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Hello, it's Aayush πŸ’™

Aayush Dahal

Computer Science at University of Calgary

I’m a Computer Science graduate who loves anything tech. My current interest is full-stack web development with a focus on backend. With a solid foundation in software development principles and a passion for learning, I’m confident in my ability to grow and thrive in any area of software development.

I enjoy diving deep to solve problems, writing clean and efficient code, and constantly levelling up my knowledge base.

Currently, I’m on the lookout for new grad roles β€” please feel free to reach out, I’d love to learn about any exciting opportunities!

Outside of work, my interests include gym, doing fun/dumb things with my friends, spending time in nature etc etc. πŸ‹πŸ½πŸ‘―β€β™€οΈπŸŒ„

Experience

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Ottawa, ON

Software Engineer Intern

Sept 2024 - Dec 2024

  • Built an accurate analytics component to track per-endpoint traffic across the Bank’s website, handling millions of views
  • Implemented local and server side caching strategies to reduce server strain and improve page load times by at least 40%
  • Integrated a Model-View-Controller component that accurately displays real time currency data on the Bank’s website
  • Collaborated on database design for the new Retail Payment Supervision service, enabling backend readiness for launch

Toronto, ON

Software Engineer Intern

May 2023 - Aug 2023

  • Improved transit daily for 1M+ by refactoring legacy Train Management & Control System to modern React.js frontend
  • Developed intuitive interfaces for train subsystem controls like HVAC, engine, brakes etc., enhancing operator efficiency
  • Built Python scripts to automate workflow tasks, adopted by 100+ developers across teams, increasing productivity
  • Developed 50+ Selenium front-end test scripts, reducing manual testing time and promoting efficient development
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3

Calgary, AB

Software Engineer Intern

May 2022 - Sept 2022

  • Collaborated in a scrum team to identify, diagnose, and resolve production bugs and implement quality improvements
  • Maintained Benevity’s donation API that has handled $15B+ to date, facilitating secure donation processing
  • Optimized SQL database efficiency by 30-50% through refactoring queries and caching expensive query results in Redis
  • Implemented JUnit test suites for critical Java back-end code handling payments, achieving 90% average coverage

Projects

SpotiRecap
SpotiRecap

Displays your Spotify top tracks, artists, or genres of the past month, 6 months, or all time.

Live Link: https://spoti-recap.vercel.app/

WikiTime Chrome Extension
WikiTime Chrome Extension
WikiTime Chrome Extension

A Chrome extension that accurately estimates the reading time of Wikipedia articles based on user’s reading speed

Chrome Store: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/wikitime-reading-time-for/hbfdcancoadfmllecbdadfmjmjglipfn

WikiTime API
WikiTime API
WikiTime API

A simple API that analyzes Wikipedia articles and returns useful metrics like estimated reading time, word count, and image count. Just hit endpoints like /api/words/:title or /api/readingTime/:title to get quick insights.

Live: https://wiki-time-api-production.up.railway.app/api/words/Soccer

Dots and Boxes
Dots and Boxes

A client-server multiplayer implementation of the classic dots and boxes game

ShareNotes
ShareNotes

A distributed note taking app, inspired by Google Docs, that allows real time, collaborative note-taking

AI Powered Search
AI Powered Search

A light python script that takes in a user’s question and returns an answer along with URL resources.