omarrafiqq@gmail.comOrange County, CAOpen to work

Summary

Software Engineer with experience building projects used by thousands of people.

Education

California State University, Fullerton

BS in Computer Science

Expected Graduation: May 2026

Relevant Coursework: Operating Systems, Algorithms, Machine Learning, Software Engineering

Experience

Software Developer & Researcher

University of IowaIowa City, IA -> Remote

May 2025 – Dec 2025

Building software and researching LLMs related to health tracking for families.

  • Engineered distributed health data pipeline (Java/Kotlin) for real-time sync across 50+ users
  • Fine-tuned and integrated LLM within modular AI assistant for health insights and anomaly detection
  • Deployed scalable GCP infrastructure supporting continuous multi-user data processing
  • Expanded development to iOS, saving over $5,000 in hardware costs

Open Source Contributor

Open Energy Dashboard, FreeCodeCampRemote

2024 - Present

Contributing to open source projects focused on sustainability and developer education.

  • Boosted test coverage by 15% with Express API test suites (PR #1503)
  • Hardened security across 20+ endpoints via validation and sanitization (PR #1528)
  • Collaborated through code reviews and documentation to ensure maintainability

Software Engineer Intern

The Masjid AppIrvine, CA

May 2024 – Sep. 2024

Full-stack development on features serving 120K+ mosques worldwide.

  • Shipped prayer timetable system with TypeScript and React, improving admin efficiency
  • Led end-to-end feature development from UI design to state handling
  • Enhanced UI workflows and accessibility for mosque administrators

Skills

Programming Languages

PythonTypeScriptJavaScriptJavaC++SQL

Frameworks/Libraries

ReactNext.jsFastAPIDjangoFlaskSpring BootExpressTailwind CSS

Cloud & Tools

AWSGoogle Cloud PlatformDockerGitHub ActionsGitLinuxPostmanBash

Leadership

AI Board Officer

ACM @ CSUF

May 2025 – Present
  • Lead AI/ML workshops for 50+ students, helping them build foundational skills
  • Coordinate coding demonstrations connecting students with real-world tech applications

Projects

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