Igli Kristo

Full Stack Developer • Septuni Co-Founder

Experience

Software Developer – TakeNow (June 2024 - September 2024)

  • Maintained a POS and online system, including in-store e-kiosks
  • Used Next.js for Server-Side Rendering, Prisma ORM for databases, and Next Auth for authentication
  • Structured the project as a monorepo, managing MySQL via phpMyAdmin

Data Science Intern – Zappi (August 2023 - September 2023)

  • Attended daily stand-up meetings and presented concise updates to the team, sharing key findings
  • Collaborated with another intern, planning our next steps in the data processing workflow and strategically dividing the workload.
  • Applied XGBoost to forecast metrics like advantage and purchase likelihood, emphasizing teamwork to identify influential product properties.
  • View project on GitHub ↗

Engineer – Kryten Tech (2020)

  • Built Linux security tools and PHP dashboards
  • Used MariaDB, VSCodium, SSH
  • Led infrastructure deployment and internal tools

Projects

Septuni

  • Co-founded a project focused on connecting university communities around the globe
  • Built a cross-platform social platform using Expo, Firebase, and Redux
  • Designed and implemented a scalable system with onboarding, login, profile views, posts, comments, replies, and notifications
  • Engineered a modular Firestore schema and interactive comment architecture
  • Project spans over 3,000 lines of production-ready code
  • View project on GitHub ↗

Comparison of Machine Learning Algorithms

  • Developed a modular Python application implementing key ML algorithms: SVM, K-Nearest Neighbors (KNN), Linear Regression (Gradient Descent & Normal Equation)
  • Integrated end-to-end ML pipeline with data loading, preprocessing, and k-fold cross-validation
  • Implemented GUI (PySimpleGUI) for model parameter selection and training visualisation
  • Designed reusable modules for cross-validation, ROC curve plotting, and dataset management
  • Tested and validated all major components (e.g., svm_test.py, roc_curve_test.py)
  • Organised >2000 LOC across cleanly structured directories: algorithms/, data/, plots/, tests/
  • Produced comprehensive documentation and reports, including performance analysis and research notes
  • View project on GitHub ↗

Oaxaca Restaurant Management System (April 2023)

  • Built as Scrum Master in a team of developers
  • Tech Stack: PHP, HTML/CSS, phpMyAdmin, Figma, Trello
  • Managed project tracking with Agile boards
  • Led UX/UI design and documentation delivery

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