Zayed Umer

Software Engineering Student & Developer

Currently working on leveraging AI and Machine Learning to streamline the flow of ~$11 Billion per annum at RBC.

About

I'm a Software Engineering student at McMaster University driven by a passion for creating impactful, innovative solutions. With over $50,000 in hackathon awards and a patent pending, I thrive on turning ideas into reality through technology.

I specialize in full-stack development, machine learning, and appplied AI technologies, always looking for ways to push the boundaries of what's possible.

Current Focus

  • • AI & Machine Learning Applications
  • • Data Science
  • • Full-Stack Enterprise Solutions
  • • Computer Vision & Applied AI
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Experience

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Amplify Software Developer

May 2025 - August 2025

Royal Bank of CanadaToronto, ON

Building RAG based Agentic AI for Capital Markets, engineering data ETL pipelines with Airflow, and constructing end-to-end Full Stack Applications with React.

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Software Engineer Intern

May 2024 - August 2024

Royal Bank of CanadaToronto, ON

Developed full-stack applications using C#, ASP.NET MVC framework, resulting in 70% increase in server maintenance efficiency and 2700x performance improvement in page render times.

Software Developer Intern

May 2023 - August 2023

LocoMobi World Inc.Mississauga, ON

Developed monitoring programs for IoT devices using Python and Linux, streamlining operations at 100+ client sites and increasing troubleshooting efficiency by 45%.

Selected Projects

Chained Simple

Won 2 awards and $50,000 in prizes at DeltaHacks XI by building a decentralized Web3 portal that mints financial documents as NFTs for KYC/AML compliance.

BlockchainWeb3AIIPFS
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Pocket Trader

Machine learning trading algorithm using PyTorch with sentiment analysis, achieving 15% increase in trade accuracy and 20% annual return.

PyTorchBERTFlaskAlpaca API
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Sign Simplified

Top 10 project at DeltaHacks X. Developed a computer vision project for real-time ASL character recognition with 95% accuracy using TensorFlow and OpenCV.

PythonTensorFlowOpenCVComputer Vision
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Scotia Safe

Financial security application designed to help users manage and protect their banking information with advanced security features.

ReactNode.jsSecurityBanking API
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Grade Tracker

Academic performance tracking application that helps students monitor their grades and calculate GPAs across multiple courses.

ReactJavaScriptLocal StorageCharts
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Emotion Recognition Program

Real-time emotion detection system using computer vision and machine learning to analyze facial expressions.

PythonOpenCVTensorFlowComputer Vision
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Technical Skills

PythonJavaCC#C++JavaScriptReactASP.NETDockerLinuxMachine LearningBlockchainComputer Vision