Shaaf Shahzad

Software Engineering student at Toronto Metropolitan University, building practical software across web, AI, and developer workflow.

I build toward thoughtful, useful software that turns ambiguous problems into clearer systems.

I am open to software roles. Reach out by email.

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Projects

DeepEnd

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Self-learning copilot using project-based learning, built with TypeScript, Next.js, Firebase, Tailwind, and the OpenAI API.

Won McMasterU Google Solutions Challenge and separated auth state from UI through reusable hooks.

Geography Gauntlet

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Interactive geography games with optimized data retrieval and dynamic content management.

Used TypeScript, React, PostgreSQL, Drizzle, tRPC, and Clerk; improved query performance by 17%.

Intellex

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DeltaHacks X winning decentralized skill-sharing platform for exchanging and teaching skills.

Built with TypeScript, Next.js, Firebase, Tailwind, and OpenAI API integrations.

Spotify Music Display

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A polished display for currently playing Spotify tracks with generated visual backgrounds.

Built with TypeScript, Next.js, Tailwind, and the Spotify API.

Experience

Software Developer Intern

Environment and Climate Change Canada

May 2025 - Aug. 2026
Toronto, ON

  • Shipped features across 15+ Vue components for city location pages receiving up to 40M+ monthly visits.
  • Reduced forecast data fetch times by 75% with a centralized Vuex fetching and caching module.
  • Expanded Python monitoring across 3 environments, 27 hosts, and 58 backend/frontend paths.
  • Maintained GitLab branch, preview, and merge-request workflows for parallel development.

Nationwide Donor Relations Volunteer

Islamic Relief Canada

Sep. 2019 - Jun. 2023
Burlington, ON

  • Coordinated recurring nationwide donor mail distributions for monthly outreach campaigns.
  • Cleaned donor records and reduced returned mail by 20% by removing duplicate and outdated entries.

Education

Toronto Metropolitan University

Bachelor of Engineering, Computer Engineering

Sep. 2022 - May 2027
Toronto, ON

Relevant coursework: Operating Systems, Advanced Algorithms, Database Systems, Software Design and Architecture.

Stack

TypeScriptReactNext.jsVueNode.jsPythonC/C++SQLPostgreSQLFirebaseAWSDockerGitTailwind CSS