Ali Shahzad

Computer Engineering @ UWaterloo

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

What was built in the dark

Paths walked

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.

University of Waterloo — 2026 – 2031

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

Carried

TypeScript◆JavaScript◆Python◆SQL◆Rust◆React◆React Native◆Laravel◆FastAPI◆Bun◆SQLite◆AWS◆IndexedDB◆Chrome extensions◆Git◆GitHub Actions◆pytest◆Cargo◆Regression testing◆CI◆Root-cause analysis