Adnan Shahpurwala
About Adnan Shahpurwala
Adnan Shahpurwala is a Software Engineer Level 3 at TuSimple, where he has worked since 2022. He has a background in Electrical and Electronics Engineering and Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering, with experience in various roles including research assistant and software engineering intern.
Current Role at TuSimple
Adnan Shahpurwala currently serves as a Software Engineer Level 3 at TuSimple, a position he has held since 2022. In this role, he conducts peer reviews of data pipeline code and participates in Python coding interviews. His contributions include designing a general ELT architecture that is utilized by five different teams and developing eight Looker dashboards actively used by four teams within the organization.
Previous Experience at TuSimple
Before his current position, Adnan worked at TuSimple as a Software Engineer Level 1 from 2020 to 2021 for 11 months, and later as a Software Engineer Level 2 in 2021 for 5 months. His experience at TuSimple has involved various software engineering responsibilities, contributing to the development and optimization of data systems.
Education and Expertise
Adnan holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from the American University of Sharjah, where he studied from 2013 to 2017. He furthered his education by obtaining a Master of Science in Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering from the University of California San Diego, completing his studies in 2020. He enhances his skill set by taking online courses in PySpark, Airflow, and AWS.
Professional Background
Adnan has a diverse professional background with experience in various roles. He worked as a Research Assistant at the American University of Sharjah from 2014 to 2016 and as a Software Engineering Intern at LOTO Safety Products DMCC in 2019. He also served as a Python Coach and Teaching Assistant at UC San Diego from 2019 to 2020. His internship experiences include positions at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, where he worked as a Machine Learning Intern in 2016 and a Summer Intern in 2015.
Leadership Roles in IEEE
Adnan held leadership positions within IEEE, serving as Vice Chairman from 2015 to 2016 and later as Chairman from 2016 to 2017. During his tenure, he contributed to various initiatives aimed at promoting engineering and technology among students at the American University of Sharjah.