Shazib Hussain
Aerodynamics Software Engineer at MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS Formula One Team
Northampton, England, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolShazib Hussain is an Aerodynamics Software Engineer with 12 years of experience blending computational engineering and software development at Mercedes AMG Petronas. He pairs a strong academic foundation—an MSc in Computational and Software Techniques in Engineering and a first-class BSc in Computer Science—with hands-on delivery of performance-critical tools used in high-stakes motorsport. Comfortable across full-stack development and native mobile platforms, he previously led iOS work and part-time Android/iOS projects at TandG Apps. An active open-source contributor, he improved an Electron-based local-first finance app by migrating backend communication to WebSockets and modernizing Electron integrations, showing attention to reliability and cross-process communication. Colleagues know him as a collaborative problem-solver who translates complex aerodynamic requirements into robust software solutions. Long-term, he combines technical ambition with an entrepreneurial goal to build and run his own software company.
12 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
GCSE & A-Level, GCSE & A-Level at Moulton Secondary School and Sixth FormBachelor's Degree, Computer Science, First, Bachelor's Degree, Computer Science, First at Birmingham City UniversityMaster's Degree, Computational and Software Techniques in Engineering, 75%, Master's Degree, Computational and Software Techniques in Engineering, 75% at Cranfield University
English, Urdu, Punjabi, Hindi
Github Skills (13)
javascript10
electron10
websocket9
typescripts8
typescript8
react8
typescript-types8
monetary7
finance7
financial7
nodejs6
webpack5
webpacker5
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
actualbudget/actual
Apr 2023 - Feb 2025
A local-first personal finance app
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:18 reviews, 26 PRs, 119 comments in 1 year 10 months
Contributions summary:Shazib primarily focused on improving the Electron application, addressing socket connection issues, and fixing external link handling. They migrated the backend-frontend communication to WebSockets, which included changes to multiple files. Furthermore, the user resolved some electron-related issues and contributed to removing unused code and exports. They also updated the application to use the latest Electron versions, which improved the application's functionality and performance.
financelaravellocal-firstpersonal-financebudgeting
Shazib/SubdivisionJS
Jun 2015 - Jun 2020
Contributions:22 commits, 7 pushes, 1 branch in 5 years 1 month
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