Ume Habiba

CEO

New York, New York, United States8 yrs experience

Key Highlights

  • First-gen immigrant and college graduate.
  • Featured on TED and Business Insider.
  • Championing diversity in tech education.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Full Stack Software Engineer with a focus on educational technology and diversity advocacy.

Contact

About

Hey hey! 👋🏽 My name is Ume, and I’m a first-gen immigrant + college grad (from UMD!), a fashion x tech creator, entrepreneur, speaker, educator, & activist! I’ve worked as a software engineer across various industries including luxury beauty, Big Tech, and finance. I absolutely love combining coding with education to create inclusive curriculums that are both accessible and fun! I’ve dabbled a bit into consulting through various projects, and hold experience within marketing and social media as well! I’m currently working at Microsoft as a software engineer focusing on full stack development on the Pythia Packet Capture Service team. Featured on: TED, Business Insider, Times Square, MSN, and recognized as WayUp’s top intern for 2024 I am very much people centered, and thrive in a fast-paced environment. I love thinking on my feet and being challenged in my everyday life! — I also love boba 🧋, barre 🩰, and capturing content! 📸 If you have any opportunities I may be interested in or want to work together, you can reach me at contact@umehabiba.com! 🤎

Experience

Microsoft

3 roles

Employee Creator

Feb 2026Present · 2 mos

Spokesperson

Feb 2026Present · 2 mos

  • Future of Work: M365 + Copilot

Software Engineer

Aug 2025Present · 8 mos

Girls who code

2 roles

Alumni Advisory Board, Leader

Jan 2026Present · 3 mos

Alumni Advisory Board, Member

Jan 2025Jan 2026 · 1 yr

The collective

Founding Member

Nov 2025Present · 5 mos

Freelance

Talent Manager

Oct 2025Present · 6 mos · Manhattan, New York, United States

  • managing storytelling-led lifestyle creators
  • feel free to email me if you wanna chat further about representation :)

Ted conferences

Public Speaker

Mar 2025Present · 1 yr 1 mo

  • TedXLakeheadU: Connecting For Change
  • Other speaking engagements:
  • Google DevFest (NYC, Pescara)
  • Google International Women’s Day
  • Grace Hopper Celebration
  • We Are Developers World Congress
  • php[tek]
  • Kode With Klossy Speaker Series Co-Host
  • Fintech is Femme Creator Summit
  • Atlanta Tech Week
  • Univ. of Maryland
  • General Assembly NYC
  • LinkedIn Learning + LinkedIn CEO’s Open To Work Podcast

Women techmakers

Ambassador

Aug 2024Present · 1 yr 8 mos

Microsoft

Software Engineer Intern

May 2024Aug 2024 · 3 mos · Seattle, Washington, United States

  • Azure Hybrid Networking - Expressroute

Kode with klossy

2 roles

Code-a-bration Instructional Assistant

Apr 2024Apr 2024 · 0 mo

  • Supported Code-a-bration in Washington DC as a general IA—stepping in across groups, helping scholars through activities, troubleshooting tech/logistics, and co producing on brand event content alongside the photo/video team.

Content & Community Intern

Jan 2024May 2024 · 4 mos

  • Curate social media content, improve community led initiatives, conduct administrative tasks, and gather research to help promote Kode with Klossy and its mission.

355code

2 roles

Coding Instructor

Nov 2023May 2024 · 6 mos · Remote

Marketing Intern

Nov 2023May 2024 · 6 mos · Remote

  • Curate social media content to help promote 335Code on Instagram and LinkedIn. I also help with local outreach efforts in and around the Maryland/VA area.

Baltimore county public schools

IT Advisory Board Member

Nov 2023Mar 2024 · 4 mos

  • The Baltimore County Public School (BCPS) Advisory Board aims to better the IT programs across the county including the Computer Science, Cybersecurity, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) programs.
  • I offer my experiences working in the industry and provide student perspective to ensure BCPS IT students get the best experience.

Quest honors program at umd

Ambassador Lead

Aug 2023May 2024 · 9 mos

  • Lead QUEST Ambassadors team for 23/24 school year

Forbes

Forbes 30 Under 30 Nominee

Jul 2023Nov 2024 · 1 yr 4 mos

  • Semi-Finalist for Forbes 30 Under 30 for Education (2024, 2025, & 2026)

Kode with klossy

3 roles

Speaker Series Co-Host

Jun 2023Aug 2023 · 2 mos

  • A weekly Speaker Series interviewing trailblazers in tech, entrepreneurship, philanthropy, and more. These sessions are joined by over 700 scholars worldwide on a weekly basis.

Curriculum, Training, & Logistics Intern (Mobile App Development)

Mar 2023Aug 2023 · 5 mos

  • Selected as 1 of 7 interns from 80+ applicants, supporting both curriculum and operations!

Alumni Facilitator

Dec 2022Dec 2022 · 0 mo · Manhattan, New York, United States

  • Led a small cohort through building their first Swift mobile app & created social content!

Cisco meraki

Full Stack Software Engineer Intern

May 2023Aug 2023 · 3 mos · Chicago, Illinois, United States

  • Meraki Dashboard Development

University of maryland – college of computer, mathematical, and natural sciences

4 roles

Head Teaching Assistant (CMSC125)

Apr 2023Dec 2024 · 1 yr 8 mos

Teaching Assistant (CMSC132)

Dec 2022May 2023 · 5 mos

  • Discussion TA

Teaching Assistant (CMSC122)

Jan 2022Jan 2024 · 2 yrs

Undergraduate Researcher

Sep 2021Dec 2021 · 3 mos

  • Helped to build an efficient file system for high-performance computing (HPC) applications. Developing user-level filesystems for specific workloads requires analyzing the I/O behavior of parallel programs, and identifying I/O bottlenecks and limitations. The project involves studying the I/O behavior of several HPC benchmarks and applications. It also involves analyzing the collected data to identify bottlenecks, and then developing strategies to mitigate those bottlenecks.

Quest honors program at umd

4 roles

Quest Recruiting - Digital Promotion Team Lead

Aug 2022May 2023 · 9 mos

  • Led a 5 person team to market the QUEST Honors Program by driving social strategy (launched the program TikTok), creating promotional graphics/slides, coordinating posts and events, and representing QUEST at tabling and info sessions across CMNS, Smith, and Clark.

Project Manager (Mentor)

Aug 2022Dec 2022 · 4 mos

  • Project managed a BMGT190H team across two consulting projects!

Cohort 38

Mar 2021May 2024 · 3 yrs 2 mos

  • A selective 3 year honors program focused on multidisciplinary, team-based, experiential learning. Selected out of over 350 applicants in a 45 person cohort.

Consultant / Client Liaison

Mar 2021May 2024 · 3 yrs 2 mos

  • Role: Sr. Client Liaison
  • Provided consulting services to organizations across campus and external companies (TerrapinWorks, Airefare Pouch, BAE Systems)

J.p. morgan private bank

Full Stack Software Engineer Intern

May 2022Aug 2022 · 3 mos · Wilmington, Delaware, United States

  • Asset & Wealth Mangement. Serving ultra-high net worth clients.

The estée lauder companies inc.

Global E-Commerce Software Engineer & Dev Ops Intern

Jan 2022Jan 2022 · 0 mo

  • Full Stack Software Engineering + DevOps on ELC Global E-Commerce team
  • Was one of 4 Kode With Klossy alums to recieve this offer!

First year innovation and research experience (fire)

Student Researcher

Dec 2020Dec 2021 · 1 yr

  • Simulating particle detection through particle physics research and training
  • Completed this project under Dr. Muge Karagoz

Kode with klossy

Instructor Assistant

Mar 2020Mar 2022 · 2 yrs

  • Teaching Web Dev to over 400 scholars in addition to curating community and leading culture of technology discussions.

Firaxis games

User Interface Design Intern

Jun 2019Aug 2019 · 2 mos

Afa cyberpatriot

Competitor & Team Captain

Aug 2017Apr 2020 · 2 yrs 8 mos

  • Gold Tier Semi-finalist, Cisco networking configurations track

Taco bell

Lead Cashier

Mar 2017Jan 2018 · 10 mos

  • my first job ever :)

Education

University of Maryland

Bachelor of Science - BS

University of Maryland - Robert H. Smith School of Business

QUEST Honors Program

Eastern Technical High School

High School Diploma — Information Technology Magnet Program

Ume Habiba - CEO | Stackforce