Robert Zuchniak
Co-op Honours B.C.S. student · University of Ottawa · graduating April 2027
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Education
Co-op Honours Bachelor of Computer Science Sep. 2022 — Apr. 2027
University of Ottawa CGPA: 9.9/10.0
- Data Structures, Algorithms, Advanced C++, Operating Systems
Professional experience
Software Developer, Agent Mesh (Platform) Sep. 2026 — Present
Solace Kanata, ON
- Shipped GitOps support and machine-token creation in the Agent Mesh CLI (Go).
- Aligned the Agent Mesh REST API (Go) with the team’s OpenAPI specification so code generation and automations target one contract.
- Migrated Agent Mesh from custom components to the company component library (React, TypeScript), bringing the UI in line with other Solace products.
Software Developer, Event Portal May 2026 — Aug. 2026
Solace Kanata, ON
- Shipped bulk-move for connected applications on Event Portal’s graph, coordinating React and TypeScript node layout with Java (Spring Boot) persistence so relocated subgraphs stayed connected and consistent.
- Designed a scheduled Java (Spring Boot) reaper that reduced invalid broker connection profiles by 80%.
- Ported broker client-connection configuration into Event Portal with React and TypeScript, so users could edit connections without leaving the product.
- Partnered with a product line manager to fix an OpenAPI schema gap that broke popular code-generation tools, improving generator compatibility by 60%.
Software Developer — Solace Agent Mesh Core AI Sep. 2025 — Dec. 2025
Solace Kanata, ON
- Architected a Python logging infrastructure overhaul, reducing log volume by 70% and cutting Datadog ingestion costs by 5% through improved observability.
- Engineered streamable-HTTP transport for MCP servers, enabling real-time LLM tool-calling and increasing system usage by 15%.
- Optimized React Flow architectures and patched production bugs involving AWS S3 and Google ADK, ensuring reliable data retrieval for cross-cloud AI agents.
Software Developer Jan. 2025 — April 2025
DistillerSR Inc. Kanata, ON
- Led development of a node-based UI using React Flow and GraphQL, reducing project setup time by 50% for end-users via an intuitive visual logic builder.
- Scaled backend architecture to support 2 additional enterprise partnerships by implementing modular multi-tenant features within Laravel and MySQL.
Quality Control Engineer May 2024 — Aug. 2024
DistillerSR Inc. Kanata, ON
- Automated OWASP ZAP security scans in CI/CD, increasing vulnerability detection by 100% and securing data for 300+ global customers.
- Developed a Cypress regression suite in JavaScript, optimizing total test execution time by 10% through strategic test parallelization.
Projects
React, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, Socket.IO
- Architected real-time state synchronization (sub-second latency) for up to 10,000 concurrent active connections.
Rust, WGPU, Winit
- Built a high-performance engine leveraging WGPU API with backface culling, resulting in a 200% increase in frame efficiency.
Java
- Engineered a recursive-descent parser and tree-walk interpreter featuring semantic analysis and dynamic typing.
Python, FastAPI, React, TypeScript, MCP
- Designed a local FastAPI and React ranker for Wealthsimple ETFs using custom metric weights, portfolio exposure, and diversification-aware scoring.
- Exposed ranking, comparison, and portfolio tools over Cursor MCP with live UI updates via SSE, keeping human and agent workflows in sync.
Rust, WebGPU, WGSL, WASM
- Designed a Rust and WebGPU voxel flyer that runs natively and in-browser via WASM, with seed-based procedural overworld terrain.
- Parsed the Anvil world format and implemented ZIP import so users can fly through existing Minecraft-style saves in the browser or desktop client.
Technical skills
Languages: TypeScript, JavaScript, Rust, Go, Java, C++, Python, PHP, SQL
Web: React, Next.js, GraphQL, Socket.IO, Laravel, Spring Boot, SvelteKit, Three.js, Tailwind
Tools: Docker, AWS S3, Jenkins, Cypress, Bitbucket CI/CD, Git, PostgreSQL, Firebase, MCP, Datadog, React Flow, OWASP ZAP
Achievements
- 1st Place — NASA SpaceApps
- 1st Place — Hack the Hill
- 1st Place — uOttaHack Solace Challenge