Malek Hammoud

Technical Skills

Languages

Python · C++ · Java · TypeScript · JavaScript · SQL (PostgreSQL) · Bash · HTML/CSS

Full-Stack & Backend

React · Node.js · Express · REST APIs · Web Scraping Pipelines · PostgreSQL · Storybook

AI & Machine Learning

Computer Vision (YOLOv5) · Multimodal LLM Integration · Scikit-learn · Pandas · NumPy

Systems, Cloud & Security

Linux (Arch/Debian) · Embedded Systems (QNX/RTOS) · Docker · Azure · Git · AppSec (RBAC/Auth)

Experience

• Mar 2025 – Aug 2025

  Full-Stack Developer Intern

  Playtoon IT, Inc.·Remote

  • Collaborated within a 15-member engineering team to build and ship production features for an interactive web platform.
  • Engineered optimized UI state workflows and built secure media upload pipelines with automated profanity filtering.

• Sep 2024 – Jan 2025

  Software Developer Intern

  Bryck Technologies·Remote

  • Engineered a full-stack web application from design to production deployment for internal enterprise operations.
  • Architected reusable React UI components via Storybook and managed PostgreSQL schema migrations in an Agile workflow.

Technical Projects

• 2026

  IsMyTripSafe — Full-Stack / Automated Data Pipeline

  Creator & Lead Developer·ismytripsafe.com

  • Architected an autonomous destination safety intelligence platform serving 1,000+ monthly active users.
  • Engineered automated web scraping pipelines targeting international government datasets and travel advisory APIs.
  • Implemented dynamic report generation algorithms and programmatic SEO infrastructure to drive autonomous traffic growth.

• Dec 2025 – Present

  Flow Arch (Linux OS) — SourceForge Rising Star Award

  Lead Developer & Maintainer·flowarch-os.github.io

  • Engineered a custom Arch Linux distribution with 700+ downloads; built using Arch ISO tools and Calamares installer.
  • Awarded the SourceForge Rising Star Award for rapid open-source community adoption and distribution stability.

• Jul 2025

  Basil Home AI (Smart Appliance Prototype) — Hack the 6ix Winner

  Co-Creator & Embedded/AI Developer·basilhome.ca

  • Engineered an AI smart appliance system; configured QNX RTOS on Raspberry Pi for low-latency embedded control.
  • Trained YOLOv5 vision models for real-time inventory tracking; integrated multimodal LLM pipelines for recipe generation.
  • Awarded Deloitte’s “Best Use of AI for Green” at Hack the 6ix for embedded resource efficiency and practical utility.

Education

• Sep 2026 – Apr 2030 (Expected)

  McMaster University

  Honours Bachelor of Science in Computer Science (Co-op)·Hamilton, ON

  • Core Focus: Data Structures & Algorithms, Systems Programming, Software Engineering Methodologies.

• Sep 2025 – Dec 2025

  Western University

  Western’s Initiative for Scholarly Excellence (WISE) – Concurrent Dual Enrollment·London, ON

  • Completed competitive university-level coursework: Computer Science I (97%), Intro to Data Science (92%).

• Sep 2022 – Jun 2026

  London Central Secondary School

  Ontario Secondary School Diploma·London, ON

  • Leadership: President of STEM Club; Co-President of Math Club and Central Programming Alliance (Hack Club).
  • Deployed a self-hosted DMOJ competitive programming judge on Azure to support 50+ active student developers.

Honors, Awards & Security Research

Vulnerability Research (Bugcrowd)

• Awarded security bounty by Intercom for discovering zero-click PII exfiltration via indirect prompt injection in Fin AI; identified API broken access control (RBAC bypass) on LaunchDarkly.

Hackathons & Industry

• Hack the 6ix Winner (Deloitte AI for Green, 2025)
• Hack the North Top 32 Finalist / 250+ Teams (2025)

Academic & Scientific Honors

• Canada-Wide Science Fair (Bronze Medal)
• AP Computer Science A (5/5)
• CCC (Senior Distinction)