Lindita Kalaj
Software Engineer
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- New York, NY
Software engineer with hands-on experience leveraging modern technologies to solve real-world problems. Proven track record of driving cross-functional collaboration and delivering scalable, high-impact solutions in fast-paced environments. Continuously learning all things software and tech to solve problems with creative people.
Work Experience
Kinary, Inc. | Part-time Freelance Software Engineer
- Architected a real-time transcription and summarization prototype for 60 minute meetings using Whisper and Llama 3 leveraging token chunking and speaker diarization with consistent accuracy.
- Automated a headless Puppeteer and Selenium bot to join scheduled Google Meet sessions, detect active speakers, and record audio streams.
- Prototyped a RAG pipeline using OpenAI embeddings, OpenSearch vector indices enabling real-time semantic search and retrieval for context-aware LLM prompts.
eDigital | Backend Python Developer
- Engineered a YOLO (You Only Look Once) powered screen detection system to accurately identify and interpret on-screen UI elements reducing manual QA efforts and overhead.
- Deployed distributed IoT agents on Raspberry Pis with integrated cameras, creating a scalable local testbed for automated screen interaction.
- Built an agent that autonomously navigated HDMI-enabled devices, dynamically traversing multi-screen UI flows (home → menu → input → results → playback) to improve navigation speed and accuracy while adapting to constantly changing content.
- Developed and maintained a custom Selenium-based library wrapper to streamline data scraping from streaming platforms, reducing client data retrieval time by automating manual processes.
- Provided first-tier technical support, resolving automation and data accuracy issues for clients.
Girls Who Code | Mentor
- Mentored 10 students individually, using effective troubleshooting skills to help them overcome challenges and improve their problem-solving abilities. As a result, there was an average improvement of 25% in their grades and an increase in their confidence and problem solving skills.
The Child School | Special Education Paraprofessional
- Provided students with 1:1 assistance in classroom instruction to maximize learning, achievement, and inclusion.
- Defined specific curricular goals within the classroom to keep students motivated, engaged, and focused.
J.P. Morgan Chase | Bank Teller
- Ensured compliance with banking policies and audit procedures; maintained and balanced cash drawers on a daily basis.
- Responded to client inquiries and identified discrepancies to provide solutions leading to maximized customer satisfaction and value feedback.
Projects
Split Check
An android app written in Java designed to split restaurant bills by items.- Devised a customized algorithm utilizing MLKit for identifying text on receipts which pairs items with their associated prices while disregarding irrelevant text
- Designed and implemented a database utilizing SQLite, providing users with access to historical records of receipts
Clippy Desktop Pet
A Python desktop pet utilizing OpenAI's ChatGPT API for natural language task assistance.- Integrated the OpenAI GPT 3.5-Turbo API to enable Clippy to provide interactive responses to user inputs
- Developed the GUI using the PyQT6 framework.
- Implemented PyQT framework to animate static hand-drawn images by utilizing states, enabling smooth transitions between sleep and awake animations.
Vector Remote Control
A Python GUI to remotely control the Vector robot and perform tasks via camera live feed- Developed the Remote Control GUI using Tkinter and CustomTkinter library
- Utilized OpenAI's ChatGPT API to implement an engaging and interactive experience with the Vector Robot
- Utilized Vectors Alpha SDK to enable remote control of the robot's movements, speech, and live camera feed through the GUI
Education
B.A. in Computer Science | Honors | Deanʼs List | GPA 3.83
- Relevant Courses: Internet and Web Technologies, Data Structures, Analysis Of Algorithms, Databases, Cloud Computing, Theory of Computation, Object Oriented Programming