Ali Younis

Tech Risk team

Platform Modernization and Automation team

• Graded participation and assignments for 20 students twice weekly, providing personalized, constructive feedback • Held weekly office hours to offer individual support and boost student engagement and academic performance

• Selected for the invite-only Two Sigma College Mentor Connect program for top college freshmen, gaining exclusive exposure to fintech industry insights and professional development • Participated in interactive interview preparation sessions and panel discussions with Two Sigma employees, learning about the company’s culture, technical roles, and trends in the financial technology sector • Collaborated with peers and mentors in coding problem-solving breakout sessions, enhancing problem-solving skills and interview readiness through hands-on exercises

• Selected as 1 of 70 from 2000+ applicants to participate in The New Technologists Innovation Academy at Cyborg Mobile & Microsoft, a 7-week paid program focused on product development, design, and software engineering. • Developed a VS Code Extension to enhance website accessibility for people with vision impairments, improving website accessibility features by 25%, as measured by accessibility tools like Microsoft Accessibility Insights. • Integrated Azure OpenAI for real-time image recognition and analysis within the VS Code Extension, providing users with advanced accessibility tools. • Engineered a web app to showcase the VS Code Extension using React.js, Bootstrap, Router, and Firebase, ensuring a responsive and user-friendly interface. • Conducted extensive user interviews to gather feedback and optimize the extension, collaborating with software engineers and product managers. • Presented the project to Microsoft professionals and VPs.

• Generated extensive coding data for training AI models on solving challenging coding problems by developing efficient, optimal solutions for 20+ programming questions • Designed 40+ extensive test cases to ensure robustness and accuracy under varied scenarios • Promoted to task reviewer role for demonstrating proficiency in various programming topics, such as string hashing, graphs, dynamic programming, and bit manipulation

• Developed a responsive Udemy Clone with 200+ courses using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript • Utilized React to craft 2+ dynamic and responsive web applications • Gained foundational knowledge in back-end web development while contributing to 3+ diverse project tasks

• Instructed 20+ students to develop their coding skills through night-sessions at the school • Led 9+ workshops to assist students with building projects • Chose the next board for the club • Used a Hack Club grant to offer a 3-year domain and web hosting for the school’s website [URL: https://www.stemegypt.net]

• Contributed to setting up the school's local network • Assisted students and teachers with the network, hardware, and software issues

• Led English sessions for a class of 25 students • Instructed 30+ juniors through Technology night sessions • Collected assignments • Managed class presentations