Hi, I'm Raz
Staff Software Engineer at Canva , where I build high-impact AI-driven design generation products. I am passionate about LLMs, generative design, and high-performance systems.
Outside of work, I run Bootstepper , the world's largest line dance database—an all-in-one platform for discovering dances, following choreographers, and accessing step sheets.
Experience
Staff Software Engineer @ Canva
Delivered high-impact AI design-generation capabilities across Image2Design, Website Design, and Guided Presentations.
Productionized LocalDevProxy, a stable local development platform used by 70+ engineers to dramatically speed up backend iteration.
Shipped novel techniques such as differential-diffusion background generation (CMDBG) and LLM-guided design creation.
Senior Software Engineer @ Canva
Designed and implemented a system to search and index the entire library of ~4,000,000 Canva templates in ~100 locales globally.
Implemented a real-time system to count template publishes for creator compensation.
Rewrote a local development tool and reduced runtime by 80%, saving ~20,000 hours of CI work per year.
Software Engineer II @ SpaceX
Designed and implemented integrations for commands and telemetry into the mission-critical system for procedure running used by all launch engineers.
Created the algorithm for Falcon-9 rocket booster serial number assignment and reusability management.
Developed a FMECA (Failure Mode Effects and Criticality Analysis) tool for detecting single points of failures on the rocket.
Software Engineer @ In-Com Data Systems
Designed and implemented a Language Parsing Framework used by Fortune-500 companies (JP-Morgan, Nissan, etc.) for COBOL, Java, C#, and Assembly.
Architected and implemented a Chatbot application platform with AI integrations including Google DialogFlow, Watson AI, and Microsoft Luis.
Developed integrations for Slack, Discord, and Facebook Messenger.
Featured Projects
View all projects →Bootstepper
The World's Largest Modern Line Dance Database
A high-performance, mobile-first platform that fixes everything wrong with traditional line dance websites. It's 'Spotify meets IMDb' for the line dance world, serving a massive library of 160,000+ dances, 22,000+ choreographers, and 650,000+ videos.
- ✓AI-Powered Step Sheet Editor
- ✓Live Session Management for Event Hosts
- ✓Smart Playlists with Spotify/YT Integration
- ✓Real-Time Analytics & Trending Charts
RazTracker
Fortnite Analytics Platform
Fortnite Analytics application that processes gameplay recordings from Unreal Engine 5. Provides insights into match history and performance for 2,000+ users and 10M+ analyzed players.
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