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Ali
Shahzad

Computer Engineering @ UWaterloo

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

GitHub ↗ LinkedIn ↗ contact@alishahzad.dev

01 Constellations

Fraise

Browser workspace for training & testing language models

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

Validated forms, live loss charts and logs, and a graceful stop that saves a resumable checkpoint.

Python · FastAPI · JavaScript · SSE

Shale

Local-first personal knowledge base

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

Chrome extension with an offline IndexedDB outbox and backoff retries that survive network loss and restarts.

TypeScript · React · Bun · SQLite

Deal or No Deal

Tested simulation & analysis CLI

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

Added 8 Rust and 26 Python tests, linting, an end-to-end demo, and Windows checks to CI.

Rust · Python · GitHub Actions

watworks-mcp

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

TypeScript · MCP

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++

02 Orbit

  1. May – Aug 2025

    Beem Solutions

    Software Engineering Intern (Forward-Deployed) — Python, SQL, AWS

    • 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.

  2. Jun – Aug 2024

    Punjab IT Board (PITB)

    Mobile Development Intern — React Native, Laravel

    • 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.

  3. 2026 – 2031

    University of Waterloo

    BASc, Computer Engineering — IB Diploma · SAT 1600/1600 · 100% Merit Scholarship

03 Instruments

Languages

TypeScriptJavaScriptPythonSQLRust

Applications

ReactReact NativeLaravelFastAPIBunSQLiteAWSIndexedDBChrome extensions

Quality & Tools

GitGitHub ActionspytestCargoRegression testingCIRoot-cause analysis