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Munich, Bavaria, Germany

• Collaborated using Domain-Driven Design to create simple, impactful solutions.• Used trunk-based development, pair programming, and TDD to ensure rapid, reliable code integration and maintain a testable, changeable system.• Promoted and used shared tools such as React, NestJS, MongoDB, AWS for consistency, alignment, and fast delivery.• Actively contributed to cross-team initiatives, sharing knowledge to drive collective impact.• Delivered high-impact features early, transitioning from junior to key contributor.• Built strong relationships with teams, receiving positive feedback for technical and interpersonal contributions.

Islāmābād, Pakistan

• Transformed manual workflows into an automated framework by establishing an efficient data pipeline leveraging Redash for data extraction, Python for processing, and Microsoft Excel for the final output.• Took initiative to contact the Government of Pakistan to open real-time access to the 26 million tons of cargo that lands at Karachi Port; developing a new dataset for the company to be fed into a future model for price predictions.• Compiled data from Pakistan Stock Exchange using Selenium, creating an open-source dataset with essential details specifically for the company’s call center https://github.com/ajwadjaved/PSX-Listed-Companies.

Islāmābād, Pakistan

• Conducted research at TUKL’s NUST-affiliated lab, focusing on Table Extraction and Information Retrieval using Graph Neural Networks, after completing the Deep Learning Specialization and Stanford’s CS224N course.• Enhanced existing methodologies with techniques such as data augmentation, distance-weighted sampling, and classification heads, but did not publish due to limited improvements in SOTA methods.• Contributed to a Handwriting Sketch Recognizer project that secured 2nd place in a 3-day hackathon.• Participated in multiple Kaggle competitions, including Quora Insincere Question Classification, ImageNet Object Localization, and TensorFlow 2.0 Question Answering.• Conducted analysis and visualization of preventable diseases in England as part of the NHS Visual Data Challenge.

Islāmābād, Pakistan

• Served as a Teaching Assistant for the “Data Structures and Algorithms” course for BS Computer Science students, primarily using C++.• Assisted students with course-related issues, providing guidance on problem-solving and code implementation.• Designed and provided feedback on quizzes, assignments, projects, and exams, ensuring clarity and effective learning outcomes.

Islāmābād, Pakistan

• Contributed to the development of the NUST Olympiad event website, built with Django.• Supported the registration and facilitation of over 10,000 participants across more than 70 events.• Gained hands-on experience in web development, learning key technologies to deliver the project.

Master Of Science - Msc, Computer Science, 3.63

Bachelor Of Science - Bsc, Finance, Accounting, Computer Science

For my final year project, my team launched a startup for Pakistan's first online marketplace for the buying and selling of digital assets.