Hi 👋, my name is

Arif

I'm a software engineer, builder, and designer.

A little more About Me

I'm a software engineer with a focus on startups and product development. I've worked in industries like AR/VR, Mobile Development, and 3D Animation; holding various roles from Full-Stack to Cloud and Backend Engineering. I'm a senior @ UWaterloo studing Computer Science.

Currently I'm a SWE Intern @ AlticeUSA and working on
Machine Learning projects in the Fintech space!

My Experience

2024

SWE Intern @ AlticeUSA

  • Working on the Alice team

    • SWE Intern @ Marketing Kitchen

  • Improved time tracking accuracy by 30% on production line jobs by implementing new features on employee web portal and automated timeout by integrating Middleware REST and SOAP API with IoT Scanner devices

  • Designed and built a new campaign management web app for internal teams and external clients using React for frontend and backend built in Node.js with Express and Python, with a SQL database and AWS (Cognito, SES)

  • Developed REST APIs in C# .Net for data processing that integrates into campaign management web app

    • 2023

    Founder @ Vessel

  • Identified problems with the current storage and parking systems across Canada and decided to build a solution

  • Conducted 50+ user interviews and found patterns across multiple stakeholders that led to focusing on parking solutions via a drivers' assist mobile app that lets home and small business owners turn their parking into paid parking

  • Raised over $5000 in pre-seed round through pitch competitions and investments

  • Generated over $1000 in total revenue with an MVP and a waitlist of 62 users before launching the final product

  • Lowered CAC and increased retention by improving sales, marketing, and product design skills through multiple iterations and feedback rounds

    • SWE Intern @ Autodesk

  • Engineered new features for 3DS Max, leveraging my expertise in C++, Qt, Unity, and Linear Algebra

  • Upgraded the BIPED package in the Character Animation Toolkit and directed a beta-test group with stakeholders and customers to gain feedback on how to improve design, quality, and efficiency

  • Improved cross-platform compatibility by integrating research and development projects like Character Pipeline

  • Learned how GANs and Computer Vision is applied in context of AI-Generated Media and Motion Capture

    • 2022

    SWE Intern @ Bentley Systems

  • Transformed on-site Asset Management software into cloud-native service using .NET and C# running on Azure

  • Designed and created R&D projects for Unix Systems using .Net Core and P/Invoke layers to run cross platform between managed and native code (C# and C++)

  • Increased API service security by implementing an xUnit .NetCore test suite with an integrated test server

  • Create new features and implement updates for the flagship software throughout scheduled release cycles, while working in two separate teams: Azure DevOps and Next Gen

    • 2021

    iOS/Android Developer @ CARFAX Canada

  • Developed a high-efficiency drivers' assist app for iOS and Android, demonstrating strong skills in Swift and Google Cloud Platform, by delivering 2 months ahead of schedule with system and unit tests, and E2E testing

  • Achieved a 30% improvement in efficiency and halved the local memory requirements by implementing a Google cloud platform server with functions and a Firebase database within the app

  • Created scalable and efficient features by building client-focused UI and low-level data infrastructure, integrating cellular/vehicle data and REST Maps/Geolocation APIs

    • 2019-2020

    Co-Founder and Lead Developer @ Cookeria

    Cookeria is an app that will improve healthy eating habits and aims to eliminate food waste. Using computer vision, our users can scan readily available ingredients and get healthy and personalized recipes. Cookeria is bringing the health back into your hustle.

    Co-Founder @ Carbonity

    Carbonity is a company aimed at solving one of the world's biggest problems: climate change/global warming by leveraging biotechnology, AI, and drone technology!

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    if we haven’t already!

    Made with ❤️ by Arif

    Inspired by open-source contributors 🙏🏼