Arslan Kamchybekov

Chicago | San Francisco

Software Engineer

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Education

  • University of Illinois Chicago
    University of Illinois Chicago·Bachelor's of Science in Computer Science

    Relevant Coursework: Data Structures and Algorithms, Machine Organization, Systems Programming

Experience

  • SafetyWing (YC W18)
    AI Engineering Intern
    October 2025 - Present
  • shiplo.
    Founding Engineer
    June 2025 - August 2025
  • Growthhungry
    Founding Engineer
    January 2025 - June 2025
  • Geni
    Software Engineering Intern
    January 2025 - March 2025
  • Discover
    DevOps Engineering Intern
    October 2024 – December 2024
  • Pathlit
    Software Engineering Intern
    August 2024 - October 2024

Projects

  • Base (Low-Level Database Engine)
  • Pulse (Limit Order Book)
  • Pilot (Multi‑Factor Backtester)
  • Tick (Ticker Aggregation Engine)
  • Deriv (Derivatives Pricing & Risk Analytics)

GitHub

Achievements

Certifications

  • AWS Cloud Technical Essentials
    AWS Cloud Technical EssentialsAWS · 2025
  • Machine Learning with Python
    Machine Learning with PythonIBM · 2025
  • Intro to Deep Learning & Neural Networks with Keras
    Intro to Deep Learning & Neural Networks with KerasIBM · 2025
  • Generative AI and LLMs: Architecture and Data Preparation Show credential
    Generative AI and LLMs: Architecture and Data Preparation Show credentialIBM · 2025

Leadership

  • YCombinator
    Participant YCombinatorJuly 2025

    YCombinator’s AI Startup School was an invite-only 2-day event for young folks in startups and AI, that brought together 2.5K+ handpicked builders to learn about the right attitudes, latest tech and more from the top voices in AI and startup world.

  • Meta x MLH Fellowship
    Production Engineering Fellow Meta x MLH Fellowship

    Meta partners with MLH to offer a Production Engineering track that trains fellows in skills relevant to Production Engineering, Site Reliability Engineering, and DevOps

  • Association for Computing Machinery
    Advanced Web Development Lead Association for Computing MachineryAugust 2024 - December 2024

    The Association for Computing Machinery at the University of Illinois at Chicago is a community for all UIC students interested in computing, computing machinery and related technologies.

Contact

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