SAAD MAZHAR
Education
University of Ottawa
Honors BSc Computer Science, Minor in Philosophy
Graduating Apr 2026
Experience
Software Engineer Intern (x2)
Tesla | Palo Alto, California | Jan 2025 - Aug 2025
- Built full-stack features and deployed an internal AI Agent, presented project at Department All Hands (800+ engineers)
Software Engineer Intern (x2)
Nokia | Ottawa, Ontario | Sep - Dec 2023, May - Aug 2024
- Built Go CLI tools and automation scripts for network configuration and codebase maintenance
Software Engineer Intern
Diffraction Limited | Ottawa, Ontario | May 2023 - Aug 2023
- Built a full-stack error monitoring system with a C++ backend and React frontend, improving error interpretation time by 90%
Blog
GitHub Activity
Projects
HABO Framework for Hyperparameter Optimization
A research paper in the field of reinforcement learning. Supervised by Dr. Tom Cesari at the University of Ottawa, EECS Department.
Custom Interpreter
A lightweight interpreter from scratch for a custom programming language, supporting basic arithmetic operations, control flow, and data types.
Sustain App
React Native mobile app for the uOttaHack 6 Hackathon that calculates clothing items' environmental impact through quantitative analysis based on clothing tag information.