# Zahaan Khan > Software Engineer at TikTok Location: Milpitas, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/zahaan Software Engineer with 6+ years experience working across the entire stack at FAANG. Personal Projects: https://limitlesstire.com/package-builder/ ## Work Experience ### Software Engineer @ TikTok Jan 2022 – Present | Mountain View, CA Bridging the Advertiser Trust Gap: - Ownership over multiple applications in the Ad integrity team. Build anything front end related - Developed transparency platforms that boosted advertiser CSAT by 15% and mitigated regulatory risks valued at 6% of global revenue - Engineered a distributed, event-driven notification pipeline routing 300k daily alerts with 99.9% delivery reliability, supporting 10 teams across the TikTok Monetization Org. - Reduced advertiser churn by building transparency platforms within TikTok Ads Manager that exposes enforcement telemetry, enabling advertisers to self-correct and maintain spend Eliminating Engineering Bottlenecks: - Architected a decision-tree engine that shifted strategy ownership from 10% to 50% for PM teams - Reduced moderation turnaround time by 20% by modernizing legacy workflows while improving decision consistency - Slashed audit latency from 48 hours to near real-time by architecting a high-performance sampling engine, enabling instant validation of rejection logic and expanded audit coverage ### Software Lead @ Accenture Jan 2020 – Jan 2022 | Toronto, ON - Lead and mentor team (3 jnr devs), work with PMs, backend devs, designers to build pharmacy application using React, GraphQL from scratch - Maintain close connection with Accenture lead management to update on team progress and client reqs/concerns ### Software Engineer @ Emagin, an Innovyze Company Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Build Full Stack Solutions using React, Python Flask, SQL, AWS ### Front-End Developer (Co-op) @ MAJiK Systems Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Kitchener, Canada Area • Built front-end functionality with React/Redux to connect manufacturing companies to their factory floors through real-time data collection and analytics • Developed interactive graph components using React Timeseries Charts and GraphQL to allow users to view their production and drilldown on specific datasets • Performed test driven development using Jest and Enzyme • Designed workflow and API for isolated UI components using Storybook • Performed bi-weekly regression tests on entire application to ensure all features, functionality and overall appeal of application integrated correctly from previous sprint ### Technical Product Manager (Co-op) @ IBM Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Ontario, Canada • Aided in the design and construction of new facilities, relocation and consolidation of existing data center facilities. These projects included working with specialists in design, implementation, vendor management, procurement and project management • Compiled project requirements from clients and team leads; established point of contact between various OEM and IBM to build technical solutions based on given requirements. Aided in the construction of project proposals and contracts. • Developed comparative data sheets on price points of various OEM components, facilitate sales enablement and create sales collateral to help ensure that maximum revenue is earned while achieving minimum cost • Helped develop project governance and scheduling, including Gantt chart, to establish project planning and execution • Led daily scrum calls to ensure all client and team concerns are being met and ensure execution of project is meeting proposed timeline. Created daily and weekly reports to be submitted to higher level project managers ### Core Software Developer (Co-op) @ IBM Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 • Developed full stack solutions for IBM Regulatory Compliance Analytics (RCA) web app to give users various cognitive functionality using Java Spring, Sencha EXTJS, ReactJS/Redux and MySQL • Solved database concurrency bugs by implementing optimistic concurrency control strategies • Improved filter and search functionality on server side by adding ability to perform multi-criteria searching and refactoring the SQL query ### Hardware Design Engineer (Co-op) @ Tyco Integrated Security Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Ontario, Canada • Designed impedance matching circuits to transmit and receive signals of up to a 100m over z-wave using high-speed test equipment including VNA and Spectrum Analyzer • Led component selection project by communicating with team leads about requirements and performing various tests including capacity, internal resistance and temperature testing ### Software Developer (Co-op) @ Magna International Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | Ontario, Canada • Designed full-stack solutions using ASP.NET Web API, Angular.js and SQL to create cross-platform Checklist web app that allows users to authenticate and email reports on the condition of facility equipment. Performed project management by coordinating with cross-corporate teams to meet standards and requirements ### Software Developer (Co-op) @ TELUS Heath Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 | Cambridge, Ontario • Designed various sever-side solutions for Java EE and Tomcat-based, client-server modeled electronic medical record (PS Suite EMR) • Developed admin functionality to concurrently download hundreds of client data logs • Designed REST API web services that power responsive web application using Jersey (JAX-RS) • Developed features using agile methodology to ensure fast paced release of features and bug fixes ### Web Developer (Co-op) @ Olson Canada Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 | Toronto, Canada Area • Developed front-end of indoor navigation system to track team members’ physical location on office floor plan using JavaScript, CSS and HTML. Developed backend functionality using Java and Spring framework. • Performed end-user (blackbox) and regression testing on websites, applications and CMS tools. Updated test cases to audit websites and record issues with Jira tracking software. Used Excel to filter pivot tables, refresh data and map information from table to table. Used MySQL and Google Analytics to collect key information and update internal reports. ### Summer Tennis Coach @ Applewood Tennis Club Jan 2010 – Jan 2013 | Ontario, Canada • Developed leadership skills while coaching groups of 7-8, aged 5-14 during year-round camps. • Showed initiative in creating fun and engaging methods of coaching. Polished professionalism and effective communication by dealing with concerned parents. Participated in tournaments and played for club team ## Education ### Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc) in Electrical Engineering University of Waterloo ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/zahaan-khan-66347396 --- Source: https://flows.cv/zahaan JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/zahaan/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-01