Yasir Assam

Working in the MRV team, I design and implement APIs for a climate-tech company focused on regenerative farming practices. I collaborated with scientists and product managers on significant projects, resulting in measurable carbon abatement. I also mentor junior engineers.

As a full stack developer at a fintech startup, I worked on backend and frontend technologies, integrated third-party APIs, and contributed to the Growth Team through A/B testing and experimentation. I collaborated extensively with various teams and managed automated testing.

As the main developer at a startup, I architected a web app for musicians, managed project tools, mentored team members, and optimized performance through various techniques. I was responsible for backend sys admin and wrote extensive, efficient code.

Developed numerous web and desktop applications for various clients, designed RESTful APIs, and maintained client relationships. I also worked part-time on a music notation app, contributing to its development.

Part of the original development team for Sibelius music notation software, I specialized in multithreaded C++ and contributed to the software's growth through agile practices and mentoring roles.

Bachelor of Science in Physics (First Class Honours) with a year of research in Europe (Padua, Italy) – Equivalent to MSci. Published paper in theoretical physics.

Attained 99.5% in An Introduction to Artificial Intelligence, one of the first MOOCs, created by Sebastian Thrun and Peter Norvig, an online equivalent of a Stanford postgraduate course in AI. Peter Norvig and Sebastian Thrun wrote me a personal letter of commendation on my result.