Semih Chelik

SWE @ Microsoft CoreAI

Greater Seattle Area

About

I like solving problems that positively impact people's lives.

Experience

  • Software Engineer at Microsoft
    Nov 2025 - Present · 8 mos

    CoreAI

  • Software Engineer Intern at Microsoft
    May 2024 - Aug 2024 · 4 mos

    ☁️ Azure AI Platforms • Developed and deployed batch sentence translation feature for the Azure AI Translator service, reducing average translation time per request by ~20%, benefiting over 90,000 customers globally. • Refactored CoreLeaf microservice to support batch processing, increasing characters / second translation throughput by 18.6%. • Optimized compute resource utilization through batch processing, lowering annual operational costs.

  • Autodesk (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
    • Software Engineer Intern
      Jan 2024 - Apr 2024 · 4 mos

      ⚙️ Fusion 360 • Created text commands in Fusion 360 using C++ and Xcode, streamlining debugging processes and enabling developers to efficiently validate component data and statuses. • Developed PIM commands using TypeScript for PIM Mono, extending functionality across 5+ SDKs. • Deployed PIM APIs using AWS Lambda and API Gateway, expanding third-party integration options for partners and developers.

    • Software Engineer Intern
      Sep 2023 - Dec 2023 · 4 mos

      🏭 Fusion Manage • Implemented the Action Notification tab in the Modern UI using JavaScript and React, allowing over 50,000 customers to easily manage their notifications. • Enabled user-defined product state alerts by implementing CRUD action-notification endpoints with Java SB. • Validated business logic by creating REST and BDD tests using Cucumber, and performing end-to-end UI testing with Cypress.

  • Software Engineer Intern at Wayfair
    Jun 2023 - Aug 2023 · 3 mos

    🛋️ Listing Insights • Developed high-performance GraphQL APIs in Python, upholding the 3-second SLA for large data requests. • Implemented Elasticsearch custom scoring functions, improving the catalog table sorting speed by 50% from 5s to ~2.5s. • Enabled dynamic product sorting based on custom fields by leveraging Kafka as a data streaming platform.

  • Software Engineer Intern at Wayfair
    Jun 2022 - Aug 2022 · 3 mos

    💵 Supplier Pricing • Designed and developed calculator APIs using C#, enabling suppliers to access accurate pricing. • Created Datadog dashboards with logs to monitor microservices, reducing incident response time. • Accelerated development feedback by integrating Buildkite, reducing build times.