💻 ML QA Automation Engineer at Apple — Career Experience
🎓 BSc (Hons) Computer Science Graduate — First-Class Honours, Queen Mary University of London
📍 Cambridge, UK
📧 [email protected]
My work spans software development, ML QA automation, data pipelines, and accessible user interfaces. I'm currently contributing to automation and evaluation at Apple, building on projects developed with IBM and the hospitality sector.
💬 SkillFindr Chatbot (IBM) — 2024–2025
Collaborated directly with IBM as part of a Work Integrated Final Year Project to design, develop, and document the frontend of a large language model–powered chatbot, called SkillFindr, for deployment on the IBM SkillsBuild platform.
Key Achievements:
- Achieved Google Lighthouse scores of 97% for accessibility and 100% for performance, best practices, and SEO.
- Designed the frontend structure using Figma and Draw.io, producing 11 diagrams and flowcharts.
- Integrated a REST API connection between the client and server to handle LLM requests and responses.
- Produced a 10,000-word technical report covering usability, testing, and project methodology.
Tech Stack:
Next.js · React · Node.js · JavaScript (ES6) · Ollama · REST API · Carbon Design System · Figma · Draw.io · SASS · Google Lighthouse · Git · VS Code
🗓️ RotaMaker4 — 2022
A desktop application developed in collaboration with The Headland Hotel in Torquay, Devon, helping hospitality businesses create, manage, and share staff schedules and manage employee data.
Key Achievements:
- Helped the business move from printed Excel sheets to a digital scheduling application.
- Delivered a production-ready application in 8 months, completing all phases of the software development lifecycle.
- Conducted usability tests with 10 users to evaluate user flow, gather feedback, and identify bugs.
- Built an email distribution system for sharing new schedules with employees.
Tech Stack:
C# · .NET · WinForms · Microsoft Access · Visual Studio · HTML · CSS · Git
| Category | Tools & Technologies |
|---|---|
| Languages | JavaScript, TypeScript, SQL, C#, Java, Python, CSS, HTML, Swift |
| Frameworks & Libraries | React, Next.js, Node.js, Vue.js, SASS, Tailwind CSS, Bootstrap, Carbon Design System, WinForms, Django |
| Tools | Git, VS Code, Visual Studio, NetBeans, IntelliJ, Xcode, Figma, Draw.io, Google Lighthouse |
| Databases | MySQL, MongoDB, Microsoft Access |
| ML, Cloud & Data | Ollama, REST APIs, AWS S3, automated data pipelines, synthetic-data generation, evaluation and performance analysis |
| Concepts | Responsive Design, Micro Frontends, MVC, OOP, SDLC, usability testing, accessibility |
Queen Mary University of London
BSc (Hons) Computer Science — First-Class Honours (Sep 2022 – Jul 2025)
- Selected as 1 of 9 students for a competitive IBM-affiliated Final Year Project programme.
- Collaborated on 7 group software development projects, achieving an average grade of 89%.
- Elected President of the Bulgarian Society, growing membership from 5 to 23 members in one year.
Key Coursework: Computer Graphics, Computer Systems, Web Technology, Big Data Processing, Logic & Discrete Structures, Security Engineering, Neural Networks & Deep Learning, Compilers.
Exeter College (Sep 2020 – Apr 2022)
A Levels: Computer Science (B), English Language (A), Mathematics (B)
Combined technical and linguistic studies, developing both analytical and communication skills.
Key Topics: Algorithms, C# Development, Systems & Networks, English Linguistics.
Jun 2026 – Present, Cambridge
A five-month Career Experience in software development and machine learning, focused on automation and the design, development, testing, and evaluation of data pipelines.
- Developed automated handling, structuring, distribution, and offloading of data outputs to AWS S3.
- Built a configuration-driven solution to automate data distribution across the team.
- Contributed to architecture design, synthetic-data generation, evaluation, and performance analysis.
- Designing and building a Swift application for internal evaluation studies and data extraction.
- Own and deliver work, report progress, and present technical findings.
Jul 2024 – Jun 2026, London
Guided customers towards products and services suited to their needs, including accessibility requirements, and provided personalised technical support.
- Maintained an average Team Member Score (TMS) of 95% over 24 months.
- Achieved the highest performance rating, “Exceeding,” across all disciplines.
- Received the Apple Applause Award twice for customer service and an empathetic approach.
Fuller’s — Supervisor (Apr 2023 – Apr 2024, London)
Supervised and directed teams to optimize performance, lead operations, and ensure customer satisfaction within hospitality environments.
- C# Intermediate Certificate — SoloLearn, 2024
- Python Core Certificate — SoloLearn, 2024
- Java Course Certificate — SoloLearn, 2020
- JavaScript Course Certificate — SoloLearn, 2020
- AI-driven front-end development using LLM APIs and micro-frontends
- Embedded systems design with ESP32, Arduino, and sensor calibration
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⭐ “Bridging software and hardware through creativity, precision, and curiosity.”