_ _ _ ___ _ _ _ /_\ | (_) / __| |_ __ _| |_ _____ _ __| | / _ \| | | \__ \ ' \/ _` | ' \|_ / _` / _` | /_/ \_\_|_| |___/_||_\__,_|_||_/__\__,_\__,_|
~ $ whoami
Ali Shahzad
Computer Engineering @ UWaterloo
I build software that holds up under pressure, and the tests that prove it.
~ $ ls projects/
Fraise/ Browser workspace for training & testing language models
Shale/ Local-first personal knowledge base
Deal or No Deal/ Tested simulation & analysis CLI
watworks-mcp/ MCP server that lets an agent find the WaterlooWorks jobs that suit you best
lobot-lang/ A toy language built on Brainfuck with real conveniences, running on a stack-based VM
uwhpc-onboarding/ UW High Performance Computing onboarding challenge
~ $ cat experience.log
[May – Aug 2025] Beem Solutions :: 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.
[Jun – Aug 2024] Punjab IT Board (PITB) :: 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.
~ $ cat skills.toml
languages = ["TypeScript", "JavaScript", "Python", "SQL", "Rust"]
applications = ["React", "React Native", "Laravel", "FastAPI", "Bun", "SQLite", "AWS", "IndexedDB", "Chrome extensions"]
quality_tools = ["Git", "GitHub Actions", "pytest", "Cargo", "Regression testing", "CI", "Root-cause analysis"]
~ $ cat education.txt
University of Waterloo — BASc, Computer Engineering (2026 – 2031)
prior: IB Diploma | SAT 1600/1600 | 100% Merit Scholarship