Software Engineer Intern
Incoming Winter 2027
Shopify
- Incoming Software Engineer Intern
Education
Queen's University
GPA 4.02/4.3Bachelor 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
Sep 2026 – PresentFidelity Canada
- 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 – Aug 2026PureFacts 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 Engineer Intern
May – Aug 2025PureFacts 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
Projects
- Won Best Developer Tool (awarded by Warp) among 450+ hackers at Hack the 6ix 2026 with an AI teammate that joins engineering meetings, speaks via low-latency streaming voice, and explains system architecture through live, stroke-by-stroke whiteboard diagrams
- Grounded 100% of agent answers in live source code by pairing repository indexing with read-only LLM tools that link diagram nodes to exact file-and-line references, with a custom Voice Activity Detection loop for natural turn-taking in P2P WebRTC calls
React · TypeScript · Express.js · WebRTC · Anthropic Claude · ElevenLabs
- 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
- 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
- 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