Welcome to my headquarters. I’m from Tunis, Tunisia. If you know Tataouin from Star Wars, it is a real place in my country.
I am a Forward Deployed Engineer at Default, the best orchestration platform for GTM teams.
I studied Data Science and Comparative Literature at the University of Rochester.
Previously, I was a software engineer at Rockefeller while running BAF, a blockchain education nonprofit.
Perpetually, I am fascinated by the possibilities of technology for good, bad, and trivial.
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What I am up to
Just started as a Forward Deployed Engineer at Default 🥳🥳
Volunteering at Mycelia Foundation
My 2025 personal projects:
- AgentList - an AI tooling platform for business owners (60%)
- PhaseApp - a health & fitness app for busy mothers (30%)
Judging hackathons:
- PennApps @ UPenn
- Dandy Hacks @ UofRochester
If you're an organizer, I’d love to volunteer to mentor and judge at your hackathon!
Experience
Software Engineer, Rockefeller
Open source contributor, Scalar
Founding Software Engineer, Jutsu
AI Fellow, Perplexity
Software Engineer, Amalthea FS
Software Engineering Fellow, Floodgate
President & Technical PM, BAF (education nonprofit)
Researcher, Human-Computer Interaction Lab at UR
UX Research, Mos
What I have done so far
📈 Shipped ML models to prod at Rockefeller for anomaly detection and cashflow forecasting, saving millions of $
🏆 Entrepreneur in Residence Award at the University of Rochester (Full tuition year to build a startup)
🎙 Featured in the University of Rochester Engineering Journal
🚒 Built ML models for the Rochester Fire Department to optimize emergency responses
💰 Raised $500,000 for BAF to accelerate tech education across top universities in developing countries
🎤 Organized 100+ tech educational events, including research retreats like 0xvillage.org and 0xCastle.xyz
💻 Launched WeSave App to facilitate blood donation in Tunisia in partnership with the National Blood Bank
🎙 Most Inspiring Arab Women in Tech award from Womenpreneur
📚 Research & Innovation grant from UofR
📚 Studied Data Science at the University of Rochester on a full-ride scholarship
🏆 Outstanding Community Service Award from the US Dep. of State
👄 Spoke at some events: my TedX talk about the Tunisian revolution