Nishant Shah
Highway 401, Toronto · photo by kennymatic, CC BY 2.0, redrawn as dots

Hi, I’m Nishant.

I build backend systems and tools people use, and I’m figuring out where AI actually helps.

Summer 2027Looking for software engineering internships, including forward-deployed roles. Open to relocating anywhere.

Work Details

Projects All projects

  • InfraHacksEvent platform: applications, normalized judging, QR check-in. Live site
  • PaperTraderJava order book; double-spend and fill/cancel races tested on real Postgres
  • CodeCiteBuilding-code search; the right clause is in the top 3 for 27 of 30 questions. Static demo
  • Traffic GNNLA highway speeds an hour out, 7.6% lower MSE than the baseline

Now

  • Co-founding InfraHacks, a hackathon for infrastructure, with Waterloo’s Future Cities Institute
  • Writing perception software for Western Formula Racing
  • Adding an order book to PaperTrader, so limit orders fill on their own

Leadership

  • Co-founded DevNest Hacks: 90 participants, $18K in sponsorship