Ashkan Yazdi Zadeh

Ashkan Yazdi Zadeh

Full Stack Developer & Builder

About Me

I like building stuff and scrolling on reels

My Company

Changing how students find internships and universities connect with employers.

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Intern Insider

North America's largest tech & business internship platform

Platform Overview

Built North America's largest tech and business internship newsletter, helping thousands of students land interviews at top companies. Our platform includes a comprehensive job board with 7,000+ active listings and solutions for universities to help them connect their students with employers. Our infrastructure monitors 10,000+ companies every 15 minutes using advanced web scraping and AI-powered data cleaning technology to ensure high-quality opportunities.

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Other Work Experience

My corporate experience at industry leaders, where I've had the opportunity to work both independently and as part of large-scale engineering teams.

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Software Development Intern, Amazon

Summer 2025 (Incoming)

Incoming Software Development Intern at Amazon in Toronto, ON, will be working on the RDS for DB2 team.

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Software Engineer Intern, KPMG

September 2023 - April 2024

Working as a Software Engineer Intern at KPMG in Toronto, ON.

  • Addressed client support tickets, identifying and resolving errors within the C# and Vue.js codebases, which honed my debugging skills and improved my proficiency with large, complex code structures using object-oriented programming.
  • Created a full-stack module to automate USD to CAD exchange rate retrieval, integrating front-end, back-end, and database management, not only streamlining financial reporting but also reducing manual data checks by 90%.
  • Optimized the Excel export process by implementing a new C# method that consolidated data into an array before exporting to Excel, cutting export times by 60%.
  • Actively participated in Agile development cycles, using Azure DevOps to better coordinate with the team and ensure timely delivery of software updates and features.
C#Vue.jsAzure DevOpsSQL ServerAgile
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Web Developer, University of British Columbia

May 2023 - August 2023

Worked as a Web Developer at UBC in Vancouver, BC.

  • Developed a full-stack e-commerce site for UBC health and wellness utilizing React.js (Next.js 13), MongoDB, and EmailJS for enhanced user experience and real-time transaction confirmations.
  • Implemented Python-based web scraping with Selenium, reducing data collection time from 500 minutes to less than 10 minutes for 500+ websites.
  • Designed a Python script to analyze and visualize data with graphs revealing a 37% increase in time spent on the website for users who declined cookie banners.
  • Employed Tailwind CSS for an intuitive UI and enabled user-specific content retrieval using URL query parameters.
React.jsNext.jsMongoDBPythonTailwind CSS
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Financial Analyst, Innovenium Technologies Inc.

May 2022 - August 2022

Worked as a Financial Analyst at Innovenium Technologies Inc. in Vancouver, BC.

  • Secured investments via strategic outreach and persuasive pitch deck.
  • Allocated funds for multiple business functions.
  • Employed SWOT analysis for pitch deck and utilized zero-based budgeting for effective fund management.
  • Raised over $20,000 in three months, fueling the startup's main financial framework.
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Skills & Technologies

The tools and technologies I use to bring ideas to life.

Frontend

Next.js
React
TypeScript
JavaScript
Tailwind CSS
Framer Motion

Backend

Node.js
Express
Firebase
MongoDB
PostgreSQL
REST APIs

DevOps & Tools

AWS
CI/CD
Docker
Git
GitHub Actions
Puppeteer

Data & Analytics

Algolia
Google Analytics
Web Scraping
Data Cleaning
AI/ML

Get in Touch

Hit me up with any ideas, opportunities, or questions you have!

Let's connect

I'm always interested in hearing about new projects and opportunities. Whether you have a question or just want to say hi, I'll try my best to get back to you!