I’m Khalid! 👋 I’m currently a SWE Intern on the Machine Learning Team @Kinaxis. Previously, I worked on the 💸eTransfer bulk payments team @Interac and the Loyalty & Triangle Rewards Team @Canadian Tire. I’m excited about software engineering intern roles with backend or full-stack teams @Notion!
Notion’s mission to empower every individual and team to tailor their software resonates deeply with me. The prospect of contributing to a platform that’s already transforming workflows for millions, while solving high-scale technical challenges, aligns perfectly with my skills and aspirations. With a passion for delivering polished user experiences and designing systems that scale, I’m eager to be part of Notion’s journey.
🤝 Why I’m a strong fit
Crafting thoughtful, scalable solutions:
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Interac: Designed and implemented a batch API to automate retries for a payment-processing microservice, enhancing data ingestion by 36% for 9M+ monthly transactions. My focus on clean, maintainable code and optimization fits seamlessly with Notion’s emphasis on thoughtful engineering.
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Kinaxis: Built an automation feature for a FastAPI microservice deployed on a 100+ pod Kubernetes cluster, improving system reliability by 13%. Experience with scalable cloud infrastructure (Azure, Kubernetes) positions me well to tackle Notion’s backend and infrastructure challenges.
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Canadian Tire: Developed a distributed MVP loyalty feature that processes rewards for 5M+ users in under a second, using React, C#, Docker, and Terraform. Here’s my strong performance evaluation: 📄 link.
(Notably, both initiatives emerged from proposals I made to enhance user experiences and optimize systems beyond my core responsibilities!)
🤔 Why Notion?
I’m drawn to Notion’s mission of enabling users to shape their software and the rich engineering culture focused on craft and impact. Platforms like Triangle Rewards @Canadian Tire showed me the transformative power of intuitive, user-first tools, and I’m eager to build similarly impactful solutions with Notion’s team, especially when I read things like https://www.notion.com/blog/sharding-postgres-at-notion!
As a product-oriented engineer, I focus on writing clean, secure, and performant code that solves real-world problems. Notion’s dedication to design excellence, collaboration, and creating tools for millions is an exciting environment to grow and contribute to.
Here’s my resume 📄: link.
Here’s my strong performance evaluation by my manager: 📄 link.
Thank you for the opportunity to apply and for considering my application! 🙂