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MAZEN TALSAM

BACK-END

DEVELOPER

Building scalable, production-grade systems at an AI startup and shipping full-stack features for a 3,000+ member student platform. Proficient in Python, Django, REST APIs, and cloud-native tooling.

Currently: csjobs.ca launch  ·  Back-End Engineer @ Vosyn
300+ CONCURRENT
USERS SERVED
0 PRODUCTION
APPS SHIPPED
0 ACTIVE
INTERNSHIPS

REST APIs
& BACK-END

DJANGO · FLASK
POSTGRES · DOCKER

WORK

EXPERIENCE

Canadian CS Internship Platform

Founder & Full-Stack Developer

Founder

Launched a job aggregation platform serving 300+ concurrent users. Engineered Python web scrapers, Flask REST APIs with SQLite backend, deduplication pipelines, and a production-ready job board UI with client-side search and filtering.

2026 – Present

Vosyn

Back-End Developer Intern — AI & Cloud Systems

Internship

Architected REST APIs using Python, Django, DRF, and Flask for AI-driven backend workflows. Designed PostgreSQL and NoSQL schemas, containerized services with Docker, and integrated backends with React frontends. Deployed on Linux with Bash scripting.

2025 – Present

Laurier Computing Society

Full-Stack Developer

Volunteer

Shipped full-stack features in Python, JavaScript, and HTML/CSS for a 3,000+ member student platform. Built responsive UI components, Flask/Django REST endpoints, and integrated frontend with backend APIs for real-time content rendering.

2024 – 2025

Wilfrid Laurier University

B.S. Computer Science — 3.0 GPA

Education

Coursework in Data Structures & Algorithms, Object-Oriented Programming, and Intro to Programming. Expected graduation 2028.

2023 – Present (Expected 2028)

RECENT

PROJECTS

CS Internship Platform
01

Canadian CS Internship Platform

Python Flask SQLite REST APIs Web Scraping
Discord Clone
02

Discord Clone

TypeScript React Tailwind Supabase Prisma
Portfolio
03

Personal Portfolio — mazentalsam.com

React.js JavaScript HTML / CSS

THOUGHTS &

DEVLOG

Startup Mar 2026

Founding csjobs.ca: Building Ontario's #1 CS Job Platform

How I built a job aggregation platform from scratch — Python scrapers, Flask APIs, deduplication pipelines, and scaling to 300+ concurrent users.

Read more
Backend Feb 2026

Shipping AI Backends at Vosyn: DRF, Docker & Production Scale

What I learned building production REST APIs with Django REST Framework, containerizing with Docker, and managing multi-tenant auth at an AI startup.

Read more
Full-Stack Jan 2026

Real-Time Chat from Scratch: Building a Discord Clone

A deep dive into building real-time messaging with TypeScript, Supabase, and Prisma ORM — and what I'd do differently next time.

Read more

SKILLS &

ABOUT ME

Back-End Developer with hands-on experience building scalable, production-grade systems at an AI startup and within a 3,000+ member student organization. My passion for CS started from my dad's background in tech — that spark turned into shipping real products used by real people.

Languages

Python
JavaScript
TypeScript
Java
HTML / CSS

Back-End

Django
Django REST Framework
Flask
REST APIs

Frontend

React.js
Tailwind CSS
Vanilla JavaScript

Databases & DevOps

PostgreSQL
SQLite
Supabase
Docker
Git
Linux / Bash
Postman
Prisma
Railway
● Open to co-op & full-time — Fall 2026

Let's build something
remarkable together.

Looking for a back-end developer who ships fast, thinks in systems, and brings startup energy to every project? Let's talk.

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TOUCH

mazentbusiness@gmail.com

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