Qasim Ali
About Qasim Ali
Qasim Ali is a Senior Software Developer with extensive experience in software engineering, currently working at Clio since 2022. He previously held positions at Uber and has contributed to various projects in legal technology and software development.
Work at Clio
Qasim Ali currently serves as a Senior Software Developer at Clio, a company specializing in cloud-based legal technology. He has been in this role since 2022, contributing to the development of Clio's desktop application. His responsibilities include collaborating on the architecture of a real-time backend-to-desktop file synchronization application and optimizing backend queries to improve the efficiency of Clio's legal document management system. Qasim utilizes a tech stack that includes Rails, React, Electron, MySQL, and Redis for full-stack development.
Previous Experience at Uber
Prior to his current role, Qasim Ali worked at Uber in various capacities. He held the position of Software Engineer II for one year from 2019 to 2020 in Palo Alto, California, and worked as a Software Engineer from 2018 to 2019 for ten months. Additionally, he completed internships at Uber as a Software Engineer Intern in 2017 for four months in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Education and Expertise
Qasim Ali studied at the University of Waterloo from 2013 to 2018, where he earned a degree in Computer Science with a focus on Mathematics and Computer Science. His educational background provides a strong foundation for his work in software development, particularly in backend and full-stack technologies.
Early Career and Internships
Qasim Ali began his career with several co-op and internship positions that contributed to his development skills. He worked as a Software Developer Co-op at TELUS in 2014 for three months and held multiple co-op positions at Achievers in 2016 and 2017. He also interned at Pivotal Labs in 2016 for three months. These experiences helped him build a diverse skill set in software development.