Zaid A. Email & Phone Number

United States

United States

Buffalo, Ny

- Developed the official Fall 2024 landing page and registration platform for UB Hacking, optimizing the user experience and ensuring seamless event access using SvelteKit (https://ubhacking.com).- Engineered a robust data management system using a Postgres database via Supabase, coupled with S3-compatible buckets for efficient file storage and uploads.- Implemented secure OAuth integrations for GitHub, LinkedIn, and Discord, streamlining user authentication and enhancing platform connectivity.

Providing engineering/management services to companies like Adobe, Patreon, Whiskeybarrel StudiosAdobe:- Created software and applications built for onboarding new members and our college campus ambassadors. - Added tracking to ensure only authorized users from certain campuses have access to sensitive channels. - Created a seamless frontend to add and remove authorized campuses to the allow list.- Managed community integrations and drafted solutions for synchronizing ban lists across platforms, enhancing moderation efficiency and consistency.Patreon:- Developed an OAuth-powered link management platform that automates role assignment, enabling new users to receive roles based on the specific join link used.- Wrote comprehensive unit tests using Vitest to ensure code reliability and maintain high-quality standards across the project.

Buffalo, New York, United States

Teaching Assistant for the following courses:- CSE 312 - Introduction to Web Applications (grading, teaching, office hours)- CSE 116 - Introduction to Computer Science II (grading, office hours)- CSE 115 - Introduction to Computer Science I (grading, teaching, office hours)Research & Building under professors:- Dr. Paul Dickson (https://tracing.cse.buffalo.edu): Built exam tool for labs and lectures used by 3,000+ students at the university- Dr. Jesse Hartloff: Created a private tool for TAs and Professors to have insight into student code compilation/runtime errors without leaking details to students.

- Founded an organization with 3 engineers dedicated to building AI and algorithmic tools to help protect and manage their online community. - Protected over 4,500+ servers and 200,000 users daily, defending against bad actors and inappropriate content using automated scanners.- Scanned over 50,000,000 messages for dangerous content, 100,000 images for NSFW detection, and generated 50,000 captchas to combat automated bots.- Featured on Guilded's official API announcement video (https://lonk.lol/gapi-video), twitter (https://lonk.lol/gapi-twitter), and blog (https://lonk.lol/gapi-blog)- Cultivated a community and help support forum garnering 3,000+ members with over 500 questions answered.- Oversaw and led the creation of documentation to aid users in customizing and utilizing the bot to its fullest potential.Pioneering the Guilded moderation industry with the first moderation bot on the platform, Yoki. https://yoki.gg

San Francisco Bay Area

- Developed core product for voice mimicry, call transcription, and response generation for an automated AI voice agent using Node.JS, TypeScript, Twilio, OpenAI, and Elevenlabs.- Aided in creating a demo workflow to demonstrate to potential customers the value of our product.- Led and owned the creation of a dashboard for campaign management allowing customers to oversee their campaigns and individual outgoing calls using Remix, React, and TypeScript.- Created CI/CD workflows conducting linting, building, and vulnerability checking in under 20 seconds using Github Actions.- Orchestrated audio processing and S3 uploads for the simulation calls, allowing for concurrent analysis and recording.- Implemented secure AWS deployments using features like IAM roles, ECS, and ECR.

- Managed, developed, deployed, and scaled an edtech platform serving over 1,000,000 students, utilizing JavaScript, React, and Node.js to deliver high-quality experiences. - Tackled mission-critical bugs and infrastructure incidents, leading to a measurable decrease in downtime and improved platform reliability. - Rebuilt our in-house CMS solution, introducing a rich text editor powered by Slate to accelerate creation of custom content and media for over 5,000 posts, while optimizing SEO through server-side rendering (SSR). - Optimized CI/CD workflows to run concurrently, reducing build times by 42% and shortening deployment times by 8 minutes using Semaphore CI. - Created and managed various repositories on our GitHub page (https://github.com/thinkfiveable) to encourage collaboration and help engineers explore new tools and technologies. - Mentored and guided software engineering interns, fostering professional development and empowering them to contribute meaningfully to large-scale projects. - Conducted performance optimization efforts across the stack, improving load times and delivering a smoother user experience for high-traffic periods. - Collaborated with cross-functional teams to define project goals, prioritize features, and deliver impactful solutions on tight deadlines.

Remote

- Created and managed various repositories on our GitHub organization to encourage others to break out of their comfort zone and work on new and exciting applications.- Collaborated with a team of other interns to help facilitate a positive environment that assists those with an interest in STEM get exposed to open source contributions through our Open Source Initiative (https://open.fiveable.me).- Developed and deployed various automated code bot solutions for the growing needs of our Discord server in the form of highly scalable bots. - Assisted the Head of Engineering with designing and scaling existing software solutions.I accomplish all of the following with the help of an amazing team of other Open Source Interns. This position requires a huge amount of collaboration through tools like GitHub in the form of issues & pull requests.

In this paid position, I managed the various websites belonging to WNYMuslims and its parent company ManageYourBiz. Also handled the curation of social media content as well as the sending of our weekly MailChimp newsletter titled "The Echo". Also developed various technological solutions used throughout the charity and it's related organizations. Helped to facilitate the transfer between CRMs (WordPress to Laravel).