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