Profile
Resume
Leo Alavi
Graduate Software Engineer · Full-Stack, Mobile & Applied AI
Overview
Final-year Bachelor of Information Technology student at Macquarie University, majoring in Artificial Intelligence and Web & Mobile Application Development, with hands-on experience across software engineering, full-stack web development, Flutter mobile applications and applied AI. Currently a Software Intern at Calumino and co-founder of Syllabus Sync, with experience building, debugging and testing real software products. Australian citizen graduating in November 2026 and seeking graduate software engineering and technology roles.
Skills
Languages
Frontend & Mobile
Backend & Databases
Applied AI
Testing & DevOps
Projects
Astronomy Open Night – Flutter Event Navigation App
External Testing · Pre-releaseFlutter · Dart · Google Maps SDK · Deep Linking · Xcode
Co-developing a Flutter event navigation app for Macquarie University's Astronomy Open Night, supporting event information, venue navigation and in-app Google Maps walking directions. Currently in external testing and preparing for App Store and Google Play distribution. Developed by student app developers, not an official Macquarie University product.
Sylla – AI-Powered Study Assistant
LiveNext.js · React · TypeScript · Tailwind CSS · Vercel AI SDK · Supabase · Vitest
An AI-powered study assistant with streaming responses, persistent conversation history and reusable study workflows for summaries, explanations, flashcards, quizzes and study planning. Designed to operate independently and as an integrated assistant within the wider Syllabus Sync ecosystem.
MQ Navigation – Flutter Campus Navigation App
In DevelopmentFlutter · Dart · GoRouter · Deep Linking · GitHub Actions · Flutter Testing
Building a Flutter campus navigation app supporting destination discovery, route previews, transport information and access to key university locations. Implemented destination-based deep linking between Syllabus Sync and the mobile app, enabling direct web-to-mobile navigation, with a mobile-first, accessibility-focused interface and automated Flutter testing.
Technical Experience
Software Intern
Calumino
- ▸Contribute to internal software tools and computer vision-related review workflows, implementing features, debugging issues and validating changes within an established engineering codebase.
- ▸Develop and maintain Python-based tooling supporting internal review, annotation and computer vision workflows.
- ▸Investigate issues across application code and runtime environments, including tracing inconsistent review-tool behaviour to an outdated backend process serving a stale API version.
Software Developer & Co-Founder
Syllabus Sync
Selected for the Macquarie University Incubator in May 2026
- ▸Co-founded and co-developed Syllabus Sync, a full-stack student productivity platform with integrated AI study tools through Sylla.
- ▸Contribute to frontend architecture, authentication, responsive design, accessibility and automated testing using Next.js, TypeScript and Supabase.
- ▸Implemented destination-based deep linking between Syllabus Sync and MQ Navigation, enabling direct web-to-mobile campus navigation.
Web Developer
SBR Group
Promoted from a three-month internship to a paid development role
- ▸Improved the company's WordPress website across mobile responsiveness, usability and page performance.
- ▸Automated recurring internal coordination workflows using Monday.com, reducing manual follow-up and improving visibility of task ownership and progress.
- ▸Collaborated with stakeholders to translate business requirements into practical website and workflow improvements.
Customer Experience
Sales Co-worker
IKEA Australia
- ▸Resolve customer enquiries and coordinate across sales, logistics and warehouse teams in a high-volume retail environment.
Sales Assistant
Zara
- ▸Delivered customer service and supported product enquiries, transactions and stock operations in a high-volume retail environment.
Education
Bachelor of Information Technology
July 2023 – November 2026Macquarie University
- • Majors: Artificial Intelligence · Web and Mobile Application Development
- • WAM: 75/100 (Distinction)
Certificate IV in Information Technology (Programming)
July 2022 – July 2023TAFE NSW
- • Practical training in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, MySQL, responsive design and database-driven application development.