Hello, I'm

Saarah Hossain

Software Engineer & Systems Builder

MEng Software Engineering with a track record across AI & ML, mobile development, cloud infrastructure, and hardware design. I build systems that ship — from NLP chatbots serving customers to Android apps to emergency dispatch protocols. Based in London, Ontario, Canada.

Disponible aussi en français — n'hésitez pas à me contacter 🍁

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About

I started in electronics engineering — designing CMOS circuits, antenna simulations, and hardware logic encryption blocks. Somewhere along the way, I fell in love with the software layer: the systems thinking, the shipping, the debugging at 2 am. Now I work at the intersection of software engineering, AI, and the human systems that make technology actually useful.

My work doesn't stop at the terminal. I'm also training to be a dispatcher for the Canadian Red Cross, volunteering at a local library and resource centre, and an active participant in immigrant tech ecosystems across Canada. For me, building systems isn't just a job — it's how I engage with the world.

I hold a Master of Engineering in Software Engineering from Western University (2024) and a BSc in Electronics Engineering from Princess Sumaya University for Technology in Jordan (2019), with professional experience in Malaysia, Bangladesh, and Canada.

Languages

🇨🇦 English — Native
🇧🇩 Bengali — Native
🇫🇷 French — Intermediate
🌐 Urdu, Hindi, Arabic — Working
Outside the IDE I consume an unreasonable amount of long-form internet writing, fall down YouTube rabbit holes about math and linguistics (thanks, 3Blue1Brown and Tom Scott), and maintain strong opinions about fictional universes that absolutely do not require my input.

Systems fascinate me -- whether in code, in stories, or in how a physical book is stitched together.

Curiosity is both a feature and a bug.

Experience

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Work

Research Assistant

Aug 2025 – Present

Beauséjour Family Crisis Resource Centre · Shediac, NB, Canada

  • Evaluation, reporting, and data coordination within a federally funded project context.
  • Produced structured research deliverables aligned with project milestones and reporting standards.
Research Data Coordination Reporting

Software Developer & Business Analyst

Mar – Aug 2024

MVT in Silico Corp · London, ON, Canada

  • Developed a simulation tool modelling cerebral blood flow dynamics from research data.
  • Analyzed market trends and competitive landscape to support strategic planning.
  • Led cross-functional coordination and contributed materials for pitch competitions.
Python Simulation Research Startup

Technology Specialist, AI & Data Science

Sep 2019 – Aug 2020

Loosely Coupled Technologies · Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

  • Developed AI-powered predictive analysis and NLP automation tools deployed in production.
  • Improved AI chatbot engine (R + MSSQL), reducing customer response times by 40%.
  • Built customizable chatbot training and management portal.
  • Engineered bulk report generation engine with scheduling — saved ~20 hrs/week of manual work.
  • Delivered UiPath + Python ML prototype for cheque encashment workflow automation.
Python R NLP Machine Learning SQL Server UiPath

ASIC Design Intern

Jul – Aug 2018

PrimeSilicon Technology (BD) Ltd. · Dhaka, Bangladesh

  • Completed ASIC design flow using industry-standard EDA toolchain.
  • Authored TCL scripts to automate static timing analysis workflows.
ASIC VLSI Tcl EDA Tools

Education

Master of Engineering — Software Engineering

2022 – 2024

Western University · London, ON, Canada

Graduate Diploma also conferred.
Notable projects: Indoor Localization Using Smartphone Data · Transfer Learning for Lung X-Ray Classification · Database Management for Competition Metadata · Risk Management Case Study (Finland Tram Project)

Bachelor of Science — Electrical Engineering

2015 – 2019

Princess Sumaya University for Technology · Amman, Jordan

Capstone: Hardware Logic Encryption for Sequential Circuits (CMOS 32/28nm, Synopsys Custom Designer).
Also: CMOS 8×8 SRAM design · Dual Band PIFA antenna · Buck/Boost Converters · Electronic Voting System (PIC18F4550)

Community & Volunteering

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Canadian Red Cross

PDAT Responder

April 2025 – Present

Personal Disaster Assistance Team — trained emergency responder. Completed Standard First Aid & CPR, needs assessment (RNAF), incident reporting (Resolver), GESI training, and OHS/WHMIS compliance.

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London Muslim Mosque

Associate Librarian

April 2025 – Present

Operations and cataloging for a 3,000–4,000 book collection using ResourceMate. Governance-level involvement: roles, inventory, budget, and marketing planning. Arabic-to-English transliteration; volunteer coordination.

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Data for Good Toronto

Volunteer

August 2025 – Present

Science and technology for social impact — applying data skills to projects that matter beyond the industry.

Also

  • Smithsonian Institution Digital Volunteers (2019) — historic document transcription
  • Muslim Wellness Network — exam proctoring for leadership course
  • Elevate Festival · Ramadan Giving — event volunteering
  • Ilma International Girls' School Library Assistant (2012–2013)
Stack Overflow
Stack Overflow 4,790 reputation · 444 contributions · helping developers debug and build
TEDxPSUT — event curation & production lead Immigrants in Tech Summit (Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto) Scale Without Borders — job search hackathon, networking, career workshops

Projects

TCF Practice Tracker

Go + SQLite web app serving randomized TCF Canada French exam practice prompts. Built for and awarded at the Boot.dev Hackathon 2025.

Go SQLite French / TCF
5 stars on GitHub

Hardware Logic Encryption

Design and simulation of a hardware logic encryption block for sequential circuits using CMOS 32/28nm technology and Synopsys Custom Designer. BSc senior capstone — research-quality VLSI work.

VHDL Synopsys CMOS VLSI

Chaos Pebble 🚧 WIP

Long-term Android app project — internal testing release on Google Play. Built with Kotlin and Jetpack Compose using modern Android architecture patterns.

Kotlin Jetpack Compose Android Google Play

AI Chatbot Engine

Production NLP chatbot engine (R + MSSQL) deployed at Loosely Coupled Technologies. 40% reduction in customer response times; custom training portal and bulk report scheduler built alongside.

R NLP SQL Server Production

Skills

Programming Languages

Python JavaScript Go Java Kotlin C/C++ R SQL Tcl-Tk VHDL Verilog Assembly MATLAB

Mobile

Android SDK Jetpack Compose Android Studio Kotlin Google Play

Web & Frontend

HTML / CSS JavaScript Next.js Node.js GitHub Pages

Cloud & DevOps

Google Cloud Platform Microsoft Azure Docker Kubernetes CI/CD Linux Git / GitHub

AI & Data Science

Machine Learning NLP Predictive Modeling Data Science Applied ML

Databases

SQL Server SQLite Oracle SQL

Automation & Tools

UiPath (RPA) Simulink AutoCAD

Hardware & Embedded

VLSI / ASIC Synopsys Custom Designer Arduino PLC LTSpice CST Microwave Studio

Certifications

Get in touch

Whether you're hiring, collaborating, or just want to connect — I'd love to hear from you.

fhossa5@uwo.ca