Software Engineer

Sep 2025 - May 2026

Built the backend of the NCSC Certified Degree Application tool, helping assessors grade university cyber-security degrees against 130+ criteria

• Integrated the OpenAI API into live grading code, each call using a section-scoped prompt, a fixed evidence boundary and a required response schema so results came back in a dependable shape.
• Built RAG retrieval over PDF evidence plus targeted extraction from Word and Excel, so the model only ever saw the passages tied to the criterion being graded, cutting tokens, latency and making every verdict traceable.
• Split grading between deterministic rules and the model: objective checks ran as code and the LLM handled only the criteria needing judgement, removing a whole class of avoidable errors.
• Kept a human in control, with every verdict returned as an editable draft and nothing final until an assessor saved it and a panel confirmed it at consensus stage.
• Tested the workflow across 8 cases covering complete, incomplete, miscategorised and near-empty evidence, including the ones meant to fail and stop the workflow.
• Received a letter of appreciation from the NCSC Deputy Director for National Resilience Capabilities.

Jun 2025 - Sep 2025

Selected for the CSE Connect Experience exceler8or, a national student programme in practical cyber security and software engineering

• Built a complete phone-usage analytics system end to end: an Android app in Kotlin that measures how people use their apps, a Node.js backend that stores and analyses the data, and a web dashboard to view it, all self-hosted with Docker and MongoDB.
• Made it private by design: app names are hashed on-device before anything is sent, so the server never sees which apps someone actually uses, and users can export or permanently delete all their data at any time (GDPR-compliant).
• Collected data quietly in the background without draining the battery, kept only the last 7 days, and synced it over a secure, encrypted, login-protected (JWT) connection.
• Added analytics that automatically flag unusual behaviour, such as late-night use or sudden spikes in screen time, with easy-to-read charts and alerts in both the app and the dashboard.

Mar 2025 - Aug 2025

Designed and built the backend for a platform that turns plain-English requests into structured legal document drafts

• Built the agent workflow in LangGraph: it retrieves the right template, works out what information is missing, asks the user for it, then drafts the document and reviews its own output.
• Streamed generation progress to a Next.js chat and document editor over WebSockets, so users could watch a long-running AI job move instead of waiting on a blank screen.
• Reworked prompts and tool calls against product feedback to raise how often a draft came back complete on the first attempt.

Feb 2025

Selected for EY's competitive early-careers programme, delivered with Everything D&I

• Completed a three-week programme covering EY career paths, Tax and Assurance, the graduate application process, and interview preparation.
• Built practical leadership and communication skills, and explored how AI is reshaping client work and professional services.

Sep 2023 - Dec 2023

Team challenge to design a tech solution for a real social problem

• Worked in a multidisciplinary team to design "Roshnii," a mobile app concept helping forcibly displaced people find shelter, healthcare, family contact, and local resources.
• Used Microsoft tools and AI features to map camp locations, surface medical support, and give secure access to essential services.
• Delivered a working prototype showing how simple digital tools can reach and support vulnerable communities at scale.

July 2018 - Dec 2018

First hands-on engineering role, learning electronics from the ground up

• Learned to build, test, and repair electronic circuits and components in a real workshop.
• Helped develop an automatic changeover switch that improved power management for homes.
• Tested and refined hardware to catch faults early and make systems more reliable.