Efe Bolukbasi

Efe Bolukbasi

CS @ QueensU · Based in Canada

SWE Intern @ PureFacts · Fidelity Canada Incoming Fall 2026

Cape Town
Geneva
Istanbul
Toronto
Geneva → Istanbul
Istanbul → Cape Town
Cape Town → Toronto

Education

Queen's University

GPA 4.02/4.3

Bachelor of Computer Science (Honours), Software Design Specialization

Computer Architecture · Data Structures & Algorithms · Operating Systems

Skills

Languages
Java · Python · TypeScript · JavaScript · C · Scala
Frameworks
React · Next.js · FastAPI · PyTorch · Tailwind CSS
Infrastructure
AWS · Azure · Kubernetes · Docker · PostgreSQL · DynamoDB

Experience

Digital Applications Developer Intern

Incoming Fall 2026

Fidelity Canada

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

Java · JavaScript · HTML5 · CSS3

Software Engineer Intern

May 2026 – Present

PureFacts Financial Solutions

  • 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%

React · TypeScript · Python · FastAPI · Azure · Kubernetes

Technical Director

Apr 2026 – Present

Queen's Startup Summit (QSS)

  • 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

React · Next.js · TypeScript · Tailwind CSS

Software Engineering Intern

May – Aug 2025

PureFacts Financial Solutions

  • 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%

Scala · Spark · Python · PostgreSQL · AWS · Azure

LiDAR Object Detection & Tracking Lead

Sep 2024 – Apr 2026

Queen's AutoDrive Club

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

C++ · Python · PyTorch · Open3D · CUDA

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

TypeScript · React · Tailwind CSS · PostgreSQL · Supabase

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.js · FastAPI · Supabase · AWS · Google Gemini · ElevenLabs

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 Extension · Google Gemini · JavaScript · Browser 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 MV3 · TypeScript · Firebase · Stripe Connect · React

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