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Software Engineering

Backend Engineer

If you like the kind of work a Backend Engineer does, every challenge here gives you a chance to do that work on a real industry brief.

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Receive the current Python function (nested loop over (recipe_title, ingredient_list) pairs), the 400k-row dataset (CSV), and 20 representative queries. Step 1: write up the cur…
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Replace a Naive List with a Heap in a Delivery Dispatcher
Read the current dispatcher source (around 400 lines of Python). Identify the linear scan and the operations that touch it (insert, decrease-key on a re-scored courier, extract-…
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Parallelize an Image-Processing Pipeline with Data Parallelism
Receive the current pipeline (Python 3.12, ~600 lines, uses Pillow + ffmpeg), a representative batch (1,000 images averaging 3MB each), and host specs (16 cores, 32GB RAM). Rewr…
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Rule-Based Intent Classifier for a Customer-Support Triage Bot
Build a rule-based classifier in Python that runs ordered rules (regex + keyword + simple heuristics) against ticket subject + body. Use a hierarchical rule structure (high-prec…
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Introduction to Artificial Intelligence (CS Elective)
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