Rafay Zafer

Rafay Zafer has a diverse work experience spanning multiple industries. Rafay is currently working as a Senior Software Engineer at iManage since 2022. Prior to that, they owned and worked as a Professional Photographer at RAW Phase Photos starting from 2018.

In 2021, Rafay Zafer joined ShopRunner as a Software Engineer II. In this role, they introduced Jest coverage and reporting into the workflow and developed reusable reactjs components using TypeScript. Rafay also led a team in implementing a new Fraud detection tool with limited time constraints.

From 2017 to 2021, Rafay worked as a Fullstack Developer at Ulta Beauty, focusing on NodeJS, Koa, Docker, Git, ReactJS, CSS, HTML, Typescript, JIRA, and Jenkins. Rafay was a part of the salon systems team, where they developed a product for in-store stylists and collaborated with devOps for streamlined deployments. Rafay also provided off-hours production support.

Before that, Rafay worked at Cars.com as a Fullstack Developer from 2015 to 2017. Rafay also had an internship role at the same company in 2015, where they worked on an agile support team, making updates and bug fixes to the main site. Their responsibilities included full-stack programming and debugging using JavaScript, HTML, CSS, SQL, and Java.

Before entering the software development field, Rafay worked at DePaul University as a receptionist and student worker. Rafay also worked as a Technology Intern at Cars.com in 2014, where they contributed to building an internal search tool for QA testers.

In 2011, Rafay served as an Admissions Tour Guide at the University of Illinois Chicago, where they provided customer service and conducted campus tours for incoming students and parents. Rafay also worked as an Order Processor at Fresenius Kabi USA in 2010, responsible for processing and shipping pharmaceutical product orders and maintaining cleanliness standards.

Overall, Rafay Zafer's work experience showcases their proficiency in software engineering, photography, customer service, and order processing.

Rafay Zafer completed their Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in Psychology from the University of Illinois Chicago in the years 2008 to 2012. After that, they pursued their Master of Science (MS) in Computer Science from DePaul University Jarvis College of Computing and Digital Media, which they completed from 2012 to 2014.