Experience
Microsoft
Redmond, WA · Oct 2021 - Present
Software Engineer I
Remote · May 2021 - Aug 2021
Software Engineer Intern
Created a proof-of-concept web app to showcase the potential business impact of modernizing the tech stack of Microsoft’s marketing sites.
Demoed and advocated for the modernized tech stack to multiple audiences (leadership, design, dev). Resulted in the efforts getting greenlit for production.
Remote · May 2020 - Aug 2020
Explore Intern
Designed and developed a global theming system for the Power Apps mobile app, enabling dynamic light/dark mode switching with minimal refactoring.
Worked closely with UI designer to implement themes in accordance with design and accessibility specifications.
Sunnyvale, CA · May 2019 - Aug 2019
Engineering Practicum Intern
Built a consumer-facing feature enabling users to receive, edit, and save phone contacts sent over MMS in the Google Voice Android app.
Utilized Google's internal Android concurrency framework to free up the main UI thread while parsing contact information payload.
About Me
I'm originally from Sweden born from parents of Eritrean
descent. My path into Computer Science began in high school when an unsuspecting 15-year-old Yoel walked into his first programming class (Thank you, Mr. Letts!).