Hello, I'm
Hamed
Dawoudzai
SWE Intern @ RBC | Prev @ Traveltical, Appy.yo | CS @ University of Toronto
Passionate about building scalable backend systems and full-stack applications that make an impact.
About Me
I'm a fourth-year Computer Science student at the University of Toronto. I'm passionate about backend engineering and full-stack development, building software that scales and solves real problems.
Currently, I'm working as a Software Developer Intern at RBC on the U.S. Cash Management team, building Java Spring Boot microservices for high-volume corporate payment processing. Previously, I interned at Traveltical and Appy.yo. I'm always looking to gain more experience as a software engineer and take on new challenges.
My long-term goal is to move to the United States and work as a software engineer where I can make a real impact, building products that people actually use every day.
hamed.dawoudzai@mail.utoronto.ca
Phone
647-510-6214
Location
Toronto, Ontario
Experience
Software Developer Intern, U.S. Cash Management
Royal Bank of Canada
- Built and maintained Java Spring Boot microservices supporting high-volume U.S. corporate payment processing within RBC Global Payments.
- Reduced end-to-end payment preprocessing latency by ~40–60% by introducing API versioning (v2) and parallelized Camunda workflows.
- Improved service scalability and fault tolerance by aligning backend services with Azure deployment patterns and offloading non-critical workloads to Spot VM capacity.
- Increased service reliability by implementing comprehensive unit tests using JUnit and Mockito, achieving 80%+ code coverage in a regulated banking environment.
Software Engineer Intern
Traveltical
- Modernized backend services by introducing API versioning (v3), enabling backward-compatible evolution of endpoints without disrupting existing consumers.
- Designed and implemented layered RESTful services (controller, service, DAO) with an ORM-style data access layer, and authored Swagger/OpenAPI documentation to improve maintainability, testing, and developer onboarding.
Software Engineer Intern
Appy.yo
- Developed and tested full-stack features for an AI-powered physiotherapy platform using Java (Spring Boot), React (TypeScript), PostgreSQL, Docker, and Nginx.
- Implemented RESTful APIs for injury-aware workout recommendations, session logging, and an LLM-based physiotherapist chatbot; integrated DeepSeek AI and JWT authentication, cutting latency by ~80%.
- Optimized performance and implemented caching strategies to reduce REST call response time from over 10 seconds to below 300 milliseconds.
Education
University of Toronto
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
September 2022 – April 2027Projects
Hybrid Stock & Crypto Exchange
Full-Stack Trading Platform
A hybrid trading platform for stocks and cryptocurrencies with real-time market data, order execution, and portfolio management.
- Built a full-stack hybrid trading platform leveraging Polygon.io and Coinbase Exchange API, capable of supporting 1,000+ users.
- Optimized backend performance using Redis caching (TTL-based), reducing external API calls by 50% and ensuring transactional safety with PostgreSQL.
Rewardly
Loyalty Points Management System
A full-stack loyalty platform with role-based access control, transaction processing, and promotional campaigns.
- Built a full-stack loyalty points platform with role-based access control (4 roles), transaction processing, and promotional campaigns, capable of supporting 10,000+ concurrent users.
Skills
Languages
Backend & APIs
Frontend
Cloud & Infrastructure
Testing & Practices
Get In Touch
I'm always open to discussing new opportunities, projects, or collaborations. Feel free to reach out, I'd love to hear from you.