Saim Ahmad

Full Stack Software Engineer

Engineered production-grade applications with AI integrations across all four projects:

• StudyScavenger — HIPAA-aligned clinical research portal with AI-powered eligibility engine using OpenAI API and RAG to match patients to trials. Deployed on AWS ECS with Docker.
• LawAI — Legal intelligence platform with LangChain and RAG over PostgreSQL vector store enabling natural language queries over thousands of judgments and statutes.
• DogWalker — Smart staff scheduling with AI-optimised route generation via FastAPI and Google Maps API.
• Ecommerce Store — Full e-commerce platform with CI/CD via GitHub Actions, Docker, and PostgreSQL.

Associate Software Engineer

Built real-time communication and AI-powered platforms:

• Meeting & Chat App — Location-aware platform with JWT auth, Redis Channels, WebSockets, and AI conversation assistant using OpenAI API for smart replies and meeting summaries.
• NearYou — Proximity-based social platform with AI-driven compatibility scoring via OpenAI API. Real-time messaging with Redis Channels and WebSockets.
• Email Intelligence Platform — Enterprise email validation with AI-based data normalization and integrated payment gateway.
• Automation Scripts — Selenium/Playwright bots for OpenPhone, auto-trading, NBA data pipeline, and furniture catalog extraction.

Python/Django Developer Intern

• Multi-Brand Marketplace — Independent vendor storefronts with unified cart, payments, and analytics. Dockerized for zero-downtime updates.
• Blood & Organ Donation Portal — Real-time donor/recipient search with location sharing and automated email alerts.
• I/O Optimization — Integrated Python threading to parallelise I/O-bound operations significantly improving throughput.

Python Developer Intern

• Auto Scrape — BeautifulSoup pipeline scraping target sites and populating database models in real time.
• Smart CV Generator — Form-driven PDF generator using PDFKit and Pillow for HTML/CSS-to-PDF rendering.

EduAI — Adaptive Learning Platform

GPT-4 powered adaptive learning platform built under Prof. Christian Koldewey:

• Conversational AI Interface — ChatGPT-style interface allowing students to ask questions freely and explore topics through natural dialogue.
• Adaptive Learning Engine — Ingests PDF course material, tests student understanding, and generates fully personalized remedial lessons including mathematical formulations, visual flowcharts, and curated course recommendations tailored to each student's knowledge and learning depth.

MSc Computer Science

BSc Computer Science

GPA: 3.55 (1.68 in German grading system)