Umar Shafiq
Software Engineer at Vassar AI
United States
Summary
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Top SchoolUmar Shafiq is a software engineer with a decade of experience building full-stack and embedded solutions, blending Python, Java, C/C++ and modern web stacks. He has recent hands-on experience developing an AI-enabled Bluetooth headset with edge Whisper.cpp transcription and an LLM-driven Flask backend for real-time language assistance. A former USAF UAS sensor operator, Umar brings disciplined systems thinking and field-proven reliability to product development and automation tasks. His blockchain-focused GitHub work spans MEAN-stack wallets, exchanges, dApps and NFTs, reflecting a mix of backend, web3 and edge-ML interests. Holding BS and MS degrees in Computer Science from UMass Amherst, he combines academic rigor with pragmatic delivery across startups and enterprise environments.
10 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS, Computer Science, Master of Science - MS, Computer Science at University of Massachusetts Amherst
Github Skills (31)
zcash8
converting7
bitcoin7
cryptocurrency7
blockchain7
crypto7
internet6
ethereum6
wallet6
mnemonic5
pdf5
pdfjs5
viewer5
mongoose4
pdf-viewer4
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
rahulyhg/Soofias
Nov 2018 - Nov 2018
A Multi Vendor Ecommerce Store. Built Using Node JS, GraphQL, Docker, Express JS, MongoDB, React JS, D3.JS
Contributions:3 commits in 1 day
vendorecommerceexpressreact-jsmongoose
umar-shafiq/Focal-Systems-Test
Oct 2018 - Oct 2018
Contributions:6 PRs, 9 pushes, 2 branches in 3 days
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