Ahmad Zaidi

Software Test Engineer, Fusion Systems and Services – Chicago, IL Mar 2023 – July 2023

• Migrated Risk, Clearing and Data pipelines to cloud environments while ensuring data integrity.

• Maintained in-house Integrated Test Automation System built with Python, Java and Kafka.

• Improved system reliability by analyzing and reporting data anomalies, reducing operational risk.

Software Engineer I & II, Amount – Chicago, IL Mar 2021 – Mar 2023

• Built configurable origination solutions for financial institutions using React+Typescript and Ruby.

• Launched Unsecured Loan and Credit Card greenfield initiatives, increasing client acquisition by 20%.

• Drove key implementation decisions as a frontend codeowner, enhancing code quality and standards.

• Implemented backend business logic in Ruby, aligning server operations with business requirements.

• Reduced bug resolution time by 40% while co-managing bug-squashing squad.

• Onboarded and mentored 11 new hires, accelerating development and boosting team productivity.

• Improved team efficiency by establishing a centralized knowledge base with development best practices.

• Upgraded system capability by integrating third-party vendor SDKs for identity verification, credit reporting, and performance monitoring.

• Supported data projects, resolved bugs in ETL pipelines and remediated 10,000+ users.

Software Engineer Intern, DataChat – Madison, WI May 2019 – Mar 2020

• Developed an optimized frontend with React+Redux for a no-code analytics platform.

• Created REST endpoints in Go backend for seamless client-server communication.

• Integrated structured logging with Zap for better log ingestion and quicker bug detection.

• Built Single sign-on (SSO) authentication into the platform, reducing login time by 90%.

• Stopped unauthorized use by introducing a secure licensing mechanism with digital signatures.

• Shortened sprint cycles by developing an automated end-to-end testing solution in Cypress.

ingrEZ | Generative AI – Gemini, Blazor, .NET, Algolia, MariaDB GitHub

• Ingredient-based recipe suggestor and meal planner powered by GenAI.

Footy Head | Web – React, Phaser, Matter.js, Colyseus, SQLite GitHub

• Soccer based 2D multiplayer game in TypeScript with mitigations for user latency.

Driver Log Book | Web – PHP, JS, MySQL Demo

• Server-Side-Rendered web app made with vanilla PHP for logging driving trips.

Vulture | Bot – HTML, MUI-CSS, Express, Puppeteer, Outlook API GitHub

• Automated web bot that subscribed to my email and picked up shifts for my job at university.

UW Rate–’Em! | Native – React Native, Expo, Firebase, Algolia GitHub

• Cross-platform app for UW Madison students to rate courses with real-time search indexing.

Go License Server | Server – Go, Gorilla, Postgres, xo GitHub

• Platform-agnostic digital license server template for software applications.