Kishor Pandya

Hi, I'm Kishor Pandya, a passionate software engineer with a strong foundation in full-stack development and a keen interest in artificial intelligence and machine learning. I'm currently pursuing a Bachelor’s in Software Engineering and Management at McMaster University, expecting to graduate in April 2025 with a 3.9 GPA. My professional experience spans tech startups and established corporations.

My professional experience spans tech startups and established corporations, where I’ve contributed to impactful projects and enhanced application performance and security.

• Flipp
• Intact Financial Corporation
• Metalab Industrial Laboratory
• Spentrack

Software Engineering Intern - Flipp Corporation, Toronto, ON (May 2023 – September 2023)
- Built RESTful APIs for a keyword-filtering microservice, improving content safety on publisher platforms by 16%.
- Enhanced team’s test suite, increasing code coverage to 87% for better reliability and maintainability.
- Managed 3+ APIs with a Go backend and React frontend, deploying components via GitHub Actions CI/CD and container orchestration.
- Fine-tuned Datadog alerts for critical services, achieving a 10% improvement in incident response time.

Software Engineering Intern - Intact Financial Corporation, Toronto, ON (May 2022 – April 2023)
- Developed an internal toolbox for executing scripts, leveraging AngularJS and Spring Boot, reducing team workload by over 10%.
- Created 10+ PL/SQL and SQL scripts to address common database errors, boosting toolbox functionality.
- Enhanced application security by updating API packages, refactoring code for compatibility, and leading component deployment using Jenkins CI/CD and container orchestration.

Metalab Industrial Laboratory, Software Engineer (January 2021 - May 2021)
- Built a web application with React and Bootstrap for an efficient, user-friendly interface.
- Streamlined the ordering process by developing a "Get Quote" page.
- Delivered project requirements within the assigned timeframe.

Spentrack, Software Engineer (January 2020 - March 2021)
- Developed an Android expense tracking app using Java and XML, with Figma for icon design.
- Automated expenditure tracking through bank message parsing and location-based prompts for cash transactions.
- Improved user engagement by simplifying expense recording.

Throughout my academic and professional career, I’ve actively engaged in building impactful projects and leading extracurricular activities that apply my technical skills in meaningful ways.

Instagram Clone (Mobile App) - 2024 - Check out the GitHub repo
- Built the app’s front-end and user interface using Flutter and Dart.
- Integrated Firestore for authentication, database management, and storage functionality.

Lead Web Developer - Google Developers Student Club (2022-2023)
- Engineered a dynamic web application with a modern tech stack, harnessing the power of the React and Gatsby for the front-end, while streamlining content management with Netlify as a CMS.
- Led the development of a robust online merchandise store, employing React for the front-end, ExpressJS for the back-end, and MongoDB as the DBMS, resulting in a seamless and responsive shopping experience.

SnapMenu (Web App) - 2023 - Check out the GitHub repo
- Created a web app that generates recipes based on a photo of ingredients.
- Used React and Redux for the front end and MongoDB and ExpressJS for the back end.

ruNFT (Mobile App) - DeltaHacks8 (2022) - Check out the GitHub repo
- Check out the dev post
- Built the mobile app's front end with Flutter and Dart, and back end with Express.js and MongoDB.
- Utilized the Strava API for user data extraction via back-end endpoints.

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