experience
learning real-world systems through internships, research, and fellowships
- kaspi.kzapr – aug 2025
software engineering intern · astana, kz
- ·built a full-stack service tracking internal status changes for client requests — 300k+ req/day
- ·pricing dashboard pipeline for Kaspi Store with currency-specific search across product listings (React, Node.js, TypeScript, FastAPI)
- ·Kafka-backed event pipeline sustaining 1,500+ messages/second
- ·shipped to production with 100+ unit and integration tests following internal engineering standards
- kazrocketsmay – sept 2024
software engineering intern · almaty, kz
- ·built Kazakhstan's first aerospace society website from scratch — 40% growth in social media reach
- ·interactive event dashboard with MongoDB, Express.js, Node.js, and React — 52% retention improvement
- swarthmore college — icpcaug 2025 – present
competitive programming coach · swarthmore, pa
- ·lead the ICPC club of 40 members as the highest-rated; run weekly 8-problem contests with 2-hour editorial sessions
- ·secured 20% increase in club funding
- ·1,500+ problems on Codeforces over 4 years — expert-level C++ with templates, STL, and custom data structures
- swarthmore itsaug 2025 – present
it student associate · swarthmore, pa
- ·built an AI-powered class suggestion system covering up to 8 semesters and 40 credits
- ·server administration for department infrastructure including H200 GPU cluster setup and Linux systems management
- ·80+ technical support tickets resolved as the primary student employee