Saahil Jaffer

Hi! I'm Saahil Jaffer, a 3rd year Computer Science student at the University of Waterloo. Check out my work experiences and projects below!

Work Experience

Ritual

Handled the upgrade process for various libraries in web applications, specifically Next.js and Node.js.
Enhanced the CI process by allowing developers to set their desired Node version in code on a repository level allowing for more consistent versioning throughout environments.
Improved the performance of web applications by identifying unnecessary re-renders resulting in speed improvements of 15%.
Assisted in building beautiful and functional user interfaces including unit tests with 99% coverage

Canada Startup Company

Designed a chatbot interface using Next.js to navigate users through the Canadian immigration process.
Developed an AI chatbot using Rasa and Python which can determine a user’s eligibility for 88+ programs and answer 250+ questions.
Streamlined the sales process and saved 56% of an agent’s time by eliminating cold leads.
Built a prototype which was successfully used to gauge market interest and raise funding.

Portfolio

GenP
Design documents using HTML
I designed and developed a web application that allows users to design and download documents using HTML and CSS. This application was created using React.js and Python and allows users to save their documents for future editing.
Pigeons
Optimize delivery routes
Project description I built an application to provide volunteer drivers with an easy way to access their delivery route and track which driver delivered each route. This application was used to monitor over 5000 deliveries using 150+ routes and was built using React.js and Python.
The Clio Awards
Nominate movies for awards
I created a front-end web application in React that enabled users to nominate movies for awards. To do this, I utilized the Open Movie Database API to access a list of movies while using Bootstrap to improve the design.