Murtaza Javaid
Software Engineer at Duolingo, Inc.
New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolMurtaza Javaid is a software engineer with a decade of experience specializing in Python and C, and a strong academic foundation from Yale (BS/MS in Computer Science, 3.96, magna cum laude). He has built production services and tooling—most recently developing a Flask/DynamoDB REST microservice and Python client library to integrate test automation at Duolingo. Passionate about math, languages, and games, he brings a methodical, analytical approach to system design and automation. Based in New Haven, he combines deep programming chops with practical CI/CD and integration experience, often focusing on clean APIs and developer ergonomics. His background suggests an appetite for language-related tooling and game-like problem solving beyond conventional web projects.
10 years of coding experience
A-levels, A-levels at Dubai CollegeBachelor and Master of Science - BS/MS, Computer Science, 3.96 – magna cum laude, Bachelor and Master of Science - BS/MS, Computer Science, 3.96 – magna cum laude at Yale University
Github Skills (126)
transmission10
vim10
lua10
snapshot-testing10
nvim10
side-bar10
gamemaker-studio10
api10
rust10
text-editor10
tvos10
multiplexer10
sign-in-with-google10
extensibility10
terminal-emulator10
Programming languages (18)
Github contributions (5)
murtaza64/tree-sitter-groovy
Nov 2023 - Mar 2026
Tree sitter parser for groovy
Contributions:6 reviews, 16 PRs, 40 pushes in 2 years 4 months
parsertree-sitter
murtaza64/codeline
Dec 2016 - Sep 2019
webapp for programmers to post code with a timeline-like interface
Contributions:72 commits, 61 pushes, 3 branches in 2 years 9 months
reactpost-codetimelinewebapp
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