Brandon Kochnari

Hi, I'm Brandon 👋

I’m a Computer Science Specialist student at the University of Toronto St. George interested in software engineering, full-stack development, and systems programming.

I build practical applications across the stack, from low-level networking and backend APIs to databases and responsive user interfaces.

Explore my projects, technical skills, and experience below.

Highlights Skills Experience Projects Contact

Highlights

Strengths

How I design, build, and ship software

Full-Stack Development Systems Programming Network Programming REST APIs WebSocket APIs Database Design Clean Architecture Data Structures & Algorithms

Education & Awards

Academic background and distinctions

University of Toronto Honours BSc.
Computer Science Specialist
Expected Apr 2028

Scholarship Ted Mossman Scholarship: Exceptional academic promise

Additional Awards Ontario Scholar Award,
Spirit of Math Honours Award

Looking For

Internship direction

Software engineering and full-stack internships
Opportunities to build and improve production-style systems
Collaborative teams using modern development workflows
Experience across backend, frontend, databases, and infrastructure
Teams that value mentorship, ownership, and thoughtful engineering

Skills

Through coursework and hands-on projects, I’ve worked across systems programming, backend development, databases, and modern web applications. I focus on building reliable, maintainable software using languages and tools suited to each layer of the system.

Python

Java

TypeScript

HTML

CSS

Node.js

SQL

React

FastAPI

PostgreSQL

Docker

Professional Experience

Adrima

Software Engineer

Toronto, ON · Hybrid

May 2026 - Present

Building production-facing product features for an AI-powered finance platform focused on stock analysis, portfolio monitoring, risk evaluation, and investment decision support.

Developing responsive frontend features and user workflows for complex financial data and model-driven portfolio insights.
Creating scalable UI components that turn dense analytics into clear, usable product experiences.
Expanding into backend and machine learning development to improve financial question-answering and decision support.

Frontend Development AI Finance Product UI Backend Development Machine Learning

Recent Projects

URL Shortlink

A full-stack URL shortening platform built with FastAPI, React, TypeScript, and PostgreSQL, featuring JWT authentication, custom short codes, guest links, analytics, rate limiting, and automated tests.

ChannelWire

A production-style real-time messaging platform built with a non-blocking C TCP server, FastAPI WebSocket gateway, PostgreSQL persistence layer, and React TypeScript dashboard.

Finance Tracker

A Java personal finance application built with Clean Architecture and SOLID principles, featuring budgeting, transaction analytics, visual reports, and Gemini API-powered financial insights.

Contact

I’m exploring internship opportunities where I can contribute to meaningful software projects and continue building my experience in development and problem-solving. Feel free to reach out if something I’ve worked on interests you.

Otherwise I appreciate you visiting my page!