Wafee Rahman
software engineer
About Me
I'm Wafee Rahman, a computer science student at Toronto Metropolitan University and a software engineer driven by a passion for building impactful, scalable applications. With experience spanning full-stack development, cloud infrastructure, automation, and machine learning, I try my best to put my skills towards meaningful projects that drive positive impact to users.
Work Experience
Activision/Blizzard · Toronto, ON- Enhanced telemetry for Web Services by emitting Protobuf events through Kafka into Databricks, improving operational visibility for player level-ups across 5M+ API requests yearly
- Enabled new marketplace features by adding 5+ authorized routes to Call of Duty's loadout service API and engineering 10+ functional tests with Pytest to ensure production reliability
- Facilitated 16+ production deployments across 6+ Kubernetes clusters using GitOps workflows with ArgoCD, leveraging Jenkins validation to ensure release stability
TD Securities - Process Innovation & Data Analytics · Toronto, ON- Led the end-to-end development of 6 software automation projects, from gathering requirements to deployment, each eliminating 500 hours of manual operation annually using TypeScript, Python, Pandas, and Numpy
- Accelerated structured notes preprocessing by 90% through automated PDF parsing with Python Regex patterns
- Reduced operational costs by $16,000 annually by automating daily Excel calculations with TypeScript
- Automated manual support script execution with a Flask/FastAPI architecture, saving 1040 hours annually
- Awarded the TD Securities Bridging the Gap Scholarship ($10000)
TD Insurance - Transformation Enablement · Toronto, ON- Supported agile project delivery and management for DAW teams with Git, Jira, and Confluence DevOps tools
- Automated manual spreadsheet processes with TypeScript Office scripts, reducing operating time by 75%
- Queried production defects using SQL for root cause analysis, identifying cost savings of $10,000 annually
- Facilitated maintenance of 18 automation deployments ensuring 90% uptime and service-level metrics
- Streamlined KPI reporting process by automating 8,000 report extractions annually with Python and Powerapps
Projects
Explore Toronto
Tourism Social Media Application for Toronto Enthusiasts
A full-featured web application that enables users to discover, post, and review tourist locations throughout Toronto. Demonstrates full-stack development with the MERN stack and incorporates mapping features.
- Built 3 data models and respective CRUD methods to streamline data operations
- Developed 16+ REST API routes with middleware and validation for secure requests
- Used PassportJS and session cookies to encrypt and authenticate user credentials
- Designed responsive UI with real-time mapping using MapboxGL and Material UI
ClipShare Library
Cloud Computed Video Hosting
A scalable cloud video storage solution that compresses, processes, and displays user-uploaded videos. Leverages cloud technologies to create a seamless video management experience.
- Programmed and containerized processing service on Google Cloud using Docker
- Pipelined data between Cloud Storage buckets via Pub/Sub messaging queues
- Deployed 5+ GCP Cloud Run functions for serverless video upload processing
- Produced frontend with TypeScript, React, and Next.js for user interaction
Weatherly
A Machine Learning Meteorologist
A full-stack machine learning weather forecasting platform that provides accurate predictions based on historical data and implements LLM technology to explain results in natural language.
- Transformed and preprocessed 10,000+ rows of weather data for prediction models
- Optimized prediction accuracy by 25% using LSTM-based forecasting with TensorFlow 2.0
- Engineered LLM to explain real-time predictions using Spring Boot and OpenAI API
- Deployed Spring Boot app on AWS EC2 Linux VM for production serving
Awards
These students have demonstrated a passion for technology, academic excellence, and have proven themselves as exceptional leaders and role models. They will join a community of over 3,000 Google scholarship recipients. We can't wait to see how these students continue to shape the future of computer science, gaming, and technology.
"In recognition of being awarded the Bridging the Gap scholarship by TD Securities. This scholarship is awarded in acknowledgment of Wafee's outstanding academic achievements and potential, and in support of his continued educational endeavours at Toronto Metropolitan University." — Tim Wiggan, President and CEO
The Alexandra Park Revitalization Scholarship awards its recipients in recognition of the diverse educational goals, career aspirations and learning preferences in the Alexandra Park community.
The IIOD scholarship is awarded to those who demonstrate strong contribution to their communities in promoting diversity, equity and anti-racism dialogue.
The CHFT Diversity Scholarship recognizes people living in co-ops who are actively promoting diversity through work within their community.
Creative
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MDZ Productions
Board of Directors
- Assisting in executive decision making and development of community-driven projects and initiatives held by MDZ Productions
