Profile

Hi! I'm Saahil Mahato

Building tomorrow's technology with today's coffee and yesterday's sleep schedule.

Meet Me
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From Logic to Impact

I'm a software engineer who thrives at the intersection of intuition and logic, where late-night prototypes collide with long-term systems thinking, I approach every build not just as a technical challenge but as an opportunity to create tools that are meaningful, functional and quietly elegant, my work is driven by a desire to bridge the gap between human insight and machine precision, because great software should feel less like a product and more like a conversation.
From scrappy weekend experiments to deeply scoped platforms, I operate across the full stack and beyond the codebase, blending algorithmic rigor with product awareness, I believe the best engineers move between abstraction layers with ease, balancing clean architecture with fast iteration, always optimizing not just for performance but for clarity, for intent, for that sense of "Yes! This just makes sense."
I build in the spaces where ambiguity lives, where the path forward isn't obvious and the requirements are still evolving, because that's where the real magic happens, constraints become creative prompts, blockers become puzzle pieces, and deadlines become fuel, I'm not here to replicate what already exists, I'm here to invent responsibly, to experiment with discipline, and to push boundaries without losing the plot.
My thinking is shaped by systems but never trapped by them, I move with the curiosity of a researcher, the momentum of a startup operator, and the craft of a product-minded engineer, I care about the edge cases, the silent failures, the latency that ruins delight, and the affordances that empower real people to do real things, I write code like I'm writing a story with structure, with rhythm, with voice.
In a world where AI is changing the definition of creativity and automation is rewriting the role of developers, I'm not just adapting to the shift, I'm designing for it, my goal isn't to just keep up, it's to set the pace, to explore the new frontiers of human-computer collaboration, and to make sure that as the tools evolve, the soul of the work remains grounded in purpose, in people, and in the quiet elegance of well-built systems.
📚 Relentlessly curious, never complacent⚡ Prototyping fast, scaling with intent🧩 Translating human intuition into machine logic
Built This 💪
↓ Built with caffeine, cursed bugs, and vibes ↓

Projects

Behold, my weird and wonderful projects. Remix them, fork them into another dimension. I welcome all feedback and unhinged contributions 🛠️✨

Research Project
Maintenance

OptiTraffic

Built with: Python, Pytorch, Pygame

Aug 2024 - Feb 2025

A simulation to test the performance of various traffic light control strategies.

Key Features:

  • Realtime traffic simulation
  • Adaptive traffic lights
  • Recordable Statistics
#Simulation#AI
Library
In Progress

ATHENA

Built with: Python, google-genai

Mar 2025 - Presnt

ATHENA is a library designed to facilitate the creation of intelligent, dynamic NPCs

Key Features:

  • Realistic dialogues
  • Schema responses for game context
  • Varying responses according to personality
#Game#AI
Research Project
Maintenance

Melody Generator

Built with: Python, Pytorch

Jul 2024 - Sep 2024

A research project that explores how midi files and transformers can be used to generate melodies

Key Features:

  • Preprocessing of MIDI files
  • Train transformers to generate note sequences
  • Multiple instruments
#GenAI#Music
The Research Files
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Publications

These are my published papers. Read 'em, cite 'em, challenge 'em. Academia needs a little disruption. 🧠⚡

Experience Unlocked
↓ Spoiler: I didn't just vibe, I shipped. ↓

Experience

Frontend? Backend? Infra? If it compiles (eventually), I'm in. 🦾

Software Engineer

Current
Cedar Gate Technologies
Dec 2024 - Present

Currently upgrading a healthcare analytics platform with modern frameworks and resolving a large volume of security vulnerabilities to improve system integrity and compliance.

Software Engineer

Leapfrog Technology
Jan 2023 - Oct 2024

Contributed to healthcare projects involving complex business logic for prescription processing workflows.

Associate Software Engineer

Leapfrog Technology
Jan 2022 - Dec 2022

Contributed to drug discovery management project by creating custom web components and CRUD backend.

Software Engineer Intern

Leapfrog Technology
Oct 2021 - Dec 2021

Learned basics of web development and created browser based games.

Academic Lore
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Education

Degrees acquired. Sanity mostly intact 🎓

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M.S in Advanced Computer Science

Keele University

2024 - 2025

Dove deep into AI and software engineering. Wrapped it all up with a spicy multi-agent reinforcement learning thesis that taught traffic lights how to think.

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B.S in Computer Science

Kathmandu University

2017 - 2022

Got the fundamentals down — algorithms, OS, networks, databases, and a lot of caffeine-fueled late nights. Classic CS core with bonus chaos.

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