Yaara Cohen
About Yaara Cohen
Yaara Cohen serves as the Core Team Lead Developer at Apono in Tel Aviv District, Israel, since 2022. She holds an MBA from Tel Aviv University and has extensive experience in software development, having worked in various roles across multiple companies.
Work at Apono
Yaara Cohen has been serving as the Core Team Lead Developer at Apono since 2022. In this role, she leads a core team within a post-seed startup, managing significant projects and contributing to the development of innovative solutions. Her position is based in the Tel Aviv District, Israel.
Education and Expertise
Yaara Cohen is pursuing a Master of Business Administration (MBA) at Tel Aviv University - Coller School of Management, focusing on Entrepreneurship and Entrepreneurial Studies from 2022 to 2024. She also completed Professional Studies in Data Science and Machine Learning at School of Data Science YDATA in 2019. Additionally, she holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Computational Biology from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, obtained in 2009.
Professional Experience
Prior to her role at Apono, Yaara Cohen worked at BigPanda as a Back End Developer from 2021 to 2022. She also held positions at Wix.com as a Frontend Developer and Tech Lead from 2014 to 2020, and at Allen Institute for AI (AI2) as a Senior Software Engineer from 2019 to 2021. Her experience includes mobile development at harmon.ie and software development roles at Web Pick Internet Holdings LTD and Ex Libris.
Technical Skills and Contributions
Yaara Cohen has a diverse technical skill set, having implemented end-to-end features across backend, frontend, and DevOps. She has experience in both backend and frontend development, contributing to significant projects. Additionally, she leads a data science course focused on Generative AI and Large Language Models (LLMs), showcasing her commitment to advancing knowledge in the field.
Achievements in Education
Yaara Cohen graduated from the Yandex Machine Learning program, which enhanced her expertise in machine learning. She has also studied Extreme C# and Extreme Java at John Bryce, further solidifying her programming skills. Her educational background includes a Master of Science (MSc) in Bioinformatics from Tel Aviv University, although the duration of this program was brief.