Transactify
A blockchain-powered real estate marketplace with smart contract escrow, title verification oracles, English auctions with anti-sniping protection, and automated agent commission vaults.
SolidityHardhatWeb3.jsNode.js
Zain Ghazanfar
Quantitative developer and machine learning engineer building intelligent systems for financial markets and autonomous decision-making.
Experience
Jun – Aug 2025
Research Software Engineer
Arrowstreet Capital
Boston, MA
Jan 2024 – Present
ML Engineer & Co-Founder
Zaphor Solutions
Alpharetta, GA
Jul 2024 – Dec 2025
Machine Learning Researcher
Georgia Tech ACT Lab
Atlanta, GA
Dec 2022 – May 2024
Software Engineer
Endor Media
Remote
Jan – May 2023
Applied Data Science Researcher
Georgia Tech SMART Lab
Atlanta, GA
Education
Aug 2023 – May 2026
B.S. in Computer Science
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA
- Concentrations in Intelligence & Devices
- Coursework: Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Data Structures & Algorithms, Computer Organization, Objects & Design, Statistics
Projects
Selected work spanning quantitative systems, autonomous agents, and distributed infrastructure.
Autonomous Lane-Change Agent
A deep reinforcement learning system that trains autonomous vehicles to perform safe lane changes in simulation using reward shaping and policy optimization.
PyTorchPythonOpenAI GymNumPy
Tuned Tracker
A TV and anime tracking dashboard with ML-powered recommendations, weekly episode calendars, watch progress syncing, and real-time updates via Firebase.
ReactTypeScriptFirebaseGemini API
Novu
A student budgeting and financial tracking app built at a hackathon. Helps students manage expenses, set savings goals, and stay on top of their finances.
React NativeExpoTypeScript
ScheduleMate
A collaborative college scheduling app that helps students plan courses, coordinate study groups, and manage their academic workload in one place.
JavaAndroidFirebase
Unwrappd
“Spotify Wrapped. All. Year. Long.” — an Android app that gives you continuous listening stats, top artist breakdowns, and genre analytics powered by the Spotify API.
JavaAndroidFirebaseSpotify API
Technical Expertise
Languages
Python
C++
Java
SQL
TypeScript
Go
R
ML & Quant
PyTorch
TensorFlow
Reinforcement Learning
Time Series Analysis
Predictive Modeling
Backtesting
Market Data Processing
Infrastructure
Docker
Kubernetes
AWS
Terraform
GitLab CI/CD
Prefect
PostgreSQL
Frameworks
Pandas
NumPy
FastAPI
Flask
React
Node.js
asyncio / aiohttp