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Uzima Malik

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About

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I'm a fourth-year student at the University of Toronto Mississauga, specializing in Computer Science and minoring in Business and Math.

I'm passionate about creating innovative, scalable software that blends technical precision with real-world impact. I love exploring all layers of development, from architecting backend systems and designing intuitive user experiences to experimenting with AI, cloud computing, and machine learning. I'm driven by curiosity and the excitement of learning something new, whether it's a framework, an algorithm, or a better way to solve a problem.

In my free time, I love playing badminton and table tennis, as well as baking.

Skills & Technologies

Languages

PythonJavaJavaScriptTypeScriptCHTMLCSSPHPRISC-V AssemblySQLBashDart

Libraries & Frameworks

ReactNext.jsjQueryNode.jsDropwizardHystrixFeignJacksonJUnitJavaFXMockitoNumPyPandasScikit-learnMatplotlibTensorFlowPytestPygameOpenCVFlutter

Tools & Technologies

RESTGitGitHubGitHub ActionsGCPFirestoreJiraConfluenceMavenElasticsearchDockerPostgreSQLMySQLPostmanSwaggerSonarQubeIntelliJGrafanaJSONTerraform

Experience

Researcher

University of Toronto Mississauga

September 2025 - Present Mississauga, ON
  • Research explainable AI tools (CopilotLens) to enhance transparency and usability of AI-powered coding assistants

Software Developer

UofT x Rivvi

May 2025 - August 2025 Mississauga, ON
  • Built an AI-powered employee handbook chatbot web app with a Next.js frontend and Python FastAPI backend
  • Integrated Gemini API and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) to enable intelligent summarization and natural language querying
  • Implemented role-based access, analytics, and deployment pipelines, delivering a production-ready solution for Rivvi

Software Developer Intern

Kijiji

April 2024 - April 2025 Toronto, ON
  • Optimized Java Dropwizard backend services, delivering 50+ features/bug fixes and ensuring reliability with unit/integration tests
  • Designed RESTful APIs (popular listings API) that boosted homepage SEO and increased impressions by ~5%
  • Launched a new Google Reviews pipeline for auto dealerships, leveraging Firestore caching to reduce redundant API calls, cutting latency by 60% and lowering third-party costs

Teaching Assistant

University of Toronto Mississauga

September 2024 - April 2025 Mississauga, ON
  • Guided students in the courses CSC236 (Introduction to the Theory of Computation) and CSC343 (Introduction to Databases) by answering course-related questions on the discussion board within 2 hours, clarifying difficult concepts
  • Evaluated and graded assignments and exams for 200+ students per term, ensuring precision and consistency

Projects

Gail - Employee Handbook

An AI-powered employee handbook that provides instant answers from provincial labor documents and company policies, featuring secure, role-based access for organizational users.

Gail - Employee Handbook
Next.jsPythonFastAPIGeminiRAGVercel