# Ahmed Baqai > Software @ David AI | UC Berkeley Alum Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/ahmedbaqai Software at David AI. Passionate about conversational AI (my friends want me to shut up). Algorithms and robotics are cool too. Improv is up there. Riding a bike through traffic is also up there. Stars too Def gonna be a snowboarding instructor when I grow up (see you at Tahoe). For business inquiries, ask your mom to contact my mom. ## Work Experience ### Software Engineer @ David AI Jan 2025 – Present | San Francisco, California, United States ### Software Engineer @ C3 AI Jan 2022 – Jan 2025 | Redwood City, California, United States ### Software Engineer Intern @ Convoy Inc Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | Seattle, Washington, United States ### Software Developer | Technical Director @ Berkeley Codeology Jan 2019 – Jan 2022 | University of California Berkeley Technical Director and ex-Project Leader for Berkeley Codeology, a student organization devoted to cater SWE personal projects, Pro Bono work, tech talks, and technical consulting. I'm currently planning the technical scope of the organization: onboarding new PL's, acquiring new clients, initiating project development, etc. • Sea Warden Project Leader: Led a team of Software Engineer contractors to improve Sea Warden's backend architecture and aid in developing technical tools for the company's clients. https://seawarden.io/ • Website Restructure: Built organization's website through React, Redux, AdobeXD, and Git for consistent rendering, and user-friendly flow. • Pro Bono Music Connection Work: Deployed matching algorithm, allowing ​The Music Connection ​(Organization) to readily match students and tutors. Automatic accounting for variables like timing, instrument, level, etc. ultimately saved 4 hours/weak. • CamScanner Redesign (Product Design): Utilized Figma to redesign the CamScanner app. Put a strong emphasis on the product design aspect of the application regarding consumer flow and user-friendly appearance. • "Whatcha Wanna Do": Explored HTML and Flask to formulate “Whatcha Wanna Do”, a user-friendly website that searches through Eventbrite’s database in order to create an action-packed and exciting schedule for the user. ### Software Engineer Intern @ Zocdoc Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | New York, New York, United States ### DS & ML Project Leader @ Clear Skye Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 Advanced Clear Skye's goal to improve Identity Access Management (IAM): Led a team to construct a Machine Learning pipeline trained to accept or deny entitlement (access) requests from accounts at future timesteps. The pipeline was also populated with logical rules that used current mappings between accounts and entitlements to identify red flags for future mappings. ### Project Leader and Consultant @ Big Data at Berkeley Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | Berkeley, California, United States Ex-Project Leader for Big Data at Berkeley, a DS and ML organization catered towards conducting Exploratory Data Analysis on Consumer-Product, Inner Product, Consumer-Consumer, etc. relationships to further develop solutions using ML techniques, ultimately aiding our clients in achieving their goals. • McBride Sisters: Consultant • ClearSkye: Project Leader ### Software Engineer Intern @ HelloFresh Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | New York, New York, United States Conversion Rate Optimization: Enhanced Frontend Infrastructure to improve HelloFresh conversion experience for US-based customers. Microservice Launch: Helped start and create the Community Discount Service allowing automated verification and discount rewards for frontline workers. ### Robot Navigation and Mechanical Design Mentor @ FIRST Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Cupertino, California • Taught middle schoolers advanced fundamental mechanics and Java through LEGO robots. • Enforced the values of gracious professionalism and teamwork to prepare my youth team for future successful work environments. • Directed the team to qualify for the regional competition for the first time. ### Electronic Stability and Criteria Intern @ Altia Systems Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Cupertino, California • Tested electronic stability criteria by establishing a good correlation between the gain and phase margins of the electronics in the Canyon camera. • Used this information to create energy-saving feedback loops. ### Engineering Intern @ Altia Systems Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Cupertino, California • Spearheaded​ through the Engineering Design Process to map and CAD (SolidWorks) an automated machine to test the configuration of several P2S camera lenses, Altia's main product. • My designs expedited the manufacturing process for the automation machine, ultimately increasing production time and reducing production costs. • Conducted multiple tests with facial detection and recognition software (Python) to analyze the effects of inhibiting variables such as facial coverage, distance, lighting, and camera angles. ## Education ### Bachelor's degree in Computer Science University of California, Berkeley ### Master of Science - MS in Computer Science University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign ### West Valley College ### High School Diploma Cupertino High School ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/ahmedbaqai - Portfolio: https://ahmedbaqai.com --- Source: https://flows.cv/ahmedbaqai JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/ahmedbaqai/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-10