Farhan M Khan Software Engineering · Backend · Data New York, NY

Farhan Khan
Farhan M KhanCS · Hunter CollegeNYC

I’m Farhan, a computer science student at Hunter College, class of 2027. I build backend and data-heavy software. Most recently: a research platform that captures 2.9 million order-book rows a day, and a live directory of 1,000+ NYC happy hours.

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Studying
B.A. Computer Science, Hunter College
Graduating
May 2027
Currently
Data & Reporting Assistant, CUNY Hunter
Shipped
A research platform and a live site
/projects
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Selected work

One asked whether a trading edge was real, and proved it wasn’t. One is live, with 4,000+ visitors so far. The newest finds the roles worth applying to, every morning.

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Live siteActively maintained

NYC Happy Hours

Live ↗

“What’s actually running near me right now?”

nychappyhours.org
The NYC Happy Hours homepage on a phone: search, filters, 479 happy hours running now, and the first venues with last-call times.

A mobile-first directory of NYC happy hours across all five boroughs: live and upcoming status, last-call timing, a map, and an admin console that keeps the data current.

Confirmed happy hours
1,000+
Directory
2,300+venues
Visitors
4,000+
Read the case study /projects/nyc-happy-hours Live site ↗

JavaScript · Supabase/PostgreSQL · Cloudflare Workers · GitHub Actions

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Runs hourlyClaude API

Role Scout

Role Scout

Wake up to the roles that actually want you.

24 picked from 4,447 qualifying roles, Oct 2

An AI job-matching pipeline built for speed to apply: it re-checks 740+ employers’ career sites as often as hourly, rules out what doesn’t fit for free, and emails a morning digest with a Claude fit score and summary per role.

Employers checked
740+
Screening rules
25at $0
Tests
1,750+
Read the case study /rolescout

Python · Claude API · LLM evaluation · SQLite · GitHub Actions · Pytest

What the arbitrage project taught me

I’d rather build something that tells me the truth than something that tells me what I want to hear.

Two exchanges, two feeds, one comparison:

Read how the answer became no
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Experience

Jobs, the fellowship, the club, and the things I shipped, newest first.

  1. Up next

    Graduate from Hunter

    B.A. in Computer Science with a minor in Mathematics.

  2. Today

  3. Fellowship

    Started year two of America Needs You

    The second and final year of the fellowship, with the same industry mentor.

  4. Shipped

    Launched NYC Happy Hours

    A live directory of 1,000+ happy hours across the city, and I still maintain it. /projects/nyc-happy-hours

  5. Research

    Called a no-go on prediction-market arbitrage

    Multiple 24-hour-plus live soaks, 2.9 million order-book rows a day, and no viable arbitrage once the costs were counted. /projects/prediction-markets

  6. Leadership

    Became treasurer of the Hunter College Computer Science Club

    I handle the club’s budget, fundraising, and outside partnerships.

  7. Fellowship

    Selected as an America Needs You Fellow

    A selective two-year career-development fellowship for first-generation college students. Each fellow is paired with an industry mentor for both years, alongside workshops, industry tours, and capstone projects.

  8. Job

    CUNY Hunter College

    Data & Reporting AssistantNew York, NY

    • Replaced a manual reporting process spanning tutors, staff, and director review with a Google Sheets system that automatically updates reports across 6+ language sections as staff enter data.
    • Migrated thousands of student records from paper and digital sources into a structured Excel system, automating cross-sheet reporting across 400+ active records using VLOOKUP, SUMIF, and date logic.

  9. Internship

    Evergreen Realty and Investments

    Data Analyst InternAtlanta, GA

    • Built a Python pipeline ingesting thousands of real-estate listings from the Remine API, normalizing JSON responses and joining them with public housing, income, tax, and utility datasets in pandas.
    • Developed affordability models covering home prices, appreciation, income-to-mortgage ratios, and first-time-buyer thresholds, powering internal analysis and client-facing reports.

  10. Internship

    Enercon Consultants

    Sales & Marketing InternNew York, NY

    • Parsed public business datasets to identify qualified leads across the tri-state area and built a semi-automated Apollo outreach pipeline, generating 20+ qualified leads, a 15% response rate, and one signed contract.

  11. Job9 months

    SUNY Downstate

    Project AideNew York, NY

    • Designed and facilitated 50+ community health workshops averaging 20 participants, owning curriculum, slide decks, and live Q&A while translating clinical material for non-expert audiences.

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About

School, grades, and the tools I reach for.

Education

CUNY Hunter College

B.A. Computer Science, Minor in Mathematics

Class of 2027

  • Data Structures & Algorithms
  • Applied Statistics
  • Data Analysis with Python/Pandas
  • SQL & Databases

GPA

3.5

Dean’s List

Off the clock

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Skills

Languages
Python, C++, SQL, JavaScript, HTML/CSS
Backend & Data
FastAPI, REST APIs, WebSockets, async Python, pandas, Supabase/PostgreSQL, Parquet/DuckDB
Tools & Practices
Pytest, Git/GitHub, Google Sheets/Excel (VLOOKUP, pivots, macros)