Jiaze Xiao is a University of Waterloo Computer Science student and Software Developer Intern with a 14-year track record of practical engineering experience across automotive and AI hardware firms. He has interned at Ford (embedded and software roles), Groq (SQA), and Naive Systems, combining low-level embedded work with software quality and system engineering. Academically strong (3.8/4.0), he moves between firmware, integration testing, and application development, bringing an eye for robustness and manufacturability. Jiaze excels at translating complex system requirements into reliable code and tests, often operating at the intersection of hardware and software. Based in Waterloo, he pairs academic rigor with industry pragmatism, rapidly shipping features in multidisciplinary teams. Outside class, he’s built experience that suggests a knack for bridging SQA practices into faster release cycles for embedded platforms.
14 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Honors Bachelor of Computer Science, Computer Science, Honors Bachelor of Computer Science, Computer Science at University of Waterloo
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