Hi, I'm Said! I am a Computer Science student at Belmont University, passionate about contributing to open source software.
Interests in contributing to open source projects, and developing scalable software.
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About Me
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Experience
WEX Inc.
Remote
May 2025 - Aug 2025
Backend Engineer Intern
May 2025 - Aug 2025
- Developed backend services in Java and Python for fleet management emissions analysis tool, processing 5,000+ daily transactions with improved data validation.
- Operated and optimized RESTful APIs to support payment processing workflows within fleet management platform.
- Real-time emissions tracking dashboard aggregating data from vehicle telematics (OBD-II sensors, GPS) to calculate CO2, NOx, and particulate matter output per vehicle/route.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ship 3 production features over 12-week internship cycle.
Susquehanna International Group
Philadelphia, PA
May 2024 - Aug 2024
Software Engineer Intern
May 2024 - Aug 2024
- Combined Java and Spring Boot microservices for real-time trade processing, reducing order execution latency by 35% and improving throughput to 500+ transactions/sec.
- Architected Kubernetes clusters with Docker, implementing horizontal pod autoscaling to handle 100+ requests/sec with 99.9% uptime during peak trading hours.
- Implemented Redis-backed caching layer for frequently accessed market data, raising cache hit rate from 45% to 88% and cutting API response latency from 320ms to 95ms.
Belmont University
Nashville, TN
Aug 2024 - Apr 2025
Artificial Intelligence Research Assistant
Aug 2024 - Apr 2025
- Analyzed dependency failure propagation in Maven Central using Neo4j, processing 10,000+ library relationships to identify cascading failure patterns.
- Launched Naive Bayes classifier using Scikit-learn to predict project failure impact with 75% accuracy.
- Published 6-page research paper and presented at MSR Research Conference in Ottawa, Canada.
Health Connect America
Brentwood, TN
May 2023 - Nov 2023
Software Engineer Intern
May 2023 - Nov 2023
- Established Python automation scripts using Boto3 to manage AWS EC2 instances, eliminating 30 minutes of weekly manual operations across 50+ offices.
- Accelerated CI/CD pipeline automating deployments reducing release cycles from 8 hours to 4 hours.
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Projects
TheFix App
Car mechanical service that searches for local mechanics within the vicinity of the user for their car.
Trivia App
Trivia app that follows TikTok trends, creating trivia-based questions from trending topics.
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Hackathons
1st Place - ML Music Copy Rights Hackathon
3rd Place - Snowflake Hackathon
3rd Place - TNHIMMS Hackathon
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Research
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Blogs
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Tech Learning
My journey learning new technologies and frameworks
Getting Started with Spring Boot
Coming SoonMy experience diving into the Spring Boot ecosystem and building my first REST API...
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Personal Growth
Life lessons and personal experiences
Lessons from Building a Community
Coming SoonWhat I learned from founding NashvilleUzbekNetwork and helping fellow students...
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Podcast Insights
Wisdom gained from interviewing guests on my podcast