Sher Safi

Researcher, Software Engineer, Mathematician

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

About

Solution-driven software engineer and researcher specializing in Artificial Intelligence. Portfolio: https://safi.dev

Experience

  • Canada Revenue Agency - Agence du revenu du Canada ()
    • Software Engineer, AI Researcher
      Jun 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 2 mos

      • Led and supported development of a generative AI project that was successfully deployed to production. • Played a significant role in building analysis systems to extract data from large-scale databases. • Deployed Machine Learning (ML) cloud software for federal clients using Amazon AWS and Microsoft Azure.

    • Software Engineer, AI Researcher
      May 2022 - Jun 2023 · 1 yr 2 mos

      • Joined the team as an intern and was bridged in after graduating.

    • Software Engineer
      Sep 2021 - Apr 2022 · 8 mos

      • Developed and maintained integration points between multiple developer tools with Java, including a Source Code Management Sync Tool, resulting in 30% faster pushes to the shop. • Supported changing business needs by transitioning developers to a new stack, replacing an aging stack. Transition included introducing and assisting with new systems and subsystems. • Lead sprints as a sprint leader utilizing Agile and DevOps philosophies. Responsible for leading team hackathons, tasks, and daily stand-ups.

  • Academic Assistant (TA/GA) at Toronto Metropolitan University
    Sep 2024 - Present · 1 yr 11 mos

    • Supervised, graded, and taught in CPS109 (Computer Science I), CPS209 (Computer Science II), CPS305 (Data Structures), CPS412 (Social Issues, Ethics, and Professionalism), and CPS844 (Data Mining). • Developed and curated custom lecture materials for lab sessions in collaboration with faculty.