Zaid A.

Zaid A.

Zaid A.

swe @ notion | coach @ major league hacking

I'm a full stack software engineer who loves building unique solutions to tough problems. Throughout my career, I've worked with various startups and mid-sized companies. Currently, I'm a Software Engineer at Notion. In a past life, I was a former founder.

Experience

NotionSoftware Engineer

2026 — Now

2026 — Now

San Francisco Bay Area

AI Model Capabilities

NotionSoftware Engineer Intern

2025 — 2026

2025 — 2026

AI team

NotionSoftware Engineer Intern

2025 — 2025

2025 — 2025

San Francisco, California, United States

data product team

notion.com

Major League HackingHackathon Coach

2025 — Now

2025 — Now

✈️ flying to hackathons all over the U.S.

representing MLH and supporting hackathon organizers & attendees.

mlh.io

University at BuffaloTeaching Assistant

2023 — 2026

2023 — 2026

Buffalo, New York, United States

built the UB Trace Tool for the CS department (official tool for the university, streamlining grading of 100k+ student submissions)

course staff for:

CSE 312 (Intro to Web Apps)

CSE 116 (Intro to CS II)

CSE 115 (Intro to CS)

building homeworks, autograders, hosting offices hours, and conducting labs. guest lecturer occasionally

Education

University at Buffalo

Bachelor of Science - BS

Williamsville North High School