# Sameer Zahid

> Building AI Agents @ Lindy

Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/sameerzahid

I'm a founder who studied Business and Computer Science at Minerva University, where I have had the privilege of studying in 7 global hubs all across the world. As an 

I’m all about making solutions to existing problems and turning them into a lucrative business. As a student at Minerva University—the world’s most innovative and selective bachelor’s program (WURI, 2023)—I've had the chance to study and work in 7 global hubs all across the world. 

Let's connect :)

## Work Experience
### Forward Deployed Engineer @ Lindy
Jan 2025 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area
Relaying everything on to AI Agents

### Co-founder - AI/ML Engineer & Full Stack Developer @ ReadEase
Jan 2024 – Jan 2025 | San Francisco, California, United States
Developed a web app & extension that aids in reading, through in-page NLP-driven text highlighting on 400+ websites

Validated 15% reading speed boost through eye-tracking & iteratively improved keyword extraction by optimizing LLM

Built a scalable backend with Flask, Docker, and GPT API, with sub-second extraction latency across varied web pages

Led a cross-functional 4-person team, driving weekly Agile sprints with 95% on-time task completion to meet milestones

### TA for AI Algorithms Class @ Minerva University
Jan 2022 – Jan 2025 | London Area, United Kingdom
Designed assignments for DS&A concepts like arrays, hash maps, search algorithms (BFS/DFS); graded 130+ students

Promoted to TA for the Artificial Intelligence Algorithms class, specializing in deep learning 

Provided one-on-one classes to students, leading to a 25% improvement in assignment completion rates by deadlines

### Admissions Analyst Intern @ Minerva University
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | San Francisco, California, United States

### Founder @ SportSpot
Jan 2022 – Jan 2025 | San Francisco Bay Area
Founded a SaaS platform, automating sports venue reservations & financial tracking for 70+ venues across 2 countries

Streamlined reservations for players with real-time availability & centralized owner operations with revenue tracking

Designed & deployed a modular system with React, Next.js, TypeScript, FastAPI & PostgreSQL, integrating MapsAPI


Leading a 6-person cross-functional team of engineers & marketers, guiding product strategy, business & outreach efforts

### Machine Learning Instructor @ iD Tech Camps
Jan 2024 – Jan 2024 | San Francisco, California, United States
Designed/taught an ML course to 80+ students, introducing neural networks and comp vision using TensorFlow/Python

Contributed to iD Tech’s flagship AI & ML course, generating over $130,000 in revenue per summer ($5,300/student)

Guided students in building ML models for computer vision and robotics using NVIDIA’s Jetson Orin Nano

### Program Coordinator @ SSB @ Terra Education
Jan 2024 – Jan 2024 | Berkeley, California, United States
Designed and led hands-on AI/ML workshops for 80+ high school students, brainstorming practical applications and ethical considerations

Helped craft an experiential learning environment that included discussions on AI's real-world impact and visits to leading AI firms like AutoDesk

### Product Manager @ NotCo
Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 | Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
Streamlined the transfer of ~300k nutrient from Excel into NotCo's proprietary database using SQL, enhancing data indexing and improving search efficiency for the Giuseppe AI model.

Worked with a team of data scientists to fine-tune Giuseppe by incorporating the new datasets, leading to more accurate plant-based ingredient combinations and superior product formulations.

Engineered a discernment layer for recipe formulation that evaluates generated combinations for market viability.

### Machine Learning Instructor @ Google Developer Student Clubs
Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | San Francisco Bay Area
Led and instructed a 2-month intermediate Machine Learning course to 80+ students at Minerva University GDSC

Mentored students to apply deep learning by creating an attention-based Image Captioning model in TensorFlow


## Education
### Bachelor's degree in Computer Science
Minerva University


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/mian-sameer-zahid

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Last updated: 2026-04-10