Hello! I’m
Meena.
I’m a 3rd year Computer Engineering student @ the University of Waterloo. Previously, I’ve worked at Amazon, RBC and more, across full-stack, infrastructure and ML. I enjoy working through ambiguities and building things from scratch.
horseriding in lava fields!
Work Experience
Software Development Engineer Intern
Amazon
May 2026 - Aug 2026
Made ML model certification 90% faster, 3 months to under a week
Built it end to end: data pipeline, evaluation engine, 15-endpoint REST API, React dashboard, CI/CD
Built the evaluation system with 40+ metrics for ML models guiding millions in marketing spend
Python · TypeScript · Node.js · React · AWS Lambda · DynamoDB · SageMaker Pipelines · Docker · CI/CD · REST
Software Engineer
Royal Bank of Canada (RBC)
Jan 2026 - Apr 2026
Shipped a production MCP server giving LLM agents live financial data
Exposed 15+ tools across 3 enterprise APIs
Cleared 12+ teams to adopt it with per-tool access control
Selected for RBC's senior leadership showcase for top talent
Python · FastMCP · Pydantic · asyncio · REST · LLM agents · RBAC
Site Reliability Engineer
Northbridge Financial Corporation
May 2025 - Aug 2025
Built a Go service and dashboard for 20+ Kubernetes workloads
Provisioned 10+ AKS clusters with Terraform and CI/CD
Moved 15+ microservices onto Helm and Ansible
Go · Docker · Terraform · Helm · React · Typescript · Ansible · Kubernetes (AKS) · Argo-CD · CI/CD pipelines · ConfigMaps
Software Developer
Royal Bank of Canada (RBC)
Sept 2024 - Dec 2024
Resolved 90+ critical incidents across AWS and Azure
Kept cloud infrastructure for 20,000+ users running
Selected for RBC's senior leadership showcase for top talent
AWS · EC2 · CloudFormation · S3 · VPC · Azure · Kubernetes (AKS/EKS) · Databricks · Azure Container Registry (ACR) · Terraform · Azure AD · Azure Key Vault · Azure Managed Identity · AWS IAM · ECR
Software Developer
Google Developer Group Waterloo
Sept 2024 - Present
CurrentBuilt the events hub for 500+ student members
Added real-time attendee tracking
Improved discoverability for 150+ monthly attendees
React · TypeScript · TanStack Router · Tailwind CSS · HTML · JavaScript · Git
AI & Azure Engineer Intern
Microsoft WEA @UWaterloo
Jan 2023 - Apr 2023
Designed an AI pipeline on Azure ML for financial recommendations
Improved stock and ETF prediction with regression models
Added content-based filtering for personalized results
Azure Machine Learning · Azure Database · Python · Regression Models · SQL
Lead Web Developer
The Fraser Post
Jan 2020 - Jun 2023
Led the site end to end for 3+ years
Built scheduling tools the editorial team ran without code
Owned planning, integration and fixes as team lead
React · HTML · CSS · JavaScript · Microsoft Excel · Git · Project Management
Selected Projects
Limit Order Book & Matching Engine
A low-latency limit order book in C++ with price-time priority matching, sustaining 25M+ operations per second.
c++ · stl · google-benchmark · cmake · linux-perf · lock-free · systems
CodeDeck
A LeetCode-style iOS app with a built-in code editor, a flashcard system, and real-time solution validation across 100+ DSA problems.
swift · swiftui · sqlite · mvvm · combine · async-await · ollama · ios
cine.fm
A playlist generator that reads a movie and finds the songs that match it, using NLP models and content-based filtering.
python · transformers · pandas · scikit-learn · numpy · spotify-api · genius-api
EcoTrackr
A cross-platform mobile app for tracking personal carbon footprint and promoting eco-conscious living.
react-native · typescript · fastAPI · REST · python · node.js · expo
2Read
A Rust-based web scraping application that generates a reading list pulling from my favourite publications.
rust · javascript · web-scraping · heroku · actix · reqwest
I’m Interested In
- Infrastructure
- Agentic Workflows
- End-to-End Development
- Post-Quantum Cryptography
- MLOps
- Compilers
- Literature
- Sustainability
Connect with me!
Reach out to talk tech, opportunities, or anything at all! :)