Summary
Nafisa Shazia is a software engineer with 11 years of experience building large-scale systems, currently working on Quantum AI at Google in Seattle. Her tenure at Google includes architecting backend routing for over a billion Maps users via the Pathfinder service and rotating across Ads and Cloud during an engineering residency. A UBC computer science graduate with early internships at AI2 and Platform9, she blends production-facing backend engineering, DevOps automation, and research-platform tooling. She also serves as treasurer for SoundBio Lab, bringing rigorous operational discipline to volunteer-driven organizations. Known for a fondness for well-chosen idioms and playful phrasing, she pairs meticulous technical craft with clear, effective communication.
11 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Computer Science, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Computer Science at The University of British Columbia
The University of Hong Kong (HKU)
High School, High School at International Baccalaureate