Shahid Sarker

New York, NY · shahid.sarker@gmail.com

I'm a software engineer based in New York City.


Experience

Co-Organizer

NYC Coders

Lead and co-lead monthly workshops on data structures and algorithms

Develop workshop curriculum with co-organizer team

Facilitate workshops on Zoom due to COVID-19 pandemic

October 2020 – Present

Frontend Engineer

Chowbus

Created testable and reusable React components with input from QA engineers and designers

Became familiar with deployment workflow of a production web application

Implemented metric tracking and error logging for development and production environments

Optimized website features for accessibility, web standards, and SEO

December 2020 – March 2021

Associate Director

Jhal NYC

Oversaw operations selling Bengali street food during pop-up and catering events

Organized collaborations with cultural groups, musicians, and visual artists

Managed communications amongst 12-person team via Slack workspace and email

Streamlined social media content and company marketing materials

August 2017 - December 2020

Technical Instructor

NYC Tech Talent Pipeline Pre-Bootcamp

Taught HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Git virtually to 18 undergraduates

Developed curriculum with 3-person instructional team according to students’ skill levels

August 2020

Technical Instructor

NYC Tech Talent Pipeline Residency

Taught accelerated web development bootcamp to 68 computer science undergraduates

Lectured on Node.js, React, Redux, Git, Postgres, and Sequelize along with live demonstrations

Coordinated with instructional team to encourage engagement in pilot virtual classroom

May 2020 – June 2020

Technical Instructor

NYC Tech Talent Pipeline Residency

Taught accelerated web development bootcamp to 68 computer science undergraduates

Lectured on Node.js, React, Redux, Git, Postgres, and Sequelize along with live demonstrations

Coordinated with instructional team to encourage engagement in pilot virtual classroom

May 2020 – June 2020

Assistant Instructor

Strayer University/Year Up

Taught Ruby, Git, Sinatra, and MVC principles to 28 young adults

Supplemented main lessons with brief lectures on programming and technical skills

Instructed students on development environment setup on macOS, Windows, and Linux

December 2019 – January 2020

Software Engineer

Career Accelerator Program – Inclusion

Built projects to gain programming skills such as testing, DevOps, and algorithms

Participated in workshops led by speakers from industry leading tech companies

July 2019 – August 2019

Technical Instructor

CUNY TechWorks Bootcamp

Taught HTML, CSS, Git, JavaScript, and UI/UX principles to class of 20 adult students

Developed lesson plans with fellow instructors

Adjusted lessons based on students’ understanding of course work

Held JavaScript refresher classes and tutoring sessions via Zoom

June 2019 - August 2019

Education

New York Code + Design Academy

Web Development Fellowship

Program covering frontend and backend technologies such as JavaScript, Git, and Ruby on Rails

June 2018 - September 2018

Stony Brook University

Bachelor of Arts
Philosophy and Religious Studies
May 2017

Skills

Programming Languages & Tools
  • JavaScript/ES6
  • React
  • Redux
  • Next.js
  • Node.js
  • Express
  • EJS
  • Git
  • Pug
  • Ruby
  • Ruby on Rails
  • Sinatra
  • ERB
  • Python
  • Bootstrap
  • Postgres
  • Heroku
  • MongoDB
  • Jest
  • Travis CI
  • AWS
  • Google Cloud
  • HTML
  • CSS
Workflow
  • Mobile-First, Responsive Design
  • Agile Development & Scrum

Projects

Teemo

Group Recruiting Platform

Won NYC Tech Talent Pipeline Alumni Hackathon 2020

Led 4-person team to create platform to matchup with project collaborators based on skills

Utilized LinkedIn API, Express, MongoDB, OAuth, and Bootstrap

Rez Bot

Restaurant Reservation Application

Implemented Express and Postgres backend in conjunction with React frontend

Utilized Twilio SMS API and Slack Slash Commands API to create reservations via webhooks

Constructed integration tests using Jest to automate deployment with Travis CI


Certifications

  • 6.00.1x: Introduction to Computer Science and Programming Using Python - MITx - April 2019
  • Mastering React - Code with Mosh - December 2018
  • Web Development Fellowship - NYC Tech Talent Pipeline - September 2018