Wassim Gharbi

Experience

• Tesla

  Senior Software Engineer

  Jun 2023 - Present

  Tesla designs and manufactures electric vehicles, solar energy products, and energy storage solutions to accelerate the world's transition to sustainable energy.

• Woven by Toyota

  Software Engineer

  Aug 2021 - Jun 2023

  Woven by Toyota is a company that focuses on advancing the technology and utility of autonomous vehicles.

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  Lyft

  Software Engineer

  Jan 2021 - Jun 2023

  Lyft designs, markets, and operates a mobile application that matches drivers with passengers who request rides.

• Google

  Software Engineer

  Aug 2020 - Jan 2021

  Google is a multinational technology company that specializes in Internet-related services and products, which include online advertising technologies, a search engine, cloud computing, software, and hardware.

• Lafayette College

  Honors Thesis Candidate

  Aug 2018 - Jan 2019

  Lafayette College is a company.

• Google

  Software Engineering Intern

  May 2018 - Aug 2018

  • Improved Google Docs offline fallback application to allow users to cache documents for offline use.
  • Enhanced the Google Docs platform by optimizing offline caching flows using Service Workers and Web Workers.

• Lafayette College

  Teaching Assistant

  Jan 2018 - May 2018
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  Apperture

  Lead Software Engineer & UX Designer (Side project)

  Sep 2017 - May 2019

  Apperture is a group photo sharing app that provides location-based albums, allowing users to share photographs easily based on geographical proximity.

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  Lafayette College

  Researcher - Human Computer Interaction

  Sep 2016 - Dec 2016

  Inspired by the desire to honor Marquis de Lafayette and his service to the cause of freedom during the American Revolution, Lafayette College was chartered in 1826 and established with an unwavering tradition of academic excellence and community spirit that has flourished for nearly 200 years.

  • Developed an Intelligent Tutor System (ITS) to generate drill questions for Calculus, improving the learning experience for students.
  • Successfully nominated the project for the National Conference for Undergraduate Research, highlighting innovative use of technology in education.
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  Lafayette College

  Researcher - Convolutional Neural Networks (EXCEL Scholarship)

  Jun 2016 - Aug 2016

  • Trained a Neural Network utilizing a novel loss function for facial similarity recognition.
  • Leveraged Tensorflow to fine-tune a pre-trained Convolutional Neural Network for improved model accuracy.
  • Conducted crowdsourced experiments via Amazon Mechanical Turk to gather diverse training data.
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  Lafayette College

  Internet Technology Services (Web Development Team)

  Jan 2016 - Jun 2016

  • Led the unit testing of the Lafayette.edu Wordpress Theme ensuring robust and efficient implementation.
  • Conducted research and implemented accessibility features in Wordpress to enhance usability.
  • Designed web components contributing to the redevelopment of the Lafayette.edu website.
  • Investigated integration of badges with Moodle, promoting enhanced educational methodologies.
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  Lafayette College

  Computer Science Tutor

  Jan 2016 - May 2016

  • Facilitated a student-run initiative, cs.getHelp(), which increased retention rates in Computer Science at Lafayette College.
  • Provided personalized support to first-year students in courses like 'Digital Media', fostering a collaborative learning environment.

• Lafayette College

  Computer Science Tutor (cs.getHelp)

  Jan 2016 - May 2016

• Lafayette College

  Library Assistant

  Dec 2015 - Jan 2016

• Lafayette College

  Language Resource Center

  Sep 2015 - May 2016