# Efaz Ahmed > Software Engineer @ Kensho | AI/ML Fellow @ Cornell | Former President @ Baruch AIS | Former Extern @ Netflix | Former SWE Mentee @ Google | Former SWE Intern @ SeatGeek Location: New York City Metropolitan Area, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/efaz Welcome! My name is Efaz and I am a first-generation college student at Baruch College studying Computer Information Systems with a concentration in Data Analytics and a minor in Computer Science. I am also a tenacious Software Engineer looking to further expand my skillset regarding software development and data science. I am passionate about technology and creating projects that help people on a day-to-day basis. I have been programming since 2019 and learned to build software with various technologies, such as Python, Java, C++, and industry-standard web development frameworks. If you have any questions or just want to start a conversation, feel free to reach out to me! ## Work Experience ### Software Engineer @ Kensho Technologies Jan 2024 – Present ### Break Through Tech AI Fellow @ Cornell University Jan 2023 – Jan 2024 | New York, United States • Selected to participate in an 18-month competitive program out of 1,400+ undergraduate applications across 150+ colleges and universities across the United States. ### Executive President @ Baruch Association for Information Systems Jan 2023 – Jan 2024 ### Director of Software Engineering @ Baruch Association for Information Systems Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 ### Executive Vice President @ Baruch Association for Information Systems Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | New York, United States ### Software Developer Associate @ Baruch Association for Information Systems Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | New York, United States • Directed a Python Software Development Workshop to 60+ students using Python, Tkinter for the user interface, and Polygon.io Stock API to retrieve and display stock data to the user. ### Software Engineer Mentee @ Google Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 | New York, United States • Collaborated one-on-one with a Senior Google Software Engineer to tackle complex technical challenges and deliver tangible, impactful solutions • Demonstrated a deep understanding of software engineering best practices such as clean coding, version control, and testing, while applying data structures and algorithms to create highly maintainable, efficient, and scalable code ### Software Engineer Intern @ Kensho Technologies Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 | New York, United States • Assembled 850,000+ texts to train zero-shot classification models for predefined concept sets using data extraction and preparation techniques • Developed 20+ unit/integration tests to validate data model implementation class-level methods using Python's unittest module • Delivered 5+ presentations to Scribe's engineering and product team to showcase data model integration through UML class diagrams and visualizations ### Netflix Pathways Bootcamp Extern @ Netflix Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 | New York, United States • Selected as one of the 63 cohort members out of 5000+ applicants for a highly competitive and specialized development program. • Gaining extensive hands-on experience in advanced Java backend development, proficiently creating applications and microservices using industry-relevant tools such as Spring Boot, SQL, and AWS. • Receiving invaluable technical coaching and mentorship from seasoned industry professionals, including experienced engineers, to enhance skills and knowledge. • Effectively addressing industry-specific challenges prevalent in the streaming sector, including media codec compression, horizontal scaling, DNS and CDN optimization, and GraphQL, thus sharpening problem-solving acumen and ensuring industry relevance. ### Technology Consulting Extern @ Skillful.ly Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 | New York, United States • Utilized strategic frameworks to aid in the hypothesis-generation process and analyze industries. • Conducted qualitative analyses which involved data cleaning, combining, analyzing, and visualizations. • Assisted clients by visualizing plans, schedules, and progress using Gantt Charts and RACI tables. ### Software Engineer Intern @ Metropolitan Transportation Authority Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 | New York, United States • Constructed a digital infrastructure, transforming the traditional tuition reimbursement process by digitizing and streamlining current processes using Next.js and the Twilio SendGrid Email API. • Designed a highly-efficient RESTful API that seamlessly bridged client-side operations with a MongoDB database management system, effortlessly storing, managing, and retrieving over 70,000+ data points from MTA employees, supervisors, and program administrators. • Contributed to the successful implementation of dynamic form fields and validations, working closely with IT specialists to minimize client and server-side errors and optimize performance for end-users. ### Software Engineer Intern @ SeatGeek Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | New York, United States • Constructed a digital infrastructure using React.js which aggregates millions of data points from an internal data warehouse to maximize revenue and growth by forecasting demand signals. • Developed a real-time data visualization tool to display event performance metrics to our 300+ internal stakeholders using React.js, JavaScript, TypeScript, and Python. • Created multiple internal RESTful API endpoints which expose a variety of data points from our internal data warehouse to our front-end infrastructures, including the real-time data visualization tool. • Designed Python scripts to validate data before they are processed into SeatGeek’s internal applications and services. • Utilized Docker to containerize the frontend and backend services to reduce conflicts with application dependencies. ### Software Product Sprint Participant @ Google Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | New York, United States • Collaborated with a team of 3 software engineers to design and implement a web application using Java, JavaScript, HTML, and CSS over the course of 10 weeks, leveraging various Google Cloud Platform APIs, including App Engine and Datastore. • Practiced industry best practices such as: contributing to open-source software using Git and GitHub, conducting code reviews, participating in distributed development, designing new components and interfaces, and leading them to completion. ### Google Developer Student Lead @ Google Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | New York, United States • Growing student knowledge of developer products and platforms through hands-on workshops and events. • Dedicating support to help educated and expand my community virtually and in person. • Participating in community management training and technical knowledge workshops to help me become a stronger leader. • Networking in a global network of student leaders, professional community organizers, industry experts, and Googlers to gain mentorship and share knowledge. ### Advanced Software Engineering Participant @ CodePath Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | New York, United States ### iOS Technical Program Manager @ CodePath Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | New York, United States • Spearheaded an iOS Development course to teach 30+ students complex computer science topics such as MVC Frameworking, RESTful APIs, WebKit, MapKit, and Parse Databasing. • Guided students to develop a custom iOS application in teams of 3 by using agile/scrum development frameworks, numerous iOS Libraries, and APIs within a 6-week development period. ### IBM Accelerate - Software Developer Track @ IBM Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | New York, United States • Participated in an 8-week professional development program with 2 weekly sessions focused on foundational business acumen and software engineering skills, including frontend and backend development, authentication processes, and IBM Cloud deployment. • Developed full-stack development skills during weekly Software Engineering sessions with IBM professionals using the React framework, JavaScript, RESTful APIs, and IBM Cloud. ### MLH Prep Fellow @ MLH Fellowship Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | New York, United States ### Data Science Fellow @ CUNY Tech Prep Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | New York, United States • Learned in-demand technologies like Jupyter Notebooks, Pandas, Numpy, Scikit-Learn, and SQL. • Developed knowledge in MVC, version control with Git/GitHub, agile & Scrum with Trello & Slack, test-driven development and CI/CD model tuning, natural language processes, and convolutional neural networks. • Gained experience in industry best practices for exploratory data analysis, feature engineering, statistical modeling, and big data. ### Bloomberg Launch: Global Data @ Bloomberg LP Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | New York, United States • Learn the foundations of financial markets through the Bloomberg Market Concepts (BMC). • Become interview ready with CV best practices and interviewing strategies, led by the recruiting team. • Better understand the culture, career paths, and the importance of diversity and inclusion at Bloomberg. ## Education ### Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA in Computer Science Baruch College Jan 2020 – Jan 2024 ### High School Diploma Townsend Harris High School Jan 2016 – Jan 2020 ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/eahmed2024 --- Source: https://flows.cv/efaz JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/efaz/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-01