# Zaid A.

> swe @ notion | coach @ major league hacking

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/zaida

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. During COVID, I founded my first startup: Yoki Labs (200,000+ users). We built AI tools to protect hundreds of thousands of users and their online communities from malicious attackers 24/7, 365 days a year. 

Nowadays, I'm always looking to work with folks who build products that matter. If that sounds like you, send me a message!

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ Notion
Jan 2026 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area
AI Model Capabilities

### Software Engineer Intern @ Notion
Jan 2025 – Jan 2026
AI team

### Software Engineer Intern @ Notion
Jan 2025 – Jan 2025 | San Francisco, California, United States
data product team

notion.com

### Hackathon Coach @ Major League Hacking
Jan 2025 – Present
✈️ flying to hackathons all over the U.S.

representing MLH and supporting hackathon organizers & attendees.

mlh.io

### Teaching Assistant @ University at Buffalo
Jan 2023 – Jan 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

### Founder @ Yoki Labs
Jan 2022 – Jan 2024
founder/wearer of many hats. 

built the biggest AI automoderation bot on Guilded (200k+ users, 10k+ MAU)

partner + collaborator on shaping Guilded's public api

featured on Guilded's twitter, blog, and by youtubers with 1m+ subscribers

yoki.gg

### Software Engineer Intern @ Mirage Security
Jan 2023 – Jan 2024 | San Francisco Bay Area
first founding intern, jack of all trades

building AI call agents to train employees against social engineering & phishing.

owned the development of a customer facing dashboard, enabling insights and campaign scheduling

miragesecurity.ai

### Software Engineer @ Fiveable
Jan 2022 – Jan 2023
full-time after hiatus, product development team

fiveable.me & joinhours.com

### Software Engineer Intern @ Fiveable
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022
open source team & community moderation automation

open.fiveable.me

### Business Operations Intern @ 27V (Twenty Seven Ventures)
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021
outreach automation & community building

27v.vc

### Content Manager @ WNYMuslims
Jan 2018 – Jan 2019
first job (14 years old)


## Education
### Bachelor of Science - BS in Computer Science
University at Buffalo

### Williamsville North High School


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/zaid-arsh

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Last updated: 2026-04-10