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Alykhan Kanji

Software Engineering • University of Waterloo

Skills

  • Python, Java, Swift, C, C++, Objective-C, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, MATLAB
  • Frameworks: Flask, Django, Apache Thrift, Apache Hadoop, Apache Pig
  • Strong initiative and passion for learning, confident in leadership roles, attentive listener

Professional Experience

Apple Inc. --- Software Engineer, Siri Proactive Intelligence

Cupertino, 2016 -- Present
  • Produced new features and improvements for Siri Intelligence tentpole in iOS 11
  • Used named-entity recognition and part-of-speech tagging to proactively personalize first-party app experiences
  • Deployed an internal iOS application for visualizing and retrieving feedback on personalized content

Apple Inc. --- Software Engineering Intern, Cloud Services Localization

Paris, Fall 2015
  • Refactored structured event extraction from HTML documents with JavaScript, for iOS 10 "Found in Apps" feature
  • Decreased time to adopt new providers by 90% using heuristic techniques and internationalization
  • Prototyped a Naive Bayes classifier to automatically categorize emails using Ruby

Apple Inc. --- Software Engineering Intern, Siri Proactive Intelligence

Cupertino, Winter 2015
  • Contributed to Intelligence features including proactive suggestions for iOS 9, on 900M+ iOS devices
  • Implemented routine and "frecency" heuristics for Siri App Suggestions, displayed in Spotlight
  • Built internal iOS application in Swift to demo machine learning predictions to senior executives

Apple Inc. --- Software Engineering Intern, Siri Proactive Intelligence

Cupertino, Spring 2014
  • Enhanced Intelligent Suggestions feature in iOS 8 Mail, shipping to 500M+ devices
  • Refined pattern recognition and matching techniques for data extraction via Natural Language Processing
  • Established continuous integration tool to measure precision & recall, perform automated regression testing

TripAdvisor LLC --- Software Engineering Co-op, Hotels

Boston, Fall 2013
  • Shipped new features in collaboration with PMs and designers using Java, Apache Velocity, JavaScript
  • Implemented perceptual diff tool in Python with PhantomJS and automated Selenium WebDriver testing
  • Investigated potential XStream serialization improvements in a multi-threaded environment

Fixmo Inc. (acquired by BlackBerry) --- Software Engineering, Sentinel

Toronto, 2012 -- 2013
  • Wrote new components for Sentinel, a Mobile Risk Management console, using Java, Vaadin, MySQL
  • Created policy violation inbox, mobile application vault, enrollment email system, load testing tools
  • Automated testing workflow with batch and SQL scripts, reduced weekly workload by several hours

Projects

Tailor (tailor.sh)

Waterloo, 2014 -- 2016
  • Developed a static analyzer for Swift with Java and ANTLR in a team of four, for Capstone Design project
  • Garnered over 30K installations and 1000+ stars on GitHub

Extracurriculars

Instructor, Aga Khan Education Board Coding Class

Bay Area, Summer 2017
  • Taught software development using Python to more than 20 students in middle and high school

Five-time resident, Velocity Entrepreneurship Program (velocity.uwaterloo.ca)

Waterloo, 2013 -- 2016
  • Bootstrapped technical projects in fields ranging from travel planning to developer tools to medicine

Four-time delegate, Canadian University Software Engineering Conference (2016.cusec.net)

Montréal, 2012 -- 2016
  • Organized tickets, accommodations, and transportation from Waterloo to Montréal for 30 students

Education

Coursera Machine Learning --- Offered by Stanford University

Online, Winter 2017
  • Applied regression, neural networks, SVMs, and k-Means algorithms in MATLAB

University of Waterloo --- Bachelor of Software Engineering

Waterloo, 2011 -- 2016
  • Graduated with Distinction and on the Dean's Honours List