Nishan Dhaliwal
Software Engineer
About
I'm a Computer Science student at Carleton University, graduating Spring 2029. I love building full-stack and AI-powered products that solve real problems. I particularly enjoy systems that combine machine learning, clean APIs, and polished user experiences.
Experience
Royal Bank of Canada
Software Engineer Intern
Sept – Dec 2026
- Joining the Technology & Operations team
Develop for Good
Software Engineer Intern
May – Aug 2026
- Leading end-to-end development for a centralized web platform for The Village at Glencliff, optimizing user funnels to secure hospital partnerships and community resources for unhoused patients.
Leadership
Lions Field Hockey Club
Assistant Coach
June 2023 – August 2026
- Trained and mentored 20+ athletes from beginner to provincial levels, emphasizing safety, discipline, and skill development
- Organized and managed practice sessions, creating structured drills and strategies to enhance team performance
Projects
React · TypeScript · FastAPI · PostgreSQL · Gemini
- Built an AI-powered platform for Canadian pre-med students to manage their Med School journey, reaching 15+ active users
- Used LLM-based schema inferencing and TypeScript transformations to standardize extracurricular data from spreadsheets
Python · Flask · PostgreSQL · Redis · Docker · Nginx · Prometheus · Grafana
- Developed a URL shortener with Flask, PostgreSQL, Redis, and Nginx load balancing across 3 replicas; ranking 14/200+ teams
- Cut p95 latency from 792ms to 309ms (-61%) and increased throughput by 10% via Redis caching across 50 concurrent users
- Designed self-healing infrastructure with Prometheus and Alertmanager, plus real-time logs tracking latency, errors, health
Python · RoBERTa · FAISS · Vertex AI (Gemini)
- Published a Python library for conversational AI agents with custom personalities, dynamic states, and multi-tenant support
- Engineered a dual-llm architecture with fast and deep reasoning modes, automatically routing to optimize latency and cost
- Implemented a multi-memory system with short-term, long-term, and synthetic stores using semantic and keyword search
Skills
Languages
PythonJavaCC++TypeScript/JavaScript
Frameworks & Tools
ReactDjangoFastAPIFlaskDockerPrometheusGrafanaGit
Data & Cloud
PostgreSQLMongoDBAWS (Lambda, S3, SageMaker)scikit-learnPyTorchXGBoostRedis
+ whatever comes next
Certification
Google Data Analytics Professional Certificate
June 2024
- Completed Google's professional certification in data analysis, covering SQL, data cleaning, visualization, and Tableau
Education
Carleton University
Expected April 2029Bachelor of Computer Science (Honours) · GPA 3.8/4.0
Coursework: Abstract Data Types/Algorithms, Systems Programming, Operating Systems, Database Management