Ilgiz Satkynov
Software engineer · Bay Area, CA
Mathematics & Computer Science student at De Anza College with experience across backend services, cloud infrastructure, mobile development, and applied AI.
Education
De Anza College
Expected May 2027
Relevant coursework: Data Structures, Algorithms, Database Management Systems, Computer Networks, Information Security, Cloud Security, Discrete Mathematics, Advanced C++
Technical skills
- Languages
- Python, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, SQL, HTML/CSS
- Frameworks & libraries
- React, React Native, Expo, Next.js, .NET, FastAPI, Django, NumPy, Pandas, PyTorch, XGBoost, LlamaIndex
- Cloud, infrastructure & databases
- Google Cloud, Azure, Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, GKE, GitHub Actions, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Supabase
Experience
xAI — AI Tutor (Grok)
September 2026 – Present
- Develop Kyrgyz-language prompts and evaluate Grok responses for accuracy, fluency, and cultural understanding.
- Provide linguistic feedback to refine response quality and handling of Kyrgyz-language context.
WilderGo — iOS Software Engineer
August 2026 – Present
- Develop core React Native features and improve the codebase for an outdoor community and safety platform.
- Resolve Xcode build errors, CocoaPods issues, Metro bundler conflicts, and Expo Router race conditions.
- Support application stability and the Apple App Store submission process.
Microsoft — Software Engineer Intern
April 2026 – August 2026
- Developed RESTful API endpoints for an internal Azure resource-management service using C#/.NET, delivering features and resolving bugs.
- Built a real-time microservice for streaming telemetry and anomaly detection.
- Created observability dashboards and automated CI/CD load-testing tools to monitor reliability and performance.
De Anza College — Instructor Teaching Assistant (Spring/Fall)
April 2026 – Present
- Teach and tutor 25–30+ students in Python, debugging, problem-solving, and core programming concepts.
- Guide students through coding assignments and exercises during class, office hours, and one-on-one support.
Google — Cloud Infrastructure Intern
November 2025 – February 2026
- Automated Google Cloud infrastructure with Terraform and containerized microservices with Docker for deployment to GKE.
- Configured networking, firewall rules, autoscaling, monitoring, and logging for reliable, scalable workloads.
Outamation (externship through Extern) — AI and Automation Extern
September 2025 – November 2025
- Built Python workflows for document classification and data extraction using NLP, computer vision, PyMuPDF, and OCR.
- Developed a LlamaIndex retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) system for searching mortgage documents and evaluated open-source AI models.
- Compiled a technical report comparing document-processing models, implementation challenges, optimization approaches, and deployment considerations.
Geeks — Education Center / Geeks Pro — Frontend Developer Intern
April 2024 – November 2024
- Built web applications using JavaScript and React.
- Contributed to a client website for KyrgyzAeroNavigatsia and received an official commendation for the work.
Projects
- Build an interactive science-learning workspace covering chemistry, biology, physics, mathematics, and anatomy.
- Combine interactive 3D models, labs, and calculators with searchable, sourced explanations.
- Build a question-and-discussion frontend with topic discovery, search, answers, and related questions.
- Implement a browser-local demo data layer with persistent state and input validation; no backend or real accounts yet.
Research & writing
Auditing the Objective
Co-authored technical report
A multi-objective framework and audit protocol examining engagement, content quality, and outrage in recommendation systems.
Statistical Foundations of Machine Learning: A Review
Review / expository paper
Connects calibration, bias–variance trade-offs, sampling theory, and fairness with published case studies.