Aariz Iqbal

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Projects

A collection of apps, tools, and experiments built across mobile, web, and AI.

DialedIn

iOS app for UC Davis D1 Golf — Swift frontend with a FastAPI backend, TensorFlow swing analysis, YOLO real-time ball tracking, and LangChain-powered personalized training drills.

SwiftSwiftUIFastAPITensorFlowYOLOLangChain

iOS App↗

GitGud

iOS app that matches developers for hackathon teams — SwiftUI frontend, ChatGPT API for intelligent team-building recommendations, and skill-based matching algorithms.

SwiftSwiftUIChatGPT APIFirebase

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Scream Detector AI

AI-powered audio detection system using TensorFlow to classify screams vs. background noise in real time, with a ReactJS frontend and Flask backend.

TensorFlowPythonFlaskReact

Web App↗

Portfolio

This site — built with Next.js, TypeScript, and Tailwind CSS, featuring a TracingBeam layout, framer-motion animations, and a fully responsive design.

Next.jsTypeScriptTailwind CSSFramer Motion

Web App↗

Parkly

Full-stack parking management platform with real-time spot availability, reservations, and live map integration — shipping at useparkly.com.

ReactNode.jsMaps API

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Skills & Technologies

Languages

Kotlin (Android)C/C++PythonJavaScriptSwift (iOS)DartHTML/CSSTypeScriptSQL

Frameworks

ReactFlutterTailwind CSSNextJSFlaskSwiftUIFirebaseMVVMFastAPI

Developer Tools

GitVS CodeAndroid StudioXcodeDockerPostmanGitHubPyCharmVisual Studio

Libraries & APIs

NumPyMatplotlibpandasTensorFlowYOLOOpenAI APILangChainLangGraphWebSocketsPyTorchAWSGCloud

// professional journey

Experience

Hands-on engineering across firmware, AI/ML, full-stack, and mobile — each role shipping production-grade software.

2025

Software Development Intern

Intern

@SanDisk

▸Revamped React-based UI architecture with live FastAPI backend integrations, optimizing state management and async workflows for real-time data sync with PostgreSQL
▸Built staging tables in PostgreSQL, implemented vector-based semantic search, integrated a chatbot with persistent history, and shipped pagination, text ordering, and AI output formatting
▸Built a file-upload API that generates embeddings for diverse data types and a database API library supporting AI orchestration and dynamic data retrieval

ReactFastAPIPostgreSQLPythonVector SearchLLM/AI

2024

AI/ML Firmware Engineer Intern

Intern

@Western Digital

▸Trained an AI model to generate firmware code, boosting engineering efficiency by 30% and improving output accuracy end-to-end
▸Refactored and optimized firmware code in C, improving maintainability and reducing CPU cycles by 20%
▸Parsed error logs and conducted failure analysis using AI pattern recognition to diagnose and resolve production issues
▸Designed and implemented test cases to validate firmware improvements, ensuring seamless integration into production builds

C/C++PythonAI/MLFirmwareLLM

2024

ML Software Research Intern

Intern

@University of California, Davis

▸Enhanced an Android app in Kotlin with a plant-scanning feature powered by a ML model trained for 50 epochs, achieving 92% accuracy for tailored pesticide recommendations
▸Collaborated with UI/UX designers to improve the interface and shipped the app to production on the Google Play Store
▸Built a motion-control model for a hyperspectral camera in a greenhouse environment, implemented via Arduino for automation and precise positioning

KotlinAndroidMachine LearningComputer VisionArduino

2023

Full-Stack Software Engineer Intern

Intern

@Crypto Reporting LLC

▸Built APIs via AWS API Gateway for authenticating users to Centralized Exchanges and relaying crypto wallet data from a React/Amplify frontend to an AWS-hosted backend
▸Created serverless functions via AWS Lambda to authenticate users with Centralized Exchanges and integrate wallets into the tax algorithm
▸Updated the tax algorithm in Python with Pandas to process wallet data and persist results to AWS S3

ReactAWS LambdaPythonPandasAWS Amplify

Get In Touch

Feel free to reach out if you want to collaborate, have questions, or just want to connect!

Email

iqbal.aariz1@gmail.com

Phone

408-763-6108

Location

UC Davis, CA