# Sayam Kanwar

> Software Engineer @ Zip - We're hiring! | Purdue CS ‘24 | Ex-SWE Intern @ Tinder, CoverTree

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

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ Zip
Jan 2024 – Present | San Francisco, California, United States
Global Payments

### Undergraduate Teaching Assistant @ Purdue University
Jan 2022 – Jan 2024 | West Lafayette, Indiana, United States
CS 24000 (C Programming): Helped 30+ students understand the foundations of programming in C and usage of UNIX environment through lab and help hour sessions

CS 18000 (Introduction to Programming): Supervised 2 weekly lab sessions having 20+ students each, and assisted students in understanding the fundamental concepts of Java

### Student Web Developer - The Office of the Provost @ Purdue University
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022
Engineered an adaptive web app hosting the faculty records database, and spearheaded features to add, edit, delete, and export records using Javascript, PHP and SQL joins

Implemented a dashboard presenting visualizations of 5 committees spanning over 20,000 records

### Software Engineer Intern @ CoverTree
Jan 2023 – Jan 2023
Developed a Python-based shapefile processor tool integrated with Nearmap AI API, reducing manual data retrieval time by 25% and generating geojson data files for precise geographic analysis

Single-handedly built an end-to-end customer portal with Typescript, React.js, Next.js, Material UI and Turborepo for enhanced performance and user experience

Utilized AWS Lambda to deploy a passwordless authorization flow established with AWS Amplify and Cognito, complementing efficient GraphQL endpoints for data retrieval from DynamoDB

### Software Engineer Intern @ Tinder
Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | Los Angeles, California, United States
Devised a React.js-powered simulation tool to replicate real-world scenarios using configuration parameters, supported by backend endpoints implemented in Node.js and Scala

Enhanced development experience by enabling privilege-based experiment name editing, benefiting 180+ engineers and PMs

Pioneered Tinder Journey, a centralized platform enhancing post-match user experience by hosting in-app games that align with the company strategies

### Software Engineer Intern @ DeWaste
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021
Worked on the Data Science team to generate insights from the gathered food images taken at university dining halls, and present analytics and trends to large universities such as UC Berkeley and UC Davis

Built interactive and responsive dashboards for DeWaste Kitchen which hosted 5+ key metrics using React, Firebase and GCP

### Technology Consultant @ Boilermaker Consulting Group.
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | West Lafayette, Indiana, United States
Worked with Eli Lilly, the pharmaceutical company that pioneered polio vaccine, by conducting market research and examining company portfolio to determine business use case for investment in Intelligent Automation (IA)

Led a team of 10+ analysts and compiled analysis of different Business Applications from all sub-teams into a final investment proposal report

### Software Engineer Intern @ CoverTree
Jan 2020 – Jan 2020
Wire-framed, developed and deployed a FERN-stack (Firebase/Express/React/Node) based modular web app, backed by extensive UX research, alongside an automated feedback collection algorithm

Spearheaded website optimization based on tracked user behavior using capture points encoded at various levels of user acquisition


## Education
### Bachelor of Science - BS in Computer Science, Certificate in Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Purdue University

### Science (Physics in Chemistry, Mathematics, Computer Science)
Delhi Public School Rohini


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/sayamkanwar
- Portfolio: https://sayamkanwar.com

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Source: https://flows.cv/sayam
JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/sayam/resume.json
Last updated: 2026-03-29