoice

April 2023

Note Sharing Forum

March 2023

UNSW Arc Web Scraper

February 2023

UniClubs

December 2022

Loft

October 2022

Technologies

Languages, Frameworks and tools I have worked with.

Languages and Frameworks

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Javascript

Typescript

Python

Regex

HTML

CSS

TailwindCSS

React

Next.js

Express.js

tRPC

Zod

NextAuth.js

Prisma

Tools

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Github

npm

Vercel

Supabase

Figma

Confluence

Jira

Volunteering

Clubs and Society positions I have been a part of during my degree.

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Development Team Lead

UNSW MegaLAN

Jun 2023 - Jan 2024

Led the rapid development of 3 custom full-stack web apps, digitizing MegaLAN's Stamp Rally System. Successfully deployed and used at an event with 500+ attendees, showcasing efficient skill acquisition, project management and delivery.

Secretary

UNSW Rhythm Game Society

Jun 2022 - Sep 2023

Orchestrated significant society growth from 50 to over 600 members. Automated Discord verification and implemented an email inbox notifications system integrated with discord, improving club operations and fostered collaborations with other societies.

Trainee Lead

UNSW Computer Science and Engineering Society

Jan 2023 - Jun 2023

Trained 3 individuals in building full-stack web applications using the T3 Stack. Together, we developed an educational forum website using Next.js, Prisma, tRPC, TailwindCSS, NextAuth.js, and TypeScript, deployed on Vercel and Supabase.

Technical Director

UNSW One Piece Society

Mar 2023 - Sep 2023

Designed and developed a full-stack responsive website, optimizing SEO. Enabled Discord-based content management for future executives, enhancing website manageability and user experience.

Programming and Development Sub-committee

UNSW Computer Enthusiasts Society

Nov 2022 - Sep 2023

Led the design and development of a full-stack custom stamp rally web app. Utilized Next.js, Prisma, tRPC, TailwindCSS, NextAuth.js, and TypeScript, enhancing MegaLAN's event experience.

Trainee

UNSW Computer Science and Engineering Society

Sep 2022 - Dec 2022

Contributed collaboratively within a team of 5 to build a single-page front-end web application called Loft. Featured customizable widgets such as Pomodoro Timer, Youtube Video Player, Notepad with Text Formatting, and a To-Do List. Utilized technologies such as React, TypeScript, CSS, and ViteJS.

Music Subcommittee

UNSW lo-fi society

Apr 2022 - Jan 2023

Collaborated with the Music Director to curate and release Lo-fi Society's annual Mixtape on streaming platforms. Enhanced event participation and established impactful connections with fellow society leaders, contributing to the overall improvement of Lo-fi Society's brand image and value.