Software Engineer Intern
Ciena
// ADC Analog Layout
Work within the ADC analog layout team connecting existing tools using Cadence SKILL and csh (cshell) to streamline internal layout workflows across the team's toolchain.
About
Siddig Ahmed
Computer Science Student & Software Engineering Intern
I'm a second-year Bachelor of Computer Science (Honours) student at Carleton University, specializing in the Software Engineering stream with a minor in Mathematics. I'm passionate about low-level systems programming, infrastructure, and the boundary where hardware meets software. I spend most of my time working close to the metal with C/C++, Linux internals, and the kind of problems that reward patience and precision. I'm drawn to building reliable systems that are fast, understandable, and built to last.
Experience
Roles where I've applied systems thinking in industry and academia.
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Computer Science Teaching Assistant
Carleton University
// COMP 1405 - Python Procedural Programming
Lead tutorials, grade assignments, and guide students through foundational programming logic and procedural structures.
Involvement
Engineering teams, hackathons, and leadership beyond the classroom.
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Developing firmware for a prosthetic arm to compete in national and international design competitions, including CYBATHLON 2028.
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Academic Excellence
Carleton University
// Honours · Mathematics Minor
Recognized on the Deans' Honour List and awarded a $16,000 entrance scholarship for academic achievement in Computer Science (Honours).
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Organizing uOttawa's upcoming hackathon to provide a platform for software engineering students to build innovative projects.
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Won Best AI for Environmental Impact at Hackathon 3.0 (Build to Convert) for EcoCart, a browser extension that analyzes product pages and recommends greener shopping alternatives in real time.
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Competed in intensive weekend hackathons, building software solutions under tight deadlines alongside cross-functional teams.
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Volunteer Notetaker
Paul Menton Centre · Carleton SCS
// Community
Supported peers by providing comprehensive notes for COMP 1006, 1405, 1406, 1805, 2401, and MATH 1007.
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Served a full-year term and secured a partnership with Rockcliffe Tennis Club, ensuring free, inclusive access to activities for all members.
Featured Projects
A selection of engineering work I'm proud of.
EcoCart
Browser extension that scores product sustainability and surfaces greener shopping alternatives in real time.
CPU Cache Benchmarker
Benchmarks sequential, strided, and pointer-chasing memory access patterns, then visualizes where cache latency jumps appear.
Schedule Scoop
Chrome extension that exports Carleton Central timetables to Google Calendar, Outlook, or ICS.
Curate
From-scratch terminal editor in C with full-screen rendering, raw key handling, and live resize support.
Relational Algebra Query Processor
Command-line engine that runs selection, projection, joins, and set operations over loaded relations.
Student Management System
PostgreSQL-backed CLI for listing, adding, updating, and deleting student records.
Markit
Modular C++ autograder that parses student submissions and evaluates test cases across assignment types.
North Star
Pygame Arctic route planner that finds Pareto-optimal ship paths balancing speed, fuel use, and ice risk.
PDF Merger
Web app for dragging, reordering, and merging multiple PDFs into one downloadable file.
Home Server
Always-on Debian box hosting game servers, shared storage, backups, and network-wide PiHole ad blocking.
Skills
Languages
- Python
- C
- C++
- Java
- JavaScript
- SQL
- HTML
- CSS
- Cadence SKILL
Frameworks & Libraries
- React
- Flask
- BeautifulSoup
- Matplotlib
- NumPy
- Pygame
Databases
- PostgreSQL
- pgAdmin4
- MongoDB
- Neo4j
Developer Tools
- Git
- Bash
- C Shell (csh)
- CMake
- VS Code
- PyCharm
- OpenSSH
- Visual Studio
- IntelliJ
- Eclipse
- Pterodactyl Panel
OS & Platforms
- Linux (Debian, Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Kali, Arch)
- QNX
- OpenStack
- QEMU
- VirtualBox
- Raspberry Pi
- WineHQ
- Cygwin64