Calvin Dobbs

Software engineer focused on backend systems, cloud infrastructure, and AI developer tooling. Computer Science and Mathematics at the University of Toronto, graduating May 2027.

I build backend and cloud systems in Java, Python, C#, and TypeScript. Across three internship terms and UTMIST, I have worked on SaaS backup infrastructure, enterprise applications, and an AWS-deployed MCP platform for AI agents.

Selected work

Experience

Engineering Project Manager

UTMIST, University of Toronto Machine Intelligence Student Team / Aug 2026 to present

Promoted directly from Development Team Lead. I oversee internal and industry-partnered ML engineering projects, turning proposals into roadmaps, hiring technical teams, tracking milestones, removing blockers, and keeping leads, developers, stakeholders, and partners aligned.

Development Team Lead

UTMIST, University of Toronto Machine Intelligence Student Team / Jan to Apr 2026

Owned technical direction and delivery for the MCP platform, dividing work across eight developers, guiding implementation decisions, and tracking progress in Jira.

Backend Development Intern

Asigra / May to Aug 2025

Built Java and Quarkus services for a customer application that connects SaaS platforms and runs cloud backups. Managed the supporting AWS Lambda, DynamoDB, and CloudWatch resources, wrote integration tests, and helped upgrade the codebase to a new major version of the AWS SDK for Java.

Full Stack Web Development Intern

Enginess / Jan to Jun 2023, Jun to Aug 2024

Completed two terms across Advantage CSP and Bell Canada's order management software. Built a C# analytics service and dashboard, then developed interfaces from Figma designs over Node.js APIs and SQL Server and presented the work to Bell stakeholders.

Education

University of Toronto

BSc, double major in Computer Science and Mathematics / expected May 2027

cGPA 3.9/4.0. Dean's List every year. First place in the MCP Trust Gateway Case Competition at EigenAI. Reuben Wells Leonard Scholarship and Connie P. Dickson Scholarship.

Completed
Machine Learning, Probability and Statistics, Algorithms
In progress
Deep Learning, Probabilistic Learning and Reasoning, Natural Language Computing

Tools

Languages
Python, Java, C#, TypeScript, JavaScript, SQL
Frameworks
FastAPI, Quarkus, .NET, Node.js/Express, React, REST, Model Context Protocol
Data and infra
AWS Lambda, DynamoDB, CloudWatch, Docker, Linux, PostgreSQL, SQL Server
Delivery
Git, Jira, Figma