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Leo Alavi

Graduate Software Engineer · Full-Stack, Mobile & Applied AI

Sydney, Australia
Australian citizen

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

TypeScriptJavaScriptPythonDartJavaSQL

Frontend & Mobile

ReactNext.jsFlutterTailwind CSSResponsive DesignAccessibilityDeep Linking

Backend & Databases

Node.jsSupabasePostgreSQLREST APIsAuthenticationRow-Level Security

Applied AI

Vercel AI SDKLLM IntegrationPyTorchComputer VisionTransfer LearningModel EvaluationGrad-CAM

Testing & DevOps

GitGitHubGitHub ActionsVitestPlaywrightFlutter TestingCI/CDVercel

Projects

Astronomy Open Night – Flutter Event Navigation App

External Testing · Pre-release
August 2026 – Present

Flutter · 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

Live
July 2026 – Present

Next.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 Development
March 2026 – Present

Flutter · 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

July 2026 – Present
  • ▸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

December 2025 – Present
  • ▸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

October 2023 – December 2024
  • ▸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

May 2025 – Present
  • ▸Resolve customer enquiries and coordinate across sales, logistics and warehouse teams in a high-volume retail environment.

Sales Assistant

Zara

December 2024 – May 2025
  • ▸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 2026

Macquarie University

  • • Majors: Artificial Intelligence · Web and Mobile Application Development
  • • WAM: 75/100 (Distinction)

Certificate IV in Information Technology (Programming)

July 2022 – July 2023

TAFE NSW

  • • Practical training in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, MySQL, responsive design and database-driven application development.