Shakil Mahmud Shanto · Quality engineer · Builder · YouTuber
I test software for a living, and build my own after hours.
I'm Md Shakil Mahmud Shanto Bhuiyan. Shakil to most people, Shanto to Bangladeshi friends, and SM Shanto online. By day I work on software quality in Canadian banking. In the evenings I build small websites and apps, and on YouTube I help students who are planning to study in Canada.
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✓quality engineer, 3+ years in banking QA
✓based in Ontario, Canada
✓youtube: study in Canada, travel, vlogs
✓studied in Dhaka and Ottawa
◌next project (always pending)
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For the last few years I've worked on the quality side of banking software. I write test automation that catches problems before customers do, wire those tests into release pipelines, and check that screens still work for people who use a keyboard or a screen reader.
I studied electrical engineering and an MBA in Dhaka, then moved to Canada for a master's in technology innovation and a graduate certificate in cloud development. Somewhere along the way I started shipping my own products. Some are live, some are half-built, and a few were experiments I learned from.
Work
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2025 – now
Quality Engineer TD Bank Group
Test planning, automation and CI/CD integration for banking applications.
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2022 – 2025
Digital Quality Engineer FDM Group
Consultant on a banking client. Built Selenium/Java automation frameworks, ran regression and WCAG AA accessibility testing, and mentored newer engineers.
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2021 – 2022
Site Facilitator Carleton University
Led a team of student ambassadors running campus health screening.
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2017 – 2020
IT Specialist Planet Hack Limited, Dhaka
Day-to-day IT operations and support.
Study
- Graduate Certificate, Cloud Development & OperationsAlgonquin College
- M.Eng., Technology Innovation ManagementCarleton University
- MBA, Management Information SystemsUniversity of Dhaka
- B.Sc., Electrical & Electronic EngineeringNorth South University
- Certificate in Business AnalysisUniversity of Toronto
Projects
Things I build outside work, with their real status.
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live
InkMyWorld
A travel map you colour in. Mark the countries, divisions or districts you've visited, lived in or want to see, then export it as a poster. Ten languages, no account needed.
Static web · 10 languages · Cloudflare
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live · waitlist
PlugNest
Peer-to-peer EV charging for Ontario: neighbours rent out their home chargers by the hour. The waitlist is open, and the full marketplace is built and in testing.
Next.js · Expo · Stripe · Cloudflare
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live
BD Live TV
A browser player for free-to-air Bangladeshi channels, built on the open iptv-org index.
HLS · single-file web app
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building
FileNil
Software to prepare nil tax returns for inactive Canadian corporations in a few short screens. Preparing a return already works. Filing waits on CRA certification.
React · Hono · Expo
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ready for app stores
Auria
A private affirmation and manifestation journal for iOS and Android. Everything stays on the phone: no account, no tracking.
Expo · React Native
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built
AI Productivity System
A planner and AI-agent kit built on one idea: cut the work before you automate it.
Print PDF · prompts · CLI
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built
LaunchKit
Three hand-built landing-page templates for founders who want to launch quickly.
HTML · CSS · zero dependencies
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built
CrispCV
A resume builder with six templates, live preview, PDF export and AI cover letters.
React · Node · Stripe
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experiments
TopSpot & a carpool engine
A pay-to-rank public leaderboard, and the booking core for a cross-border carpool marketplace. Built to learn from, not launched.
Node · TypeScript
YouTube
Videos in Bangla and English.
On my channel I help students who want to study in Canada: scholarships, part-time work and what daily life here is actually like. In between there are travel vlogs from Ottawa, Toronto and Bangladesh.
Contact
Email or LinkedIn is the best way to reach me, about quality engineering, studying in Canada, one of the projects, or something you're building.