G'day, I'm Riaz

I'm a software engineer with a big interest in Machine Learning/Artificial Intelligence and data engineering - basically, anything that brings data to life! I'm on a journey to build my career in these fields. Feel free to take a look around and reach out if you want to chat!

Technologies I've worked with

Languages

Typescript

Python

Java

C Lang

C++

Currently Learning

Places I've worked

Vix Technology

  • Software Engineer
    Fulltime
    Apr 2024 - Present · 1 yr 1 mo

    Deprecated legacy Java middleware code running on JBoss to WildFly for improved performance of bulk processing jobs.

    Developed an API from scratch with other teams in a tight deadline of 6 weeks to enable support for a requested feature by one of our clients.

    Collaborated closely with other cross-functional streams in an agile environment to meet project deadlines and ensure quality standards.

    Technologies used:

    Java

    TypeScript

    AWS

    TeamCity

    BitBucket

  • Associate Software Engineer
    Fulltime
    Aug 2022 - Feb 2024 · 1 yr 6 mos

    Developed and maintained software for EMV contactless payment systems, implementing new features and resolving bugs using a test driven development approach.

    Migrated over 150 internal packages built on Ubuntu16 to be compatible on Ubuntu22 due to end of life support and as part of security improvements

    Created Infrastructure as Code templates using AWS CDK for several components based on design from principal engineers to automate infrastructure setup and deployments.

    Developed Ansible modules and playbooks for the cloud operations team to update all the nodes and ensure the environment is up to date.

    Technologies used:

    Java

    C++

    TypeScript

    AWS

    TeamCity

    BitBucket

    Bash

    Ansible

Projects I have done

title

Hot Dog or Not Hot Dog

Python
Tensorflow
Streamlit

Inspired from HBO's Silicon Valley tv show, this is a simple app that detects whether an image is a hot dog or not a hot dog using a model trained using Tensorflow.

title

Disney Sentiment Analyser

Python
Tensorflow
Streamlit

An application that classifies whether the sentiment of disneyland review(s) is good or bad based on an NLP model trained using Tensorflow.

title

Weed Detector

Python
PyTorch
Streamlit

A web app to assist farmers in detecting weeds growing across acres areas of land saving time and effort.