Omar Farooq
Staff Software Engineer at Google
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolOmar Farooq is a seasoned software engineer and founder with 11 years of experience building and scaling consumer products, currently based in New York. A University of Richmond triple-major in Computer Science, Mathematics, and Economics, he progressed through engineering roles at Google and YouTube, ultimately leading growth initiatives for YouTube Music and Premium as a Staff Software Engineer. Omar blends product-minded experimentation with deep technical chops in growth engineering, consistently translating data-driven insights into features that move subscription metrics. He has research experience in computer security and machine learning from university projects, including designing a degradable cryptosystem and malware classification work, which gives him a rare mix of security, ML, and product-growth perspectives. Now founding a stealth startup, he leverages a track record of shipping at-scale features within large platforms while embracing early-stage ambiguity.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS), Mathematics, Computer Science and Economics, Bachelor of Science (BS), Mathematics, Computer Science and Economics at University of Richmond
Urdu, English, Punjabi
Github Skills (14)
scrolling10
slide10
jquery9
metasploit9
fullscreen9
slideshow9
snap9
mousewheel8
javascript8
mongodb5
nodejs4
keylogger3
windows2
google1
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
umarfarooq360/umarfarooq360.github.io
Dec 2014 - Jun 2015
Contributions:20 commits, 13 pushes in 6 months
umarfarooq360/URStash-beta
May 2015 - Mar 2016
Contributions:86 commits, 16 PRs, 74 pushes in 10 months
nodejsexpressmongodbnode-web
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