Founder. Team Leader. Engineer. Building things that compete on a world stage.
I'm Kayan Shah - a student engineer and programmer based in London. I build software and hardware that make a real-world impact: from Python tools and Swift apps, to international electric cars and world-championship winning robots. Currently leading teams heading just back from the VEX World Championships 2026, fresh from the Greenpower International Finals 2025.
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Actively looking for collaborators on Premier League Fantasy Bot - Please propose changes in PRs
| AI & Software — Python, Swift/SwiftUI, and LLMs. Focused on tools that are accessible and practical. | Engineering & Robotics — Full-scale electric cars to VEX competition robots. CAD, electronics, and competitive strategy. |
| Achievement | Scope | |
|---|---|---|
| 🤖 | VEX World Championship Qualifier — Team 34071B (St. Louis, 2026) | 🌍 Global |
| 🎖️ | VEX World Championship Judges Award (St. Louis, 2026) | 🌍 Global |
| 🏎️ | Greenpower International Finalist (2025) | 🌍 Global |
| 🏆 | Make:Able DT Challenge World Finalist | 🌍 Global |
| 💻 | #1 UK VEX Virtual Robot Program (MS/HS) with @PanshulVempalli · #11 Globally (MS) | 🇬🇧 National and 🌍 Global |
| 📜 | CREST Silver & Bronze Awards (Individual & Team) | 🇬🇧 National |
| 🦾 | VEX UK Nationals Qualifier — Team 34071B (Telford, 2026) | 🇬🇧 National |
| 🥇 | Greenpower Portfolio Award — 1st Place (Regional) | 🇬🇧 Regional |
| 🏅 | VEX Herts League Judges Award — 1st Place (Regional) | 🇬🇧 Regional |
| 📋 | HackerRank Python Certificate — View Certificate | 🎓 Academic |
| 📋 | HackerRank SQL Certificate — View Certificate | 🎓 Academic |
| ✍️ | "Does AI Have Bias?" Essay — Merit with Distinction | 🎓 Academic |
Languages
Engineering & CAD
AI & APIs
Cloud & Hosting
Design & Creative
Platforms & Hardware
- Reach 1,000 GitHub followers
- Continue contributing to open source
- Reach Greenpower International Finals 2026 — back-to-back
- Ship a public project with 20+ stars
- Win a judged award at VEX World Championships (Won the Judges Award at VEX Worlds 2026)
- Create and deploy a portfolio website
- Become a top 256 Github commiter in the UK (Requires 350 followers)
🤝 Shoutout to @PanshulVempalli — go check out his profile! I do loads of projects with him!
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Make sure to check out our Habs Gliders Repositories to view our award winning code
Thanks for visiting - check out my public repos below. Much more to come!
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