Robert Zuchniak

Co-op Honours B.C.S. student · University of Ottawa · graduating April 2026 · seeking internships

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location Ontario, Canada

Education

Co-op Honours Bachelor of Computer Science Sep. 2022 — April 2026
University of Ottawa CGPA: 9.85/10.0
  • Data Structures, Algorithms, Advanced C++, Operating Systems

Professional experience

Software Developer — Solace Agent Mesh Core AI Sep. 2025 — Dec. 2025
Solace Kanata, ON
  • Architected a Python logging infrastructure overhaul, reducing log volume by 70% and cutting Datadog ingestion costs by 5% through improved observability.
  • Engineered streamable-HTTP transport for MCP servers, enabling real-time LLM tool-calling and increasing system usage by 15%.
  • Optimized React Flow architectures and patched production bugs involving AWS S3 and Google ADK, ensuring reliable data retrieval for cross-cloud AI agents.
Software Developer Jan. 2025 — April 2025
DistillerSR Inc. Kanata, ON
  • Led development of a node-based UI using React Flow and GraphQL, reducing project setup time by 50% for end-users via an intuitive visual logic builder.
  • Scaled backend architecture to support 2 additional enterprise partnerships by implementing modular multi-tenant features within Laravel and MySQL.
Quality Control Engineer May 2024 — Aug. 2024
DistillerSR Inc. Kanata, ON
  • Automated OWASP ZAP security scans in CI/CD, increasing vulnerability detection by 100% and securing data for 300+ global customers.
  • Developed a Cypress regression suite in JavaScript, optimizing total test execution time by 10% through strategic test parallelization.

Projects

React, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, Socket.IO
  • Architected real-time state synchronization (sub-second latency) for up to 10,000 concurrent active connections.
Rust, WGPU, Winit
  • Built a high-performance engine leveraging WGPU API with backface culling, resulting in a 200% increase in frame efficiency.
Java
  • Engineered a recursive-descent parser and tree-walk interpreter featuring semantic analysis and dynamic typing.

Technical skills

Languages: TypeScript, JavaScript, Rust, Go, Java, C++, Python, PHP, SQL
Web: React, Next.js, GraphQL, Socket.IO, Laravel, SvelteKit, Three.js, Tailwind
Tools: Docker, AWS S3, Jenkins, Cypress, Bitbucket CI/CD, Git, PostgreSQL, Firebase

Achievements

  • 1st Place — NASA SpaceApps
  • 1st Place — Hack the Hill
  • 1st Place — uOttaHack Solace Challenge