# Hamzah N. > Software Engineer @ Oscar Health Location: New York City Metropolitan Area, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/hamzah Software engineer ## Work Experience ### Software Engineer II @ Oscar Health Jan 2024 – Present | New York, New York, United States Working on utilization management and AI experimentation ### Software Engineer I @ Oscar Health Jan 2022 – Jan 2024 | New York, New York, United States Working on utilization management. Utilized: Python, React, Flask, Apache Aurora, Mesos, Kubernetes, gRPC, Thrift, Postgres, BigQuery ### CS554: Web Development II Course Assistant @ Stevens Institute of Technology Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 * Assisting in course planning as well as grading assignments in NodeJS, React, Vue, GraphQL, Redis, Redux * Hold weekly lab periods and office hours to aid students with assignments and concepts ### CS496: Programming Languages Course Assistant @ Stevens Institute of Technology Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 * Assisting in course planning as well as grading assignments and exams in OCaml * Hold weekly lab periods and office hours to aid students with assignments and concepts ### CS511: Concurrent Programming Course Assistant @ Stevens Institute of Technology Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 * Assisting in course planning as well as grading assignments and exams in Java and Erlang * Hold weekly lab periods and office hours to aid students with assignments and concepts ### CS385: Algorithms Course Assistant @ Stevens Institute of Technology Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 * Assisting in course planning as well as grading assignments and exams in C++ * Hold weekly lab periods and office hours to aid students with assignments and concepts ### CS115: Introduction to Computer Science Course Assistant @ Stevens Institute of Technology Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 * Assisting in course planning as well as grading assignments and exams in Python * Hold weekly lab periods and office hours to aid students with assignments and concepts ### Software Engineer Intern @ Oscar Health Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | New York, United States Worked on the Data Infrastructure team. ◦ Utilized: Go, Python, Flask, React, PostgreSQL, gRPC, Apache Aurora, Mesos, Pants, BigQuery, Google Cloud ◦ Implemented a full-stack gRPC service that validates configuration files before file generation thus reducing hours of wait time on average and optimizing user experience. ◦ Collaborated on a team of four by aiding backend development and implementing optical character recognition for a prescription label photo search service. ◦ Redesigned an outbound jobs scheduler to use gRPC endpoints instead of directly accessing databases. ### Software Engineering Intern @ Synopsys Inc Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | New York City Metropolitan Area ◦ Utilized: Python, Flask, Git, Jupyter Notebook, Google Cloud, Kubernetes, Nginx, Burp Suite Pro ◦ Spearheaded the development and design of a web application that utilizes machine learning models to detect possible phishing attempts with approximately 90% accuracy. ◦ Improved functionality by utilizing natural language processing techniques to detect potential malicious URLs to protect users from phishing efforts. ◦ Evaluated the benefits and drawbacks of several machine learning techniques such as Bayesian Classifiers, Logistic Regression, and Convolutional Neural Networks in the context of improving the accuracy of the web application. ◦ Investigated and reported security exploits found in client web applications during penetration testing assessments. ### Software Engineering Intern @ Synopsys Inc Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Greater New York City Area ◦ Utilized: Java, Burp, Git, Docker, Python, Jira, Maven, JUnit ◦ Coordinated with an international team to design and develop an internal tool that automates passive finding report generation for security consultants. ◦ Designed and implemented a robust backend architecture using ETL principles and OOP. ◦ Optimized application performance by 93% by reworking request handling, thus taking the application execution time from 2 minutes to less than 10 seconds. ◦ Collaborated with beta testers in Bangalore, Bloomington, and New York City to launch stable releases and remediate bugs. ◦ Authored precise documentation to aid future engineers in maintaining the product. ### Software Engineering Intern @ CyberCentric Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Greater New York City Area * Developed web scrapers using Python libraries such as BeautifulSoup and Selenium to find thousands of potential clients. * Pioneered a Search Engine Optimization campaign on the company's website to increase visibility * Created a video describing XSS attacks and how to prevent them for company developers * Authored weekly blog posts (500+ words every week) about cybersecurity, specifically hashing, salting, fuzzing, cross-site scripting, social engineering, and steps to protect personal data ### Software Engineering Intern @ Wise Systems, Inc. Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Greater Boston Area * Performed statistical data analysis with Python library pandas to inform company decisions * Learned about cybersecurity problems such as phishing schemes, DDOS attacks and more. Learned how to take measures to safeguard against these possible attacks. * Learned about "fuzzing", a method of testing the vulnerability of a computer program * Created a video showcasing how to navigate and use the company's website ## Education ### Master of Engineering - MEng in Computer Science Cornell University Jan 2025 – Jan 2027 ### Bachelor's degree in Computer Science; Minor in Pure and Applied Mathematics Stevens Institute of Technology Jan 2018 – Jan 2022 ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/hamzah-nizami --- Source: https://flows.cv/hamzah JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/hamzah/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-23