Ayaan

Ayaan

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Experience

Software Engineer

Better Bound — Slay 75

Aug 2026 – PresentBoston, MA
  • Built a collectible pet economy for Slay 75, a self-improvement social app with 10,000+ users, raising 60-day retention from 20% to 28%; secured user balances and inventory with Supabase/PostgreSQL row-level security.
  • Doubled download-to-paid conversion by shipping 22 onboarding and paywall-funnel screens natively in SwiftUI and Jetpack Compose; used PostHog to pinpoint where users dropped off and reposition the paywall.
  • Built friend discovery and add/remove-friend features; compressed photos ~95% before uploading through authenticated Cloudflare Workers to R2, reducing storage and bandwidth costs.

Full-Stack Engineer

No Bad Days Club — Gamified travel and experiences

Nov 2025 – Jun 2026Remote
  • Shipped a full-stack mobile web app for discovering travel experiences, deployed with Docker on AWS Lightsail, growing from zero to 140+ beta users.
  • Automated task verification by integrating Google Gemini into a FastAPI and PostgreSQL backend to check user-submitted photos, eliminating manual moderation as the user base grew.
  • Built a multi-page marketing site using Next.js, React, TypeScript, and Tailwind with responsive, mobile-first layouts and optimized performance, increasing users by 73%.
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Leadership

President

UMass Badminton Club (300+ members)

Sep 2023 – PresentAmherst, MA
  • Founded UMass Amherst's annual intercollegiate badminton invitational, hosting 100+ players from 8 college teams and securing $1,000+ in sponsorship to fund the event.

Office Staff

UMass Amherst New Student and Family Programs

May 2026 – PresentAmherst, MA
  • Managed front-line communications via Salesforce, responding to email and phone inquiries from 6,300+ students and 2,500+ family members regarding orientation logistics and program details.
  • Awarded Office Staff of the Year for outstanding performance and reliability.

Resident Assistant

UMass Amherst

Aug 2025 – PresentAmherst, MA
  • Served as primary contact for 30+ residents, providing academic, personal, and housing support (15–20 hrs/week).
  • Organized 5+ community events per semester (20–25 attendees) while upholding university policies.

Orientation Leader

UMass Amherst New Student and Family Programs

May 2025 – Jan 2026Amherst, MA
  • Facilitated comprehensive campus tours and informational Q&A sessions to welcome 6,300+ students and 2,500+ family members, successfully fostering a positive transition to UMass Amherst.
  • Supported staff recruitment through outreach campaigns targeting prospective student leaders and peer mentors.

Classroom Access Assistant

UMass Disability Services

Apr 2024 – Aug 2025Amherst, MA
  • Facilitated classroom access and note-taking for 20+ students with disabilities and coordinated 500+ accommodated exams in collaboration with faculty and staff.