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Shahir Taj's work experience includes working as a Software Engineer at MMG, where they developed API-based patient recruitment and retention systems using .NET Core/C#, React, and AngularJS. Shahir implemented Azure cloud and DevOps integration to enhance security and scalability, while reducing deployment time for modules, upgrades, and fixes.

Prior to that, Shahir worked as an Academic Tutor at Mentor Tutoring, where they spearheaded an educational program initiative to provide free tutoring to low-income high school students. Shahir delivered tailored instruction in various subjects and utilized data-driven methodologies to assess and enhance students' learning outcomes.

Shahir also worked as a Software Engineer at Bowdoin College, where they transitioned a congressional data website from MySQL to PostgreSQL to enhance database management and performance optimization. Shahir resolved database connection issues using JavaScript and improved the website design and performance for streamlined access to information.

Additionally, Shahir developed a Python script for semantic similarity calculations and implemented Google's Universal Sentence Encoder (USE) NLP model as a Software Engineer at Bowdoin College. Shahir generated the five closest paragraphs to each input for performance analysis, enabling the evaluation and optimization of the USE model in concept detection.

Shahir Taj pursued their Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science at Bowdoin College from 2017 to 2022.