WFLINDNER

William Lindner / Software & Security

Ideas take shape.
Keep building.

Computer science student at the University at Buffalo, building software and exploring systems security.

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Experience

Building, teaching, learning

2026–2027 academic year

University at Buffalo
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Undergraduate Teaching Assistant

CSE 427 · Systems Security

  • Designed and maintained hands-on labs covering system exploitation, operating system security, privilege escalation, and defensive techniques.
  • Developed adversary programs and security challenges for controlled lab environments.
  • Helped students study vulnerabilities, system hardening, log analysis, and exploit mitigation.

June–August 2026

Excellus Blue Cross Blue Shield
Rochester, NY

Mobile Development Engineer Intern

  • Developed production features with Kotlin and Jetpack Compose for a healthcare application serving thousands of users.
  • Delivered features and bug fixes across Agile sprints, participating in planning, standups, retrospectives, and backlog refinement.
  • Collaborated with senior engineers on implementation and code reviews.

2024–2026 academic years

University at Buffalo
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Undergraduate Teaching Assistant

CSE 115–116 · Intro to Computer Science I–II

  • Supported labs and office hours covering programming fundamentals, debugging, and algorithmic problem-solving.
  • Guided students through Python, Java, and object-oriented design.
  • Collaborated with professors and fellow teaching assistants to support instruction.

Selected projects

From idea to implementation

01 / NODE.JS · TYPESCRIPT

Triloka Eternal

A multiplayer MUD with AI-driven NPC systems, Discord bot integration, and an event-driven server architecture.

02 / WEB APPLICATION

A Byte To Eat

Restaurant discovery by location and radius, with collaborative voting to help friends and family choose where to eat.

03 / PHP · REACT · SQL

Livestock Epidemic Tracker

A website for reporting livestock epidemics and finding agriculture and disease news in one place.

About me

Software, systems, and what comes next.

I'm pursuing a B.S. in Computer Science with a minor in Cybersecurity at the University at Buffalo, with graduation expected in 2027. My work spans Android development, web applications, and helping students build their programming and security skills.

Languages: Java, Kotlin, Python, TypeScript, JavaScript, and Lua. Technologies include Jetpack Compose, Android SDK, MVVM, REST APIs, and Git.

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