Backend Engineering Intern
Chukwuebuka Umeh portrait

Tech Enthusiast Bridging Creativity and Innovation

I'm an CS/IT major dedicated to transforming ideas into engaging tech solutions through deep learning, machine learning, AR, AI, and IoT.

🟢 Open to work

Work samples

Dive into my portfolio showcasing projects in augmented reality, AI automation, and IoT cyber defense, reflecting my diverse skill set and innovative mindset.

  • Snap Inc. Augmented Reality (AR) Development Externship
    Snap Inc. Augmented Reality (AR) Development Externship
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    Snap Inc. · Sep 2025 · ✅ Verified by Extern

    Snap Inc. Augmented Reality (AR) Development Externship

    Get ready to bring your creativity to life—literally. In this externship with Snap, you’ll learn how to build your own AR Lens using Lens Studio—combining digital storytelling, interaction design, and creative code. You’ll get feedback from Snap’s team, and your final Lens will be published globally for anyone to try. This is more than just a project—it’s your launchpad into the world of AR creation.

    CommunicationDigital MarketingUI/UXDesign
  • Wayfair AI Automation Externship
    Wayfair AI Automation Externship
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    Wayfair · Feb 2026 · ✅ Verified by Extern

    Wayfair AI Automation Externship

    Learn one of the most in-demand skills shaping the future of work: building AI agents. In this externship, you’ll step into the role of an AI Agent Developer and use n8n to design agents that think, plan, and act on real data — automating insights, decisions, and workflows. No coding experience required. By the end, you’ll create a live dashboard powered by your own AI agents, gaining hands-on experience that applies to any role or industry — from marketing and consulting to product management and data science.

    AI Workflow DesignWeb Scraping & Data ExtractionAI Agent DevelopmentPresentation Skills

About me

I'm an CS/IT major dedicated to transforming ideas into engaging tech solutions through deep learning, machine learning, AR, AI, and IoT.

I'm a passionate CS major with a concentration of Information Technology at Southeastern Louisiana University, focusing on the exciting intersection of technology and creativity. With experience in augmented reality, AI automation, and IoT cyber defense, I thrive on challenges that push the boundaries of innovation.

Externships

Snap Inc. Augmented Reality (AR) Development Externship

Completed · Sep 2025

Experience

Backend Engineering Intern

FlyRank AI · July 2026 - Present

Technical Support Specialist — Southeastern Louisiana University

Southeastern Louisiana University · Feb 2024 - July 2026

AI-Powered Document Intelligence & Data Extraction Extern

Pfizer Externship Program · June 2026 - August 2026

Cybersecurity Extern — Hydroficient

Hydroficient Externship Program · March 2026 – May 2026

AI Automation Engineer Extern — Wayfair

Wayfair Externship Program · Dec 2025 – Feb 2026

Education

Southeastern Louisiana University

Bachelor of Science in Information Technology · Class of 2027

Skills

Augmented RealityAI AutomationIoT Cyber DefenseCreative CodingData ExtractionAI Agent DevelopmentAIAI-Driven InsightsAutomationBack-end DevelopmentBusiness IntelligenceChatGPTClaudeCompetitive AnalysisComputer VisionCritical ThinkingCybersecurityData AnalysisDecision Makingn8n

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Snap Inc. Augmented Reality (AR) Development Externship

Get ready to bring your creativity to life—literally. In this externship with Snap, you’ll learn how to build your own AR Lens using Lens Studio—combining digital storytelling, interaction design, and creative code. You’ll get feedback from Snap’s team, and your final Lens will be published globally for anyone to try. This is more than just a project—it’s your launchpad into the world of AR creation.

CommunicationDigital MarketingUI/UXDesign

Overview

The work produced a series of Snapchat AR artifacts created during a Snap Inc. externship. The student designed a 3D river ecosystem demo and documented five nostalgia-themed lens concepts, then built a selfie lens in Lens Studio featuring a golden bust overlay and hieroglyphics background. The final submission included a mockup screenshot and a recorded walkthrough video demonstrating alignment,

Snap Inc. Augmented Reality (AR) Development Externship

What I've accomplished

I built a working Snapchat selfie lens in Lens Studio, produced a 3D river-ecosystem AR concept, documented five concept directions, and recorded a walkthrough video showing alignment and face-tracking refinements.

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Wayfair AI Automation Externship

Learn one of the most in-demand skills shaping the future of work: building AI agents. In this externship, you’ll step into the role of an AI Agent Developer and use n8n to design agents that think, plan, and act on real data — automating insights, decisions, and workflows. No coding experience required. By the end, you’ll create a live dashboard powered by your own AI agents, gaining hands-on experience that applies to any role or industry — from marketing and consulting to product management and data science.

AI Workflow DesignWeb Scraping & Data ExtractionAI Agent DevelopmentPresentation Skills

Overview

The externship produced a suite of n8n-based AI agents that collected live web data, generated visuals, and produced content and intelligence artifacts. Work included scraping Amazon and other feeds, switching API providers for image generation, refining agent system messages, and assembling a Supabase-backed dashboard. Deliverables comprised agent workflow files, a competitor intelligence

Wayfair AI Automation Externship
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What I've accomplished

I delivered six connected AI agents and supporting artifacts: workflow files, a competitor intelligence report, publish-ready content, AI-generated moodboards, and a Supabase-backed Market Intelligence dashboard with a final presentation.

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Hydroficient IoT Cyber Defense Externship

Build, hack, and defend real IoT infrastructure, then hand your security playbook to an actual company. You’ll launch realistic cyberattacks, from spoofing and replay attacks to unauthorized shutoffs, and implement defenses like TLS and mTLS.

Python ProgrammingData AnalysisThreat ModelingDashboard Development

Overview

The project modeled and defended a simulated 500-room hotel's water-monitoring IoT system. Work included an asset inventory with CIA scoring, STRIDE analyses, a secured MQTT pipeline with TLS and mTLS, replay-attack experiments, a real-time security dashboard, and an optional Isolation Forest anomaly model. The work was awarded Top Performer by Hydroficient.

Hydroficient IoT Cyber Defense Externship

What I've accomplished

I produced a complete IoT security stack for a simulated 500-room hotel: threat model and ranked risks, Python data pipelines and sensor logs, a secured MQTT pipeline with mTLS, replay-attack defenses validated by experiments, a real-time dashboard, and an Isolation Forest notebook with evaluation metrics.

Top performer

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Pfizer Advanced: AI-Powered Document Insights & Data Extraction Externship

Prototype AI-powered document intelligence with Pfizer—using OCR, LLMs, and RAG to automate real enterprise PDF workflows and build a standout portfolio project.

AI & MLPythonDocument IntelligencePresentation Skills

Overview

The externship prototyped AI document-intelligence workflows for pharmaceutical supplier files, combining image preprocessing for OCR, text and bounding-box extraction from multi-page SDF PDFs, OCR engine comparisons, and RAG experiments. Deliverables included runnable Colab notebooks, OCR comparison notes, RAG recordings, a Gradio chatbot demo, and a segmentation output for blob routing.

Pfizer Advanced: AI-Powered Document Insights & Data Extraction Externship

What I've accomplished

I produced runnable Colab notebooks that preprocess images for OCR, extract text and bounding boxes from multi-page SDF PDFs, compare PaddleOCR and EasyOCR, implement hybrid RAG retrieval with cross-encoder reranking, run RAG configuration experiments, export segmentation outputs for blob routing, and ship a Gradio chatbot demo with response modes and chat export.

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PridePath

Built an AI study platform that turns PDFs into quizzes via Next.js & Gemini API, cutting study time by ̃40%. Added a gamified session engine (Speed, Zen, Story) with mastery tracking & a wellness coach, upping use by ̃50%.

Next.jsTypeScriptSupabasePythonGemini API

Overview

Built an AI study platform that turns PDFs into quizzes via Next.js & Gemini API, cutting study time by ̃40%. Added a gamified session engine (Speed, Zen, Story) with mastery tracking & a wellness coach, upping use by ̃50%.

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AtmoWise

Built an air quality tracking platform, improving data sync efficiency by ̃40% & maintaining 99% uptime. Cut mobile latency by35% using dual API integration (AirNow + OpenAQ). Made an accessible responsive UI in Tailwind, reducing navigation friction by ̃20%.

Next.jsSupabaseTailwindTypeScriptAirNow APIOpenAQ

Overview

Built an air quality tracking platform, improving data sync efficiency by ̃40% & maintaining 99% uptime. Cut mobile latency by35% using dual API integration (AirNow + OpenAQ). Made an accessible responsive UI in Tailwind, reducing navigation friction by ̃20%.

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Maintenance Radar

Built a .NET/React car maintenance tracker with responsive dashboards using ̃Mantine UI, cutting manual logging time by ̃40% and data retrieval latency by ̃30% while delivering ̃100% real-time visibility for 50+ users.

.NETC#ReactTypeScriptMantine UI

Overview

Built a .NET/React car maintenance tracker with responsive dashboards using ̃Mantine UI, cutting manual logging time by ̃40% and data retrieval latency by ̃30% while delivering ̃100% real-time visibility for 50+ users.

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BayouCare

Competed solo at Nexus DevDays Louisiana, building a full-stack cancer care platform with interactive maps, clinic discovery, & patient dashboards, targeting 40% clinic search rate & 30% healthcare resource accessibility

TypeScriptJavaScriptPythonTailwind CSSStartup ResearchUser Research

Overview

Competed solo at Nexus DevDays Louisiana, building a full-stack cancer care platform with interactive maps, clinic discovery, & patient dashboards, targeting 40% clinic search rate & 30% healthcare resource accessibility

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