Fatima Taj
Software Engineer at Yelp
Old Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Top SchoolFatima Taj is a Senior Software Engineer at Yelp with a decade of experience building reliable software and a background in mathematics from the University of Waterloo and data science studies at HEC Montréal. She previously developed systems at DRW and has a track record of moving between research-minded validation and production engineering roles across fintech and consumer tech. Beyond hands-on coding, Fatima is passionate about mentorship and public speaking—mentoring early-career engineers for 4+ years and presenting at conferences like Harvard WECode, Berlin Buzzwords, and NDC Copenhagen. She also teaches on LinkedIn Learning, launching a course on AI-enhanced development and DevOps workflows, and has delivered 80+ hackathon workshops across North America. Known for translating complex technical topics into practical guidance, she blends rigorous analytical training with a public-facing commitment to developer education.
10 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree Data Science, Master's degree Data Science at HEC MontréalBachelor's degree Mathematics, Bachelor's degree Mathematics at University of Waterloo
English, Urdu
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (6)
version-control3
git2
python1
data-science1
pandas1
data-analysis1
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
fat1996/Git-Tutorials
Jan 2018 - Feb 2020
Contributions:17 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 1 month
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