MLH Fellow

About Me

As a fourth-year Computer Science student at the University of British Columbia, I’ve spent my time mastering the balance between clean code and creative problem-solving. Having completed internships in cloud infrastructure and AI, I specialize in building robust, scalable systems that solve complex problems. I believe the best technology is rooted in curiosity, a principle I carry into both my development projects and my work as a photographer.

Work Experience

IFS Copperleaf

Software Developer - PlatOps (Co-op)

  • Designed and deployed cloud reverse proxy infrastructure across 10+ Azure regions with a multi-module Terraform IaC codebase (NGINXaaS, networking, Key Vault/SSL, monitoring) and a parameterized CI/CD pipeline, reducing deployment to a single pipeline run per environment.
  • Hardened infrastructure security through NAT gateway outbound IP control, SDP-style NSG restrictions, and asystem-assigned managed identity for the TFSProxy service.

Agoda (Booking Holdings)

Infrastructure Intern

  • Enabled real-time SSD utilization and power monitoring for 6,000+ ILO servers by extending Go-based scanning tools and building Grafana time-series dashboards (histograms, gauges, statistics).
  • Improved predictive maintenance and reduced manual intervention for the infrastructure team.

Contact

Email: varotpava@gmail.com

Phone: +1 672-338-4317