Hello! I'm Samah Majadla - I'm passionate about equity in the tech industry and education. I have years of experience both teaching and working in the software engineering and consulting industries.
Here's a short timeline of my professional and academic history:
- 2013: Graduated from Mount Holyoke College with a B.A. in Computer Science and Art
- 2013 - 2015: Worked as a Software Developer
- 2016: Started my M.S. in Computer Science
- 2016 - 2018: Taught university level courses in (developed my own materials for all, and my own curriculum for Python and Robotics): Data Structures, Intro to Programming using Python, and Robotics.
- 2017: Was lead instructor for Girls Who Code (class of 40 girls)
- 2018: Received my M.S.!
- 2018 - 2019: Co-founded, ran, and taught for Integrate Detroit - a free software engineering fellowship aimed to reduce the race and gender gaps in Detroit area tech.
- 2019 - 2024: Worked as a Senior Solutions Architect for VMware (Pivotal prior to its acquisition), where I embodied many roles: Product Manager, Consultant, Software Developer, Teacher, DEI Leader. Beyond the impactful work I did with some of US and North America's largest institutions, I am especially proud of the intership program that I created and ran, as well as the DEI initiative I led - both for my global team of 150+ solutions architects.
- 2019 - present: Current board member and volunteer for Prison Books Collective, a Durham-based non-profit organization that sends free books and resources to incarcerated people primarily in NC & AL. In the fall of 2020 I began developing and continuously iterating on BellBooks, a full-stack cloud-native application that modernized PBC's record-keeping system
- 2022 - present: Started Habibi Code and launched the Habibi Code Mentorship program!
- present - onwards: I'm looking for my next work community and role! Please reach out via LinkedIn if you'd like to discuss any opportunities.
If you're interested in knowing more about me, you can:
- Learn more about my professional history through my LinkedIn.
- Read what my students have said about me and my teaching through my RateMyProfessor page and this article on Integrate Detroit, a software engineering fellowship I co-founded.
- Follow my art, beading, and other creative endeavors on Instagram.