Toronto, ON

I build backends, automate the boring parts of shipping software, and spend a lot of time inside Linux. Four years of open-source systems work: a custom Android OS, a kernel, and the pipelines that build them. systems, not screenshots.

Jaishnav Prasad, Software Engineer
01 / Work

Backend systems, build automation and full-stack applications.

    • Patient registration with generated ID cards, program enrollment, payments, and consultation logs.
    • Relational schema spanning patients, practitioners, programs, enrollments, sessions and payments, with an append-only audit log.
    • Role-based access separating the front-desk view from the clinical view.
    Django REST FrameworkPostgreSQLPythonDocker
    Private client system
02 / Open source

Custom Android distributions and kernels, built in public since 2020.

CipherOS

01

Co-founder & Core Developer

Dec 2020 - Dec 2022

Co-founded V1 of a custom Android OS distribution and maintained official device builds for a public user community: releases, triage, and contributor review. Booted the first working build by adapting the base architecture to unsupported hardware, resolving the boot-level failures that blocked the initial release.

  • AOSP
  • C/C++
  • Java
  • Python
  • Bash
Source ↗

Alien Kernel

02

Lead Developer

Dec 2020 - Oct 2021

Led development of a custom Linux kernel for Android, working in C on systems-level performance and stability patches. Ported the IMS service to Android 10 on the MediaTek mt6771 platform, and recruited and onboarded contributors as the project grew.

  • Linux kernel
  • C
  • IMS
  • Make
  • GitHub Actions
Source ↗

BXtreme

03

Lead Developer

2021

A battery-optimised build of Alien Kernel, tuned for power efficiency and endurance on the same devices while carrying over the base kernel's stability work.

  • Linux kernel
  • C
  • Power management
Archived

DotOS

04

Device Maintainer

2020 - 2021

Maintained device tree sources and official builds for DotOS, keeping supported hardware current through platform releases and shipping regular updates to users.

  • AOSP
  • Device trees
  • C/C++
  • Bash
Archived

Resurrection Remix

05

Device Maintainer

2020 - 2021

Maintained device support for one of the longest-running Android custom ROM projects, handling build bring-up, testing and debugging across releases.

  • AOSP
  • Device trees
  • C/C++
  • Bash
Archived

Project Sakura

06

Device Maintainer

Jul 2020 - Jun 2021

Maintained device tree sources for a second AOSP project: device testing, debugging, and regular updates keeping builds current with upstream security patches.

  • AOSP
  • Device trees
  • Bash
Archived
03 / Experience

Engineering, governance and student services.

  • Toronto, ON

    Co-Founder & Lead Developer

    Aug 2026 - Present

    • Co-founded a web solutions, AI and IT consulting company serving clients in Toronto and India, shipping 9 production sites and holding 3 recurring paying clients.
    • Build and deploy client systems in Next.js on Vercel, including alomcare.com, orisdentistry.com and wamiqadesigns.com, an automated ordering flow with payment gateway checkout, and a patient management system.
    • Own each engagement end to end: requirements, build, hosting, automation and ongoing maintenance.

  • Toronto, ON · Hybrid

    Vice-Chair, Board of Directors

    May 2026 - Present

    • Elected by students to help govern a student organization with a $13.7M annual operating budget, holding fiduciary responsibility for budget approval and organizational oversight.
    • Ran a gap analysis of the federation website (ssfinc.ca), identifying functionality and accessibility shortfalls and presenting recommendations to the board.
    • Work directly with the Executive Director and operational managers to align board decisions with day-to-day operations.
    • Prepare board materials and accountability questions supporting oversight of the Executive Director and senior staff, and review governance and policy documents for compliance and equity concerns.

  • 2 yrs 2 mos · Toronto, ON

    Senior Student Office Assistant

    Apr 2025 - Present

    Contract Part-time · Hybrid

    • Lead student services operations and host orientation events for incoming students, coordinating presenters across departments.
    • Administrator and Lead Mentor for the peer mentoring program: onboard and train mentors, and oversee mentor-mentee matching on the Chronus platform for 300+ students.
    • Host and facilitate Peer2Peer Lounges, Campus Welcome Day, campus tours and virtual orientations, and drive digital engagement promoting student services online.

    Student Help Desk Representative

    Apr 2026 - Aug 2026

    Contract Part-time · On-site

    • First point of contact for students seeking academic and campus service support, triaging and routing cases to the right department.
    • Provided technical assistance to students navigating Seneca systems and platforms, and documented interactions to maintain service continuity.

    Open House Ambassador

    Oct 2024 - Jul 2025

    Contract Part-time · On-site

    • Student representative at open houses: led campus tours showcasing key facilities, greeted guests and provided wayfinding.
    • Shared insights on the student campus experience with prospective students and families.

    Peer Mentor

    Aug 2024 - Aug 2025

    • Helped new students with academic and off-campus transition, directing them to the right campus resources and following up to keep them on track.

  • Toronto, ON

    Vice President, Seneca Polytechnic

    Jan 2026 - May 2026

    • Rebuilt a campus developer chapter that had been inactive for several semesters.
    • Coordinated AI workshops and ran the tech booth at International Days across two campuses.

  • 1 yr 11 mos · Toronto, ON · On-site

    Certified Trainer

    Nov 2025 - Present

    Permanent Part-time

    • Onboard and certify new team members on point-of-sale systems, operational tools and service standards.
    • Primary escalation point for complex guest issues during high-volume shifts.

    Team Member

    Nov 2024 - Nov 2025

    Permanent Part-time

  • Toronto, ON · On-site

    Customer Service Representative

    Nov 2024 - Jan 2025

    Seasonal

    • Front-line service and point-of-sale support through a high-volume seasonal retail period.
04 / Impact

Student services, mentoring and governance at Seneca.

900+
Mentees in the program I run
100+
Mentors onboarded and matched
150+
Students through pre-arrival support
10+
Campus tours across four open houses

Selected highlights

Mentoring

  • Promoted from Peer Mentor to Lead Mentor in Fall 2025, and now run the program: matching, platform inquiries and mentor drop-in sessions.
  • Kept it running through a full-time staff strike, absorbing the admin so that no student lost support.
  • Mentored 25+ students directly, including one reassigned after a poor experience with a previous mentor.

Orientation and tours

  • Hosted both Fall 2026 orientations, International and All Students, managing attendees and running the flow on the day.
  • Ran 10+ campus tours across four open house cycles, reaching 30+ prospective students and their families.
  • Hosted meet-and-greet lounges for virtual and in-person events, and sat on the student experience panel.

Community and content

  • Escalated platform usability problems to program coordinators, feeding into improvements.
  • Wrote exam-preparation posts for MySeneca and contributed to Seneca Student Life's Instagram.
  • Volunteered at the Taiwanese Student Association's first King campus event, and supported locker programming.

Awards & certifications

  • International Student Achievement Award

    Summer 2026

  • Student Ambassador Award

    Winter 2026

  • PMI Project Management Ready

  • Certified Blockchain Associate

05 / About

Education, stack and the rest of it.

I'm a software development student at Seneca Polytechnic in Toronto, currently in the Honours Bachelor of Technology program after finishing a Computer Programming diploma at a 3.7 GPA.

I started out in the Android custom-ROM scene, co-founding an OS, leading a kernel, and learning build systems the hard way, on hardware nobody officially supported. That is still how I like to work: close to the metal, with the boring parts automated.

Outside of code I sit on the board of a student federation with a $13.7M budget, which has taught me more about writing a clear argument than any class has.

Based in
Toronto, ON
Studying
HBTech, Software Development
GPA
3.7
Graduating
Summer 2028
Open source since
2020
Languages
English, Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam

Stack

Languages

  • Python
  • JavaScript
  • TypeScript
  • SQL
  • C
  • C++
  • Bash

Backend

  • Django
  • Django REST Framework
  • FastAPI
  • Node.js
  • Express
  • Next.js
  • REST APIs

Data

  • PostgreSQL
  • MongoDB
  • Oracle SQL
  • MySQL
  • Schema design
  • Query optimization

Infrastructure

  • Linux
  • Docker
  • Nginx
  • GitHub Actions
  • CI/CD
  • AWS
  • GCP
  • Vercel

Education

  • Seneca Polytechnic

    Honours Bachelor of Technology, Software Development

    2026 - 2028 (expected)

  • Seneca Polytechnic

    Ontario College Diploma, Computer Programming · GPA 3.7

    2024 - 2026

06 / Contact

Always happy to talk about backend work, build systems, or anything running on Linux.

prasadjaishnav@gmail.com→