Danny Tamiru
About Danny Tamiru
Danny Tamiru is a Backend Engineering Intern at Carta, where he has contributed to various projects, including improving the accuracy of the Total Comp role-matching service. He has a background in software engineering with experience in both frontend and backend roles across multiple companies in Canada.
Work at Carta
Danny Tamiru currently serves as a Backend Engineering Intern at Carta, a position he has held since 2023 in Kitchener, Ontario. Prior to this role, he worked as a Fullstack Engineering Intern at Carta for three months in 2022. During his time at Carta, he led three major product revamp proposals, contributing valuable additions to the feature roadmap. He also made infrastructural enhancements to Carta's open-source feature flag service, Flipper. His work on the Valuations team involved gaining familiarity with technologies such as Kafka and GraphQL, and he increased the accuracy of Carta's Total Comp role-matching service by 20% while containerizing the repository to accelerate deployments.
Education and Expertise
Danny Tamiru studied at the University of Waterloo, where he achieved a Bachelor of Computer Science with a specialization in Software Engineering. His education spanned from 2019 to 2024, incorporating co-op experiences that provided practical knowledge in software development. This academic background supports his technical skills and understanding of software engineering principles, which he applies in his current and previous roles.
Background
Before joining Carta, Danny Tamiru gained diverse experience in various roles. He worked as a Summer Camp Leader for the City of Brampton from 2018 to 2019, where he developed leadership and organizational skills. He also held positions as a Frontend Developer Intern at Genesys in 2021 for three months, a Junior Software Architect at Sun Life for seven months in 2021, and a Software Engineer at WATonomous from 2022 to 2023 for five months. Additionally, he served as a CTO Research Assistant at ACTO in 2020 for three months.
Professional Experience
Danny Tamiru's professional experience includes a range of internships and roles in software development. He worked as a Frontend Developer Intern at Genesys, where he focused on frontend technologies. At Sun Life, he contributed as a Junior Software Architect, enhancing his architectural skills. His role as a Software Engineer at WATonomous involved applying his technical expertise in a collaborative environment. These experiences have equipped him with a solid foundation in software engineering and development practices.