−4°C · Waterloo, ON

Ali Shahzad

Computer Engineering @ UWaterloo

I build software that holds up under pressure, and the tests that prove it.

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Projects

Fraise

Browser workspace for training & testing language models

Launch training runs, compare checkpoints, and try models through streaming as-you-type autocomplete.

PythonFastAPIJavaScriptSSE

Shale

Local-first personal knowledge base

Captures notes, email, and browsing into searchable local storage with a plug-in system for new sources.

TypeScriptReactBunSQLite

Deal or No Deal

Tested simulation & analysis CLI

Found, documented, and fixed three bugs in the original simulator.

RustPythonGitHub Actions

watworks-mcp

MCP server that lets an agent find the WaterlooWorks jobs that suit you best

TypeScriptMCP

lobot-lang

A toy language built on Brainfuck with real conveniences, running on a stack-based VM

Rust

uwhpc-onboarding

UW High Performance Computing onboarding challenge

C++

Experience

Beem Solutions

May – Aug 2025

Software Engineering Intern (Forward-Deployed)

  • Adapted a B2B AI voice-agent platform to each client's workflow with Python integrations into their databases, CRMs, and scheduling tools.
  • Worked directly with client engineers and stakeholders to review codebases, gather requirements, and plan integrations.
  • Merged email, phone, and social interactions into unified customer profiles for the voice agents.

Punjab IT Board (PITB)

Jun – Aug 2024

Mobile Development Intern

  • Halved app startup time by moving blocking initialization work to asynchronous operations.
  • Built and documented React Native screens with designers, wired to APIs, databases, and server components.
  • Wrote Laravel MVC backend code for apps handling national ID (CNIC) data; senior review found no security issues or bugs.

Education

University of Waterloo

BASc, Computer Engineering · 2026 – 2031

IB Diploma · SAT 1600/1600 · 100% Merit Scholarship

Skills

LanguagesTypeScript · JavaScript · Python · SQL · Rust

ApplicationsReact · React Native · Laravel · FastAPI · Bun · SQLite · AWS · IndexedDB · Chrome extensions

Quality & ToolsGit · GitHub Actions · pytest · Cargo · Regression testing · CI · Root-cause analysis