Meriem Benkhalifa
Burnsville,MN
Summary
As a software engineer, I aspire to work in a dynamic, collaborative environment. I am a curious and fast learner, dedicated to developing impactful products. I bring a strong attitude of continuous learning and improvement to every project I undertake.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Engineer
Target Corporation Marketplace
Minneapolis, MN
02.2023 - Current
- Revamped legacy monolith application into microservices for enhanced scalability and ease of maintenance.
- Successfully managed the design and planning phase of a cutting-edge reporting service for the target marketplace, employing event streaming systems to ensure seamless communication between various microservices.
Engineer
Target corporation checkout
Burnsville, MN
10.2019 - 01.2024
- Oversaw the development and deployment of Starbucks Drive up feature for Target's checkout team, collaborating with various cross-functional teams to achieve seamless implementation.
- Offered guidance and support to summer interns in completing their tasks and integrating new features.
- Handled checkout production support to troubleshoot issues and recommend solutions.
Associate Software Engineer
Optum
Minneapolis, MN
01.2018 - 09.2019
- Provided support and lead Proof of concepts to promote infrastructure as code for infrastructure team using Chef cookbooks and Terraform.
- Devised and implemented a customized Terraform provider with Golang to administer internal Restful API's.
- Completed successfully an Advanced Data Science course, during which I worked on a capstone project involving the preparation and analysis of raw data for patient admissions. This project utilized Python, Jupyter Notebook, and decision tree modeling techniques.
- Engaged in Data Analysis projects where I acquired foundational knowledge in Machine Learning and Python
Education
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN05-2017
Bachelor of Science -
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN05-2017
Skills
- Kotlin, Python, and Java
- Microservices and event streaming architecture( Kafka)
- Familiar with Kubernetes and have basic knowledge of GCP
- Terraform, Chef
- MongoDb (NOSQL) and familiar with SQL databases
Timeline
Engineer
Target Corporation Marketplace
02.2023 - Current
Engineer
Target corporation checkout
10.2019 - 01.2024
Associate Software Engineer
Optum
01.2018 - 09.2019
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Bachelor of Science -
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities