Danial Zahid
Software Engineer at DoorDash
Old Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Summary
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Top SchoolDanial Zahid is a versatile software engineer with 11 years of experience, currently building mobile systems at DoorDash and previously contributing to products like edX, LaunchDarkly, and Auction.com. He combines deep iOS expertise (Swift and Objective-C) with backend Python/Django experience, and has stepped into Tech Lead and Scrum Master roles to guide architecture and delivery. Danial has contributed to the Open edX iOS app, improving UX, accessibility, and content rendering—underscoring his focus on practical, user-facing improvements. Comfortable in Agile environments, he also consults on technology selection and system design, bringing both hands-on coding and leadership to cross-functional teams. Based in Old Toronto, he blends product-driven mobile craftsmanship with backend sensibility and a taste for continuous delivery.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Matric, Computer Science, Matric, Computer Science at Beacon House SchoolBS, Computer Sciences, BS, Computer Sciences at COMSATS Institute of Information and TechnologyICS, Computer Science, ICS, Computer Science at Punjab College
English, Urdu
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Github Skills (17)
swift10
android-layout10
ios9
accessibility9
markdown9
ui-design9
android9
markdown-it9
edx8
cocoapods6
xcode6
contentful6
afnetworking6
uitableview6
iphone6
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
openedx-unsupported/edx-app-ios
Aug 2016 - Apr 2017
The Open edX mobile app for iOS!
Role in this project:
iOS Mobile Developer
iOS Mobile DeveloperContributions:85 commits, 59 PRs, 163 pushes in 8 months
Contributions summary:Danial primarily focused on enhancing the iOS mobile application's user interface and functionality. Their contributions involved implementing pagination for loading more content, enabling markdown link recognition in discussion responses, and integrating link recognition into comments. They also addressed accessibility concerns and improved the app's visual presentation by adding UI elements for displaying reviews. These changes suggest a focus on improving user experience and content display within the iOS app.
edxmobile-appswiftiosopen-edx
danialzahid94/MarvelApp-iOS
Mar 2016 - Apr 2017
Contributions:6 commits, 5 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 1 month
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