# Zain Ali

> Software Engineer at Google

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

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ Google
Jan 2022 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area

### Software Engineer @ YouTube
Jan 2022 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area
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### Project Management Intern @ NBCUniversal
Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | New York, New York, United States
• Led delivery efforts of end-to-end customer experience for Peacock TV for over 20+ streaming platforms
• Drove strategy for product prioritization by developing a Jira prioritization tracker to help 7+ teams prioritize over 300 features
• Automated status tracking of 8+ fields for over 80 tickets on Confluence, saving the team 16+ hours a month
• Helped launch two fully automated status trackers for partnership distribution and advertising products to give leadership insights into 60+ plus projects

### Software Engineer Intern @ Discovery Inc
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | New York, New York, United States
• Scaled Discovery+ to 3 additional global regions by leveraging Crowdin and Roku’s GeoLocation API to localize the product
• Simplified the end-user video selection process for 55,000+ videos on Roku devices by adding UHD badges under video titles to indicate higher resolution video playback
• Increased product usability across 30+ Roku devices by implementing voice controls to manage the video player
• Improved team’s operational excellence by reporting out previously unmonitored customer errors and performance issues to a New Relic analytics dashboard
• Tech Stack: Roku SDK, BrightScript, SceneGraph, Roku Advanced Layout Editor, RESTful APIs

### Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Research Assistant @ George Mason University
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | Fairfax, Virginia, United States
• Developed an iterative network cluster algorithm that iteratively links nodes that disproportionately transact with illegal users until it converges
• Analyzed Bitcoin Cash transactions through characterizing malicious activity patterns on the blockchain by creating SQL queries to analyze data of over 36 million addresses

### Information Technology Consultant Intern @ Barron System Integration Inc
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Ashburn, Virginia
• Worked with client Arban & Carosi to develop a process automation system for precast concrete construction improving their work efficiency by 60-70%.
• Developed back-end for business logic with C#, architected relational database systems on Microsoft SQL Server, and designed .NET controls to enhance the user interface.
• Supported product deployment on Android for workers and Windows for management endpoints.
• Utilized Azure DevOps for an Agile driven environment with 2 week sprints to manage tasks like features and bugs.

### Student Brand Manager @ Rooftop Slushie
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019
Rooftop Slushie is a platform where users can ask over 3 million verified employees from the biggest tech companies about the interview process, resume building, offer evaluation, general career advice and business insights.

• Find and target online sources of traffic.
• Browse for relevant online internet forums that focus on careers and create online content that might resonate with potential users.
• Grow social media presence to connect with potential users
• Weekly check in meeting with HQ

### Computer Programming Lead Instructor & Curriculum Designer @ Coherence Learning Services. LLC
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Ashburn, VA
• Trained over 20 students with object-oriented design concepts and coding in Java and Python.
• Improved student test scores for computer science fundamentals by 40 points within 12 weeks.
• Prepared students to work independently on software engineering projects with minimal supervision and also collaborate in teams by contributing to more than 8 open-source programs.


## Education
### Bachelor's degree in Computer Science
George Mason University

### Rock Ridge High School


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/zainali-xyz
- Portfolio: https://zainali.xyz

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Last updated: 2026-03-29