# Syed Ahmed Ali

> Incoming @ IBM | CS @ SUNY New Paltz

Location: New York City Metropolitan Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/syedahmedali

CS student pursuing a Bachelor's at SUNY New Paltz and Incoming Backend Developer Intern at IBM. Passionate about building scalable systems, APIs, and full-stack applications using multiple languages and frameworks. 

Actively building projects and gaining industry experience in software engineering, AI-powered applications, and production-level development. Open to connecting and collaborating with engineers and recruiters.

## Work Experience
### Software Developer @ IBM
Jan 2026 – Present | New York, United States
Incoming SDE Intern for Summer 2026

### Freelance Software Developer @ Self-Employed
Jan 2024 – Present

### AI Research Fellow @ Handshake
Jan 2025 – Jan 2026
- Contributed to human-in-the-loop data labeling and evaluation pipelines used to train and validate machine learning models
- Performed structured analysis of text, image, and audio inputs, enforcing clear separation between observable signals and inferred assumptions
- Produced high-precision annotations and audio transcriptions, including non-speech event tagging, to improve dataset quality and model robustness

### Software Engineer @ Aurify
Jan 2025 – Jan 2025 | New York, United States
- Built and shipped user profile features using React and TypeScript, implementing full CRUD flows backed by Supabase with auditing and optimistic UI updates
- Delivered changes across multiple production pull requests, collaborating closely with teammates through reviews and iterative feedback
- Set up Prettier and ESLint to standardize code style, reducing low-value review comments and improving team velocity
- Contributed to improving overall frontend reliability and maintainability in a fast-moving startup environment

### Software Engineer Intern @ Macrosoft
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | New Jersey, United States
- Built Python preprocessing pipelines for text and image datasets, reducing dataset preparation and retraining time.
- Supported machine learning workflows by improving data quality and repeatability for model training.
- Tuned RESTful APIs powering AI features to improve response time and reliability.
- Collaborated with engineers and product stakeholders to ship features and fixes on a regular cadence.


## Education
### Bachelor's of Science in Computer Science
SUNY New Paltz

### Associate's degree in Math and Computer Science
Rockland Community College

### High School Diploma
Monroe Woodbury High School


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/syed-ahmed-ali-7270792b2
- Website: https://github.com/Ahmed0754
- Website: https://personal-website-rust-chi.vercel.app/

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Last updated: 2026-04-05