# Zaid Y. > Software Engineer @ TabaPay Location: San Jose, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/zaidy I am a Software Engineer with nearly two years of experience, specializing in backend development, cloud infrastructure, and distributed systems. Throughout my career, I’ve worked on various projects, from optimizing AWS-hosted payment gateways to developing full-stack cloud maintenance solutions. These experiences, across school, internships, and my full-time role, have allowed me to build a diverse technical skill set, including expertise in Java, Python, SQL, AWS, CI/CD practices, and more. I’m passionate about solving complex problems, continuously learning, and making a meaningful impact as an engineer. ## Work Experience ### Software Engineer @ TabaPay Jan 2025 – Present | Palo Alto, California, United States ### Associate Software Engineer @ Capital One Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | Chicago, Illinois, United States • Led initiative to merge separate AWS-hosted payment authorization gateways into one, slashing team costs, resources, and maintenance by ~50% • Integrated OneLake data storage software into gateways via Java code modifications, preserving performance while extending log storage and analysis capabilities beyond 30 days • Resolved a critical race condition impacting partner connections within Python-based AWS Lambdas, improving performance, codebase clarity, and client support • Deployed new partners to secure production gateways, seamlessly doubling transaction bandwidth and increasing workload performance by ~10% • Collaborated on maintaining and testing microservices-based Payment Authorization gateways for external clients, leveraging cloud infrastructure, CI/CD, DevOps practices, and automation tools ### Software Engineer Intern @ Capital One Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 • Created a full-stack AWS Security Group Audit System for Capital One's cloud infrastructure to monitor low-usage resources, aiming to reduce costs and improve resource utilization • Led development of the system’s AWS Lambda Notification Engine, utilizing PostgreSQL and Python to incorporate data analysis and email functionalities • Presented an initial prototype of the AWS Audit System to management, facilitating the continuation of the cloud maintenance initiative by the full-time team • Implemented secure coding practices to address OWASP vulnerabilities in cloud-based projects ### Federal Sector Early ID Mentee @ IBM Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | Remote • Attended multiple webinars geared to advance students in federal consulting roles • Won a team competition with two mentees, focusing on reducing accreditation fraud and costs in the Federal Accreditation Process using automation and machine learning ### Software Engineer Intern @ AirV Labs Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | San Jose, California, United States • Conducted manual unit testing and integration testing of Robotic Surgery Simulation Software, leading to a successful client demonstration • Reduced development costs by recommending Nibiru HMD over Oculus Quest 2 after compatibility testing on Unity, enhancing software integration and cost efficiency • Contributed in drafting a patent application for a VR telecommunication product ### Computer Science Instructor @ Gurukulam Enrichment Center Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | San Francisco Bay Area I taught an introductory Python & Java course to middle school & high school students over summer. ### Developer @ HackPSU Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | State College, Pennsylvania Area March 16 - 17 A group of 4, myself included, worked together to create a python program that attempted to teach itself the patterns of 2 characters in shuffled data sets. Using a parameter to indicate the number of training/testing sets, we were able to calculate the probability of guessing between these 2 characters for each index. This probability was then used to predict future data sets, and the program successfully calculated its own accuracy percentage for each run. ### Student Intern (Shadow Program) @ Cisco Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | San Jose, CA Worked on projects involving coding, networking/routers, hard drive analysis, data science, and computer hardware Shadowed and met with different staff in different fields (ex: supply chain manager, operations manager, CEO, etc) ## Education ### Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering Penn State University ### Evergreen Valley High School ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/zaid-yazadi - Portfolio: https://zy-131.github.io/ --- Source: https://flows.cv/zaidy JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/zaidy/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-10