Monellie
Ghaffari

Software Engineering Student — University of Waterloo

About Me

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Hi! I'm a second-year Software Engineering student at the University of Waterloo, currently in 2A and looking for a Winter 2027 co-op. I love building things that solve real problems and picking up new technologies along the way. Most recently, I was a Software Developer Intern at BMO, where I shipped production UI components for Online Banking for Business.

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— BASc Software Engineering @ UWaterloo
— Cumulative Average: 95.23%
— Currently in semester 2A
— Prev. co-op: Software Developer Intern @ BMO
   (May – August 2026)

Experience

BMO Financial Group Software Developer Intern
MAY 2026 – AUG 2026
  • Developed and shipped 5+ production UI components (Angular, React Native) for Lexicon, the design system powering BMO's Online Banking for Business web and mobile applications
  • Translated Figma designs into accessible, reusable components in agile sprint cycles, remediating WCAG issues with accessibility testers ahead of each release
  • Independently built an LLM-optimized knowledge base of component development standards, applying generative engine optimization research to enable AI-assisted screen/component creation; presented outcomes to senior engineering leadership
Math Club — William Lyon Mackenzie CI Lessons Executive
AUG 2024 – JUNE 2025
  • Designed and delivered weekly competitive math lessons to 4–20 students
Spirit of Math Schools & Northern Karate Schools Assistant Teacher & Volunteer Assistant
2021 – 2024
  • Taught problem-solving strategies and assisted instructors in leading classes of 20+ students

Skills

Languages

TypeScript
JavaScript
C
C++
Python
Java
Swift
HTML
CSS
Processing

Tools & Frameworks

$ Angular
$ React Native
$ Flask
$ MySQL
$ Git
$ GitHub
$ VS Code
$ Xcode
$ Pytest
$ Figma

Practices

Agile (Scrum, Sprints)
Accessibility (WCAG)
Object-Oriented Programming
Software Design

Soft Skills

Leadership
Collaboration
Technical Communication
Problem-Solving

Awards & Certifications

DECA — ICDC (top ~1% internationally) 2023 – 2025
University of Toronto High School Design Competition — First Place NOV 2024
Lagrange Math Contest — Gold Medal 2021
Black Belt in Karate — Northern Karate Schools NOV 2022
Level 10 Piano Practical — Royal Conservatory of Music JULY 2024

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