Tesla Software Engineering Intern
Building AI agents, evaluations, and post-training systems at Tesla.
Alisha Arora
I’m a Systems Design Engineering student at the University of Waterloo. I’m currently building AI agents, evaluations, and post-training models at Tesla. Recently I’ve worked with teams at Shopify, TELUS, Microsoft, Vitala Global, Procter & Gamble, and MIT AI Lab.
I like building at the intersection of AI systems, software, and impact. Lately, I’ve been thinking about frontier intelligence, human interaction, and building responsible AI.
Experience
Shopify Machine Learning Engineering Intern
Built transformer-based recommendation systems and tokenizer infrastructure for richer product discovery.
TELUS Software Intern
Worked on generative and computer vision systems for wildfire detection and large-scale AI infrastructure.
Procter & Gamble Application & Software Engineering Intern
Youngest engineer to join the company, where I led the development of Always You, a mobile application focused on women’s health.
Microsoft Software Engineering Research Intern
Developed predictive models on maternal health data and deployed scalable microservices on Azure.
MIT AI Lab ML Research Assistant
Trained deep learning models on microbiome samples to study schizophrenia risk prediction.
Recognition & Public Speaking
Recognized as one of Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women, a Rising Star in AI by Women in AI North America, a UNICEF Youth Ambassador for AI & Digital Rights, and a member of the World Economic Forum AI Council.
Awarded the Rising Star in AI Award by Women in AI North America.
Launching the Digital Rights Strategy alongside Prince Harry with 5Rights Foundation.
Working with the Council of Europe on AI for Good initiatives.
KEVTalks episode with the President of Microsoft Canada.
Panel conversation on AI safety with the Alan Turing Institute.