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Efe Bolukbasi

Efe Bolukbasi

CS @ QueensU • Based in Canada

SWE Intern @ PureFacts · Fidelity Canada Incoming Fall 2026
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Education

Queen's University

4.02/4.3

Bachelor of Computer Science (Honours), Software Design Specialization

Computer ArchitectureData Structures & AlgorithmsOperating Systems

Technical Skills

JavaJava
PythonPython
CC
JavaScriptJavaScript
TypeScriptTypeScript
ScalaScala
ReactReact
FastAPIFastAPI
DynamoDBDynamoDB
AWSAWS
PostgreSQLPostgreSQL
AzureAzure
PyTorchPyTorch
JavaJava
PythonPython
CC
JavaScriptJavaScript
TypeScriptTypeScript
ScalaScala
ReactReact
FastAPIFastAPI
DynamoDBDynamoDB
AWSAWS
PostgreSQLPostgreSQL
AzureAzure
PyTorchPyTorch

Experience

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Digital Applications Developer Intern

Incoming Fall 2026

Fidelity Canada

JavaJavaScriptHTML5CSS3
  • Incoming intern on the Digital Applications Development team, building and maintaining customer-facing web and mobile applications adhering to Fidelity engineering standards
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Software Engineer Intern

May 2026 – Present

PureFacts Financial Solutions

ReactTypeScriptPythonFastAPIAzureKubernetes
  • Built an internal AI platform with React 18 and TypeScript adopted by 150+ employee roles at a wealth-tech firm serving advisors managing $15T+ in assets under administration
  • Re-architected the backend from Express to async Python FastAPI with SQLAlchemy and Alembic migrations, cutting API response times by ~40% while serving real-time LLM features
  • Containerized and deployed services on Kubernetes and Azure with Docker and automated CI/CD, reducing deployment time by ~60%
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Technical Director

Apr 2026 – Present

Queen's Startup Summit (QSS)

ReactNext.jsTypeScriptTailwind CSS
  • Design and maintain the platform for a national entrepreneurship competition, owning the full Next.js stack and infrastructure
  • Built responsive registration and event-management flows supporting applicants from universities across Canada
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Software Engineering Intern

May – Aug 2025

PureFacts Financial Solutions

ScalaSparkPythonPostgreSQLAWSAzure
  • Engineered backend payout and incentive logic in Scala for PureRewards, the firm's enterprise advisor-compensation engine powering complex, multi-jurisdictional payout structures
  • Migrated the calculation engine to Apache Spark on the Azure data platform, accelerating high-volume compensation runs by ~35% for a multi-tenant application deployed on AWS
  • Hardened the CI/CD pipeline with Git hook validation, catching ~30% more defects pre-merge and raising production uptime to ~99.5%
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LiDAR Object Detection & Tracking Lead

Sep 2024 – Apr 2026

Queen's AutoDrive Club

C++PythonPyTorchOpen3DCUDA
  • Built real-time LiDAR perception pipeline for autonomous vehicles
  • Optimized deep learning models for edge deployment
  • Developed LiDAR-radar sensor fusion system

Projects

Interns Chat

Full-stack platform
  • Developed a full-stack event platform with React, TypeScript, and real-time PostgreSQL subscriptions, scaling to 200+ users with OAuth 2.0 auth, role-based access control, and Stripe billing
  • Reduced user bounce rate by ~20% through a mobile-first UI built with Tailwind CSS and Three.js animations, creating an easy and personalized user experience
TypeScriptReactTailwind CSSPostgreSQLSupabase

ChalkBoard Live

QHacks
GenAI lecture tool
  • Built a GenAI lecture platform using Google Gemini and FastAPI to convert whiteboard content into structured notes in real time, winning top recognition at QHacks 2026
  • Architected a cloud-native backend on AWS with Supabase for multi-tenant session management, supporting ~500+ concurrent WebSocket connections and improving accessibility by ~35%
Next.jsFastAPISupabaseAWSGoogle GeminiElevenLabs

Rot or Not

QHacks 4th
Browser extension
  • Built a Chrome extension that evaluates food freshness from an image using Google Gemini, placing 4th at QHacks
  • Designed the submission flow, result state, and lightweight extension UI around quick demos and clear confidence feedback
Chrome ExtensionGoogle GeminiJavaScriptBrowser APIs

Perch

Chrome MV3 extension
  • Built a Chrome MV3 side-rail extension that lets users opt into a single sponsored slot and earn 50% of ad revenue while the rail is open
  • Implemented Firebase Cloud Functions for auction decisions, slot issuance, impression and click ingest, ledger accounting, and Stripe Connect payouts
Chrome MV3TypeScriptFirebaseStripe ConnectReact