Work
Four backend roles since April 2025. Each one links to a write-up.
Roles
- SFU, between roles· Looking for my next ventureWorking through a 26-week backend plan and logging it as I go.Oct 2026 onward
- RBC, Amplify· Software Developer InternI built the backend of a fraud detection platform that flags threats in call transcripts for analysts to review. It's patent-pending, and I presented it to 1,000+ people at RBC's internal expo.May to Aug 2026
- SFU Blueprint· Technical LeadI led a team of six building a membership platform for a poverty-reduction nonprofit. Most of my own time went into the lookup query and the deploy pipeline.Jan to Apr 2026
- OpenQQuantify· Backend Software Engineer InternBackend for an AI hardware design product: per-tenant Kafka event streams, a Redis rate limiter for traffic spikes, and Prometheus metrics with correlation IDs.Aug to Dec 2025
- CJSF Radio· Backend DeveloperSplit the campus radio station's PHP app so the live stream stays up, fixed a race that broke 15% of scheduled shows, and built search over 80,000+ recordings.Apr to Jul 2025
Awards
Leadership
- Residence Advisor· SFU ResidenceI help students settle into living on campus and run community events in my building.Sep 2025 onward
- CS Peer Tutor· Simon Fraser UniversityI helped other students work through data structures, algorithms and their first bigger programs.Jan to May 2025