Experience

Tray.io

• United States
• Software Development
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Software Engineer

  • Dec 2020 - Present

  • Contributing to the front-end codebase using React and Typescript, enhancing user experience for clients. Working on the https://tray.io marketing website using Next.js, Typescript and Contentful. Delivering product features such as Connector Builder and working on design systems. • Designing, testing and maintaining API-based connector code in JavaScript within Node.js, achieving seamless integration with third-party APIs/SDKs. • Working with 3rd party API/SDKs including RESTFul, SOAP, GraphQl with various authentication flows (OAuth, token-based, basic etc) and testing the codebase using Jest. • Collaborated with 3rd parties and stakeholders to discuss connector development, ensuring project requirements were met efficiently and also experience with writing key user-facing documentation. • Adapted seamlessly to Agile development environment while utilizing JIRA and Git, leading to streamlined development processes. Show less



Octopus Energy

• United Kingdom
• Utilities
• 700 & Above Employee

• Software Engineering Intern

  • Nov 2020 - Nov 2020



Somalis in Tech

• United Kingdom
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• COVID-19 and the Somali Community Hackathon

  • Oct 2020 - Oct 2020

  • Challenge statement to develop an innovative tech solutions to support the fight against COVID-19 within the Somali community. • My team won the hackathon and created ‘CaafimaadDirect’ (HealthDirect) – a web app with a chatbot feature powered by AI that allows users to anonymously chat and receive vital information about COVID-19 in real-time in both Somali and English. This app was designed to fight the ever-growing stigma on accessing health services in the community. • Technologies used: FlowAi, Twilio, React, JavaScript • Project & Branch Management: Miro, Trello, Figma, Git & Github Show less



Code First Girls

• United Kingdom
• Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Diversity Hackathon

  • Oct 2020 - Oct 2020

  • Challenge statement of eliminating bias and promoting diversity. My team and I created ‘intend.act’, a web app designed to help organisations and their employees reflect and act upon on their diversity and inclusion practices by engaging in diversity ‘journeys’ and setting ‘intentions’. • Technologies used: JavaScript, React, HTML, CSS, Bulma Framework • Branch management: Git and GitHub - More information/code/deployment can be found on our README on Github https://github.com/hayfaawshan/intend.act Show less



Emergent Alliance

• United Kingdom
• Technology, Information and Internet

• Big Data Challenge Hackathon

  • Sep 2020 - Sep 2020

  My team and I analysed datasets to explore the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the environment and economy. Here, we specifically explored the sharp increase in internet sales during the national lockdown and its subsequent effect on local emissions. Technologies used: Python, Matplotlib, Pandas, NumPy, Jupyter Notebook My team and I analysed datasets to explore the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the environment and economy. Here, we specifically explored the sharp increase in internet sales during the national lockdown and its subsequent effect on local emissions. Technologies used: Python, Matplotlib, Pandas, NumPy, Jupyter Notebook



Code First Girls

• United Kingdom
• Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Python Programming

  • Apr 2020 - Jun 2020

  - Eight-week course learning the fundamentals of Python programming through immersive lessons. - Built a full-stack application utilising the technologies and problem-solving skills learnt during the course. Created a Python Flask web app using the COVID-19 API that asked a user to input a country and displayed the live total confirmed cases, deaths and recovered patients of said country.- Utilised requests and responses whilst working with a public API. Code design for application based on the Model, View and Control (MVC) model. - Showcased front-end technologies such as HTML and CSS in the design and implementation of the flask web page. The project code can be found on my GitHub (https://github.com/hayfaawshan/Python---CFG-Project) and attached are screenshots. Show less

• Web Development (HTML, CSS, Javascript)

  • Mar 2020 - May 2020

  - Engaged in weekly practical and immersive sessions learning HTML,CSS and JavaScript.- As part of the course, my group partner and I created Environment AND, a web page aimed to highlight those spearheading climate change conversations around the world. The website showcases sustainability initiatives in fashion, tech and other industries, as well as young activists ensuring their voices are heard. - The project implemented knowledge learned in sessions such as the use of Bootstrap, CSS Grid, and CSS Flexbox. - In addition I utilised media queries, and JavaScript to ensure responsive mobile-first design and user interaction.- Collaborated and pair programmed using Git and GitHub - Successfully demonstrated team-work, project management as well as communication and problem-solving skills. Show less



Bloom & Wild

• United Kingdom
• Retail
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Seasonal Delight

  • Feb 2019 - May 2020

  Acting as a customer delight associate during their busy seasonal periods - Christmas, Mother's Day, Valentines Day. Since February 2018 Acting as a customer delight associate during their busy seasonal periods - Christmas, Mother's Day, Valentines Day. Since February 2018



London Marathon Events

• United Kingdom
• Events Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Help Desk Assistant

  • Oct 2019 - Nov 2019



Teach First

• United Kingdom
• Education Administration Programs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Teach First Futures

  • Sep 2014 - Jul 2016

  - Selected to be apart of Cohort 8 of the access programme ran by Teach First and given a mentor during my A-Levels. - Attended a 4 day weekend residential to the University of Cambridge with the 2015 theme being 'No Limits'. Here I took part in workshops and activities in our selected academic streams that increased my confidence and team-work skills. - Selected to be apart of Cohort 8 of the access programme ran by Teach First and given a mentor during my A-Levels. - Attended a 4 day weekend residential to the University of Cambridge with the 2015 theme being 'No Limits'. Here I took part in workshops and activities in our selected academic streams that increased my confidence and team-work skills.