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Tal Cohen
SDE I/II
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Location: Seattle, Washington, United StatesApprox. Years of Experience: 7
Tal Cohen's Current Workplace
Amazon
Company Size
2500+
Amount Raised
$8.1B
Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. We are driven by the excitement of building technologies, inventing products, and providing services that change lives. We embrace new ways of doing things, make decisions quickly, and are not afraid to fail. We have the scope and capabilities of a large company, and the spirit and heart of a small one. Together, Amazonians research and develop new technologies from Amazon Web Services to Alexa on behalf of our customers: shoppers, sellers, content creators, and developers around the world. Our mission is to be Earth's most customer-centric company. Our actions, goals, projects, programs, and inventions begin and end with the customer top of mind. You'll also hear us say that at Amazon, it's always "Day 1." What do we mean? That our approach remains the same as it was on Amazon's very first day - to make smart, fast decisions, stay nimble, invent, and focus on delighting our customers.
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Experience
SDE I/II
Amazon
Feb 2017 - Present
6 years 9 months
We're building Alexa's personality around her favorites and opinions using Java, DynamoDB, and S3. Customers can ask Alexa any subjective question and have a conversation with her. I am proud of writing an Admin Tool for managers and in-country PMs to moderate her opinions, modify blacklisted topics, and update response prompts using Python and Flask. I grew into an SDE II on this team in April 2018 as I have been mentoring other SDEs in growing their skills and how to be effective in the Alexa space.
SDE Intern
Apple
May 2016 - Aug 2016
4 months
Improved our build monitoring system using Python, JavaScript, HTML, and CSS. Also created an iPhone and Apple Watch app using Swift for build engineers to receive event notifications on their mobile devices while building projects.
Amazon
Jun 2015 - Jan 2016
SDE Intern
Sep 2015 - Jan 2016
5 months
Worked on integrating core Amazon Web Services into the Lumberyard game engine. Created new features to the FlowGraph system using C++ and Node.js which allows designers and content creators to visually script cloud interactions for their games.
SDE Intern
Jun 2015 - Aug 2015
3 months
Worked on an internal tool used by Amazon developers that tracks changes, recommendations, and overrides when merging from a central codebase. Also created a feature to automatically remove unused dependencies during a scheduled merge. Worked with Java, Ruby on Rails, JavaScript, DynamoDB, and S3.
RIT Residence Halls Association
May 2013 - May 2015
President
May 2014 - May 2015
1 year 1 month
Maintain all of the Residence Halls Association's (RHA) public appearance with the Vice President. Duties include holding office hours, running meetings, and organizing and holding events for the dorm residents.
Vice President
Oct 2013 - May 2014
8 months
Maintain all of the Residence Halls Association's (RHA) public appearance with the President. Duties include going to meetings, making sure everything in the office is accounted for, and helping to organize and run events.
Director of Finance
May 2013 - Oct 2013
6 months
Maintain all of the Residence Halls Association's (RHA) finances. Duties include going to weekly meetings, holding office hours, creating a yearly budget, and managing all purchases the RHA makes for events and apparel.
Software Developer Intern
Hudl
Jun 2014 - Aug 2014
3 months
Worked on a complete overhaul and redesign of the signup flow using C#, JavaScript, SQL, and Mongo. Developed numerous enhancements and features for the public site and admin panel. Also reworked an internal chat bot using CoffeScript.
Student Lab Instructor
RIT Computer Science Department
Aug 2013 - Jan 2014
6 months
Student Lab Instructors (SLI) assist faculty in the delivery and grading of a programming based laboratory. Duties include doing the lab ahead of time, assisting students during their lab times, grading the lab submissions, and holding office hours in the tutoring center weekly.
Manager
Top Tomato Pizza Kitchen
Jun 2009 - Aug 2012
3 years 3 months
Worked in a managerial position for two years, which included working with customer service and taking care of finances. Ran the counter, took phone calls, took orders, managed the register, brought people their food, worked in the kitchen preparing food, and delivered food to places.
Counter/Register
City Kitchen Pizzeria
Mar 2010 - May 2010
3 months
Ran the counter, took phone calls, managed the register, took orders, and worked in the kitchen preparing food. Worked with customer service, as well.
Education
  • 2012 - 2016
    Rochester Institute of TechnologyBachelor of Science (BS) Computer Science