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Mustafa Shikora

Currently - SWE @ Discord

Previously - Venmo, Amazon

UIUC '16 Math + CS

Not looking for work Download Resume
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Mustafa Shikora

Software Developer

Backend, Full Stack, Android, whatever

I'm a senior level engineer who's been building highly available, highly scalable, efficient, and robust infrastructures.

An expert in backend with proficiency in frontend and Android Development, I have 7 years of experience in software engineering from , , and now .

Chicago, IL Not looking for work Download Resume

##### Professional Interests #####

Android Development

Been picking up many Android projects at Discord and having fun. Google Play Billing has become my frenemy. Always searching for ways to improve Discord's Android Billing infrastructure.

Entrepreneurship

After recently shutting down my venture called Capless, I'm marinating an idea for a new app hopefully coming soon 👀

Mentorship

I've been mentoring a sophomore at Purdue since he was 14 and he's an incredible engineer so far. Reach out to him if you want a Software Engineering intern who'll work better than your employees.

##### Personal Interests #####

Music

Sports

  • Basketball
  • Tennis
  • Golf
  • Volleyball (Beach)
  • Volleyball (Regular)
  • Broomball

Video Games

Currently Playing

  • Skyrim Special Edition
  • Diablo 4
  • Spiderman 2

Most Loved

  • Baldurs Gate 3
  • God of War: Ragnorak
  • Pokemon Fire Red

Reading

Currently Reading

  • A Little Life
  • The Three Body Problem

Most Loved

  • The Martian
  • Ender's Game
  • Ready Player One
  • Song of Achilles

Screen Picks

Movie - Across the Spiderverse

TV Show - The Last of Us

Youtuber - Mark Rober

Livestreamer - Ludwig

ESport - Valorant

Discord

05/2022 - Present

Software Engineer

  • Working in the Subscriptions Team
  • Developing the revenue infrastructure
  • Collaborating with product teams to launch new features
  • Full stack work covering backend, client, and mobile

Capless

05/2020 - 05/2022

Cofounder and Chief Technology Officer

  • Built algorithm to match founders and investors
  • Designed website and marketing designs
  • Iterated and pivoted the product repeatedly
  • Joined P10X Accelerator as a portfolio company
  • Interviewed as a top 500 company with Y Combinator

Venmo

03/2020 - 04/2022

Senior Software Engineer

  • Subject Matter Expert on AWS
  • Tech lead for many Credit Card projects
  • Launched Cash-A-Check for stimulus checks
  • Built a circuit breaker to stop external calls when error rates spike

Amazon Prime Video

03/2017 - 11/2019

Senior Software Engineer

  • Developed scalable Prime Video catalog applications.
  • Maintained data pipelines for third-party exports.
  • Initiated global transactional media content launch.
  • Implemented customer-preferred language selection services.

University of Illinois - Urbana Champaign

08/2013 - 12/2016

Mathematics Major and Computer Science Minor

  • Specialized in Applied Mathematics
  • Studied core CS topics
  • Vice President in Alpha Phi Omega
  • 100+ hours of volunteering and service

CME Group

05/2016 - 12/2016

Software Engineering Intern

  • Focusing on front-end development.
  • Worked on authentication and security for cmegroup.com.
  • Gained expertise in AngularJS, Java, and financial markets.
  • Participated in trading challenges and financial workshops.