# Ali Hashemi > Software Engineer @ Harmonic Location: Los Angeles, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/alihashemi ## Work Experience ### Software Engineer @ Harmonic Jan 2021 – Present Making startups discoverable ### Software Engineer @ Amazon Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 At Amazon, I was a full-stack engineer on the Device Setup team for the Alexa mobile app. My primary focus was on improving a critical feature of the app: enabling customers to effortlessly connect to and configure first-party Alexa devices. My contributions spanned across native iOS and Android, React Native for the view layer, and several backend services on AWS to ensure a smooth and seamless setup experience. ### Software Engineer @ American Express Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 | Greater New York City Area At American Express, I was a frontend engineer on the US Consumer team. I built key pages for viewing and comparing credit cards using React and TypeScript and utilized A/B testing to improve conversion rates for credit card applications. I also contributed to and maintained an internal component library used by other frontend teams at Amex. ### Software Engineer @ Chop Dawg Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 I built three separate iOS and Android applications by utilizing React Native and integrating Google Maps, Coinbase, and Stripe APIs to allow for more complex features. I worked closely with product managers and designers, and I released consistent builds on TestFlight to ensure clients were receiving the best quality product. ### Software Engineer @ University of Southern California Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Los Angeles Metropolitan Area USC Michelson Center (CancerBase): CancerBase is a patient-facing React Native Android application I built to facilitate a cancer based clinical trial. I researched the compatibility between various health devices, created an IoT kit for patients to use every day during the clinical trial, and utilized FitBit's API to gather health-related data from patients. ### Programmer @ University of Southern California Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 USC Stem Cell Lab I utilized Python along with the NumPy and Matplotlib libraries to develop a data pipeline that synthesized raw stem cell data into readable visual representations. I automated several lab processes such as rearranging cell data and parsing large CSV files. I improved the performance of an existing program by over 200% by implementing an object-oriented approach. ## Education ### Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science and Business Administration University of Southern California Jan 2016 – Jan 2019 ### Franklin University Switzerland Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 ### Calabasas High School Jan 2011 – Jan 2015 ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/alihashemi7 --- Source: https://flows.cv/alihashemi JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/alihashemi/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-29