# Zahra Surani

> Senior Software Engineer at Facebook

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/zahrasurani

## Work Experience
### Senior Software Engineer @ Facebook
Jan 2019 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area
2025-present: Business AI team
2023-2025: Reality Labs Store team
2019-2023: 3P Business Extension and Messaging for SMBs

### Teamcore Research on AI and Multiagent Systems Intern @ USC Viterbi School of Engineering
Jan 2017 – Jan 2019
Applying various image analysis techniques, Tensorflow, and Computer Vision on satellite imagery to predict and deter poaching of wildlife in African parks

### Software Engineering Intern @ Facebook
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Menlo Park, California
Worked with the Video Monetization team to add a new form of ads from both advertiser and viewer perspectives (full-stack: Hack, React, Android)

### Software Engineering Intern @ Facebook
Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Menlo Park
Worked with the Sales Product team for the customer relationship system to create tools that help other engineers debug content and functionality (Hack, React, GraphQL)

### Research Intern @ USC Medical Ultrasonic Transducer Technology Center
Jan 2015 – Jan 2017
- Aided in building a photo-acoustic microscope system that shines a laser into biological tissue and detects its mechanics
- Designed and constructed a device to electrically activate muscles and test for lingering effects of anesthesia 
- Conducted product analysis to order equipment best suited for the project and decreased costs by 35%

### Founder @ Future Explorers
Jan 2014 – Jan 2017
- Hands-on science program for elementary school students, introducing them to a scientific, research environment by implementing application-based activities.
- Encouraged the students to design their own experiments and meet challenges in today's society, thus instilling a thorough science foundation.
  
Honors: 
- Recognition from President Obama and State Assemblywomen Bonilla and Baker
- Certificate of Commendation from City of Milpitas
- Attendance of Mayor of Milpitas in program's closing ceremony
- Girl Scout Gold Award
- Article by San Jose Mercury News

### Marketing Intern @ BioVision
Jan 2015 – Jan 2015
- Resolved problems between distributor and company, in terms of properly displaying product information
- Updated company website with information about new products, component pricing, and research highlights 
- Edited and formatted data sheets and information manuals to properly inform customers about the 4000+ products.

### Research Intern @ Stanford University School of Medicine
Jan 2014 – Jan 2014
- Investigated the relationship between Down Syndrome and the Dyrk1a gene – a potential cause of this disorder – and its impact on the Wnt signaling pathway 
- Learned various laboratory techniques (staining, sectioning, genotyping, photographing with microscope, handling mice), understood clinical cases and research, and developed innovative ways to approach project
- Led effort to database and digitalize all research records at the laboratory (more than 2500 records in lab)


## Education
### Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science
USC Viterbi School of Engineering


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/zahrasurani

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Last updated: 2026-03-22