Hi! My name is Yasir Yilmazcoban. I'm a sophomore Computer Science student at Texas A&M University. I am currently looking for software engineering internships for Summer 2024! Feel free to check out my website or connect with me on Linkedin!

C/C++, Java, JavaScript, Python, TypeScript, SQL

Algorand, Express.js, Firebase, Flask, Git, Jupyter, Linux, Node.js, Oracle DB, React.js, React Native, REST APIs, Selenium, Solidity, Tkinter, Unit Testing

SP/IT - College Station, TX | September 2023 - Present
Founder & Project Manager

• Leading a team of 15 aspiring software engineers in the development and deployment of a cutting-edge roommate companion mobile app
• Transformed a mere idea, conceived just months ago, into a project with tangible and attainable goals

SP/IT - College Station, TX | September 2023 - Present
Scrum Master & Lead Backend Dev

• Established the initial backend infrastructure for the mobile app, harnessing Firebase in conjunction with React Native Expo
• Coordinated project progress through Jira, effectively managing the backlog, sprint planning, and facilitating weekly meetings and feature assignments
• Reviewed pull requests from team members and provided constructive feedback to uphold code quality and uniformity

TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY - College Station, TX | August 2023 - Present
Computation Lab Peer Teacher

• Collaborated with a professor to facilitate instruction for a Python course, enhancing over 120 students’ learning experiences
• Provided comprehensive support by addressing questions, conducting review sessions, evaluating assignments, and offering weekly office hours to foster a conducive learning environment
• Created a web scraper to move grades across two learning platforms, averting hours of manual work

R1649 - Remote/Dallas, TX | June 2023 - Present
Computation Lab Peer Teacher

• Deployed an Oracle database to securely manage client credentials, and engineered a Flask-based web application to facilitate seamless CRUD operations for the database
• Created and integrated React components into the company’s website, ensuring a cohesive and consistent user experience across all pages
• Developed the backend infrastructure for user authentication by designing and implementing a RESTful API with Node.js and Express

Here are a couple of my projects. Feel free the check them out from my public repositories!

IMAGE GENERATING APPARATUS (IGA) | March 2023

• Crafted a website and a Chrome extension that utilize OpenAI’s API to generate images for e-books
• Employed Flask to construct the website and employed JavaScript to develop the Chrome extension

MICROSOFT REWARDS BOT | April 2021 - Present

• Engineered a Selenium bot to accumulate daily Microsoft Rewards points, which could be exchanged for gift cards from a variety of stores and Microsoft credits
• Continuously maintained and updated the Selenium bot to adapt to evolving structures of the Microsoft website and new versions of MS Edge

CREDIT CARD NUMBER VALIDATOR | September 2020

• Learned and applied the Luhn Algorithm to validate credit card numbers from various companies
• Employed comprehensive unit tests to ensure all functions were working as intended

POWERGRID | December 2019 - May 2020

• Led a team of four individuals to secure the top position among 25 competing teams by implementing a Java-based board game, enhancing comprehension of various OOP concepts and GUI development
• Acquired proficiency in implementing Dijkstra’s Algorithm for finding the shortest path within a Java-based graph representing the U.S. map