# Yara Radwan > Software Engineer II @ Uber Location: San Francisco, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/yara Hi, my name is Yara! I am a Software Engineer with a passion to create and do good wherever I go. In every opportunity, I make it a goal to push myself beyond what I think I am capable of. If there is anything I have learned in life, it's that hard work will never fail you. So, I work hard and persevere until I finish what I start, always surpassing expectations along the way. Currently, I am a Software Engineer at Uber in California. Thanks for stopping by my profile! Check out my website here: https://yararadwan.netlify.app/ ## Work Experience ### Software Engineer II @ Uber Jan 2025 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area ### Software Engineer @ Uber Jan 2024 – Jan 2025 | San Francisco Bay Area Backend Software Engineer on Order Platform, a core service team within Payments responsible for processing, storing, and initiating money movement for all orders and trips at Uber. ### Teaching Assistant @ University of Toronto Jan 2020 – Jan 2023 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada Courses: • CSC A08 (Introduction to Computer Science I) [Sept. 2020 - Dec. 2020, Sept. 2021 - Dec. 2021, Sept. 2022 - Dec. 2022] • CSC A48 (Introduction to Computer Science II) [Jan. 2021 - Apr. 2021, Jan. 2023 - Apr. 2023] • CSC B07 (Software Design) [Sept. 2021 - Dec. 2021] • MAT A37 (Calculus II) [Jan. 2022 - Apr. 2022, Jan. 2023 - Apr. 2023] - As a Teaching Assistant, I: • Host weekly engaging tutorial sessions directed to reinforce concepts learned within the past weeks • Hold office hours to assist students with content-related questions and concerns • Grade tests/midterms/final exams • Respond to student questions on the course forum (Piazza) • Am often assigned as the head person that facilitates and leads the process of invigilation for proctored tests (for remote courses), exemplifying my leadership, experience, and ability to adapt within time-sensitive environments ### Software Engineer Intern @ Uber Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | San Francisco Bay Area • Worked within Order Platform, a core service/platform team responsible for being the source-of-truth for Uber trip and order data (big data, backend) • Created a new, optimized rider/driver trip analytics service that updates user trip analytics data (first trip time, last trip time, etc) in real-time and stores the information in a new data store * This service relieved the load placed on the existing service (and data store) by 40% and was a critical stepping stone towards the old service’s deprecation * Collaborated in the software design architecture of the new service and maintained close collaboration with stakeholders ### Full Stack Developer Intern @ Ada Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada • Worked within the Chat Experience ("ChatX") team, responsible for the client-facing interface and experience (full-stack) • Created multiple outage pages for users with slow connection to improve chat resiliency • Worked collaboratively within a small group to integrate right-to-left language support for chat, and streamlined the process of adding Arabic and Hebrew automatic language detection as well as modifying existing UI components to adhere to both language formats • Fixed several bugs and implemented various features, including support for default chatbot profile images and enhancing layout for viewing images in chat ### Software Engineer (Full Stack) and AI Researcher @ Korotu Technology Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada • Worked alongside three other Co-op students to create the MVP (full-stack, design) for the startup • Increased product functionality by 50% after streamlining the development of the backend codebase, incorporating inVEST models to valuate areas of land using satellite imagery • Increased stakeholder satisfaction by 100% after formally designing the product's UI/UX and overall brand aesthetic • Developed, integrated, and styled key front-end pages for the product ### Mathematics Mentor @ FeminSTEM Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada • Acted as a Mathematics Mentor for feminSTEM, a two week-long intensive STEM program directed at high school girls • Curated an engaging and stimulating workshop on probability and estimation, focusing on topics like permutations, combinatorics and paradoxes • Discussed the importance of women in STEM and provided insight/advice based on my own experiences as a female in CS ### Sales Associate @ Comtel, LLC Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Toronto, Canada Area • Acted as a Sales Associate for Comtel Marketing, centralized around promoting and selling The Globe and Mail delivery subscriptions • Participated in various other consumer-feedback and advertising campaigns, making over 300 calls a day to promote and sell subscriptions • Maintained an average of 3-4 sales/week and acknowledged as the top company seller for the weeks of July 15th, July 22nd, and August 12th (2019) ### Founder & Leader of NXT Lego Mindstorms Camp @ FIRST Jan 2016 – Jan 2018 • Created a recurring one week-long library program (held at various libraries across the GTA) that aimed to teach students (aged 8-12) how to build and use NXT Lego Mindstorms robots and the associated software • Crafted simple, easy-to-understand yet effective lesson plans to allow students to develop a fundamental understanding of how to program their robots, later introducing them to harder tasks and friendly competitions ## Education ### Hon BSc in Computer Science University of Toronto ### International Baccalaureate Diploma in Ontario Secondary School Diploma Victoria Park Collegiate Institute ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/yara-radwan - Portfolio: https://yararadwan.netlify.app/ --- Source: https://flows.cv/yara JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/yara/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-31