Omar Farooq

Omar Farooq is a Staff Software Engineer at YouTube since October 2019, specializing in growth initiatives for YouTube Music and Premium. Prior to this role, Omar was a Senior Software Engineer at YouTube from February 2017 to August 2019 and worked as a Software Engineer at Google from July 2016 to February 2017. Omar's early career included a position as a Software Engineer at the University of Richmond from May 2013 to June 2016, where Omar conducted research on computer security under Professor Doug Szajda. Additionally, Omar contributed to the academic community as a Resident Assistant and Academic Tutor, providing support in Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, and Computer Science. Leadership skills were demonstrated as Chapter President of the Association for Computing Machinery from January 2015 to 2016. Omar holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics, Computer Science, and Economics from the University of Richmond, completed in 2016.