Shazmin Mahmud is a backend-focused software engineer with 11 years of experience and a strong foundation from Columbia University’s CS program (intelligent systems track) and early work at NYU. She has shipped production software across major platforms, progressing through multiple roles at Microsoft and now building systems at Meta, with internship experience spanning Kafka-driven data quality tools to frontend improvements at Nasdaq and startups. Comfortable in cloud and big-data environments, she blends backend services, distributed messaging, and automation to make “the magic” behind user experiences reliable and observable. Her portfolio shows a pattern of improving developer workflows—automating archival and monitoring tasks—and a consistent interest in the intersection of technology and human rights. Based in Seattle, she brings practical cross-stack experience and a knack for turning complex backend requirements into maintainable systems.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Science, Computer Science at New York University
High School, High School at Bronx High School of Science
Bachelor's degree Computer Science, Bachelor's degree Computer Science at Columbia University
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