# Yuval Keren

> Software Engineer @ Scale Microgrids | CS @ Columbia

Location: New York, New York, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/yuvalkeren

I am a passionate engineer dedicated to translating code into real-world impact. Majoring in Computer Science at Columbia University, I'm driven by the potential of technology to solve meaningful problems for customers and organizations.

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ Scale Microgrids
Jan 2026 – Present | New York, NY

### Software Engineer @ FloQast
Jan 2025 – Jan 2026 | New York, New York, United States

### Software Product Engineer @ Esri
Jan 2024 – Jan 2025
On the geocoding team, our search engine converts addresses and place-names into coordinates on a map, part of Esri’s industry-standard ArcGIS software suite.

### Undergraduate Research Assistant @ Columbia University Department of Computer Science
Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | New York, New York, United States
- Research Assistant in the Computer Graphics and User Interfaces Lab under the direction of Steven Feiner.
- Researching and developing the intersection of computer networking and emerging technology.

### Software Engineer Intern @ Esri
Jan 2023 – Jan 2023
- Member of the geocoding team, developing internal tooling for Product Engineers.
- Utilized .NET, C#, and WPF to add and expand features in a desktop app used to adjust and enhance Esri’s geocoding engine.
- Used Powershell and Groovy script within a Jenkins job to track Git changes and send autogenerated emails with build details, enhancing team productivity and automating documentation practices.
- Leveraged C# to create a Fitnesse-integrated tool that provides PII masking functionality using Regex and string demarcation, creating realistic fictional address alternatives using Census data.
- Hackathon team finalist, utilizing the ArcGIS Javascript SDK to connect residents of Washington, DC to affordable housing.

### Software Engineer Intern @ Columbia Build Lab
Jan 2022 – Jan 2022
- Intern at early-stage startup Vitu.
- Assist in development of an online ordering and communication platform for restaurants
and suppliers.

### Civic Innovation Corps Fellow @ Coding it Forward
Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | New York, New York, United States
- Selected from an applicant pool of over 1,600 young technologists to join a cohort of 159 fellows.
- Coding it Forward is empowering the next generation of technology leaders to innovate at the intersections of technology and public service in local, state, and federal government offices across the United States.
- As a Software Fellow at the City of El Paso, I help deliver policy, improve systems, and strengthen products on behalf of the American people.

### Full Stack Engineer Intern @ The City of El Paso Texas
Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | El Paso, Texas, United States
- Contribute to software development, research, and implementation of a mobile application that overlays El Paso’s geospatial data through extended reality (XR) modality.
- Integrate RESTful APIs, C#, and Unity towards showing live GIS data in AR.
- Collaborate with UI designers to deploy accessible and attractive software.
- Employ agile software development methodology towards accomplishing goals in a timely and effective manner.

### Software Development Intern @ echo3D
Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | New York, New York, United States
- Assisted in the development of a cross-platform, cross-device real-time cloud engine.
- Built demo applications in Unity that showcase the capability to deliver 3D models over the cloud
- Employed software testing procedures, ensuring that code is ready for client-side use.

### Residential Advisor @ Columbia University in the City of New York
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | New York, New York, United States
- Created a safe and inclusive community for 24 first-year students by encouraging cultural awareness and strong communication.
- Developed good practices for event programming, from conceptualization to implementation. Most successful event had an attendance of roughly 200 first-year students.
- Collaborated across institutional offices to secure event funding.

### Video Assistant @ Columbia University School of Professional Studies
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | New York, New York, United States
- Work with faculty to create a seamless hybrid classroom experience.
- Train new hires how to set up and operate camera equipment and troubleshoot software issues.
- Ensure video kits are properly sanitized and COVID-safe.


## Education
### Bachelor of Arts - BA in Computer Science
Columbia University


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/ykeren
- GitHub: https://github.com/yuval-krn

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Last updated: 2026-04-13