Syed Araf Imam
July 2024 - Present

Co-founder

Optima

Leading the development of a cross-platform mental health app for Android and iOS, designed to reach 15,000+ users with a high-performance UI built in Swift and Jetpack Compose. Implementing a microservices-based backend on GCP with load balancing and autoscaling to ensure reliable global distribution. The app will be available on the Play and App Stores, providing seamless access to users worldwide.

Swift UIJetpack ComposeGCPLoad BalancingAuto-scaling
April 2024 — September 2024 & January 2023 - August 2023

Software Engineer - Intern

Copperleaf Technologies Inc

Optimized database query performance, reducing latency and supporting high-traffic workloads with a 20x improvement using Oracle SQL’s EXPLAIN plans. Developed key features for managing industrial asset outages with Angular and .NET. Resolved 50+ frontend and backend bugs, ensuring seamless maintenance across the codebase. Collaborated on ASPX shell application migration to minimize downtime.

C#Oracle SQLAWSAngularTypescript
April 2022 - December 2022

Software Engineer - Intern

Atimi Software

Built a fitness app for Android and Wear OS using Jetpack Compose and a Node.js/Firebase backend, designed for 50,000+ users with accessibility needs. Leveraged MVVM architecture with Coroutines and Flows for efficiency, and reduced manual testing by 75% through automated tests using Selenium and Appium WebDriver.

AndroidiOSJetpack ComposeNode.JSFirebaseSeleniumAppium Web Driver
April 2024 — September 2024

Software Engineer (Robot Operating System)

UBC Open Robotics

Spearheaded the creation of a ROS simulation for testing robot navigation utilizing the SLAM package and ROS (Robot Operating System)

ROSPythonMachine Learning