Summary
Youssef Zayed is a Senior Software Engineer in Ottawa with eight years of hands-on experience building full-stack systems, real-time multiplayer experiences, and scalable backend services. As co-founder of Launch Up he engineered a 3D Unity/WebGL learning platform with custom networking, WebRTC video/voice, and automated cross-platform delivery, driving 13,000+ hours of student usage and placing learners into real work experiences. He’s delivered cloud-native microservices at Google using Go and Bazel, built production TypeScript/Vue platforms at Clearco and Microsoft integrations, and automated tooling adopted by 100+ engineers at Nokia. Comfortable leading small teams and mentoring juniors, Youssef combines product-focused engineering with DevOps and curriculum design—an unusual blend that enables him to both ship production systems and scale developer education.
8 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree Computer Science, Bachelor's degree Computer Science at Carleton University
Full Stack web deveopment Nanodegree Computer Science, Full Stack web deveopment Nanodegree Computer Science at Udacity
High school Diploma, High school Diploma at Earl of March Secondary School