I'm a software engineer who builds user-centered applications from design to production. My background spans public health and software engineering, a combination that shapes how I think about products: who they serve, who they miss, and how to close that gap.

I started at Gallaudet University studying public health and biology, then earned my M.S. in Software Engineering at UMGC. I wasn't chasing a trend. I got tired of watching software fail the people around me and decided to build it differently.

Most recently I shipped DialTrend, a full-stack React web app from zero to live production in under two months.

Young Yara as a child at a computer in her bedroom, mid-2000s
Mid-2000s Huntington Beach, CA

Where it started.

Software Engineer II · Raytheon RTX · 2026 →

10+
Student teams mentored
AA
WCAG 2.2 Level · Accessibility

Technical Skills

React TypeScript JavaScript Java C++ Spring Boot PostgreSQL Supabase Flutter HTML/CSS REST APIs WCAG 2.2 Figma Git/GitHub Docker Agile/Scrum

Selected work.

Community Platform · Full-Stack · Live Product

Live at dialtrend.com

DialTrend

Community-powered customer support wait time tracker. Built as a Deaf founder who makes every call through a relay interpreter, waiting twice. Shipped from zero to production in under 2 months: React + Vite frontend, real-time wait analytics for 20 companies, CI/CD via GitHub + Vercel.

ReactViteJavaScriptCI/CDVercel

Healthcare · UI/UX · Frontend

Shipped

CareConnect

Caregiving coordination app for patients with dementia, Alzheimer's, and Parkinson's. Designed accessible UI in Figma and implemented medication tracking REST API endpoints using Java/Spring Boot. Worked in an agile team of 20+ across 5 sub-teams.

JavaSpring BootFlutterReactFigmaWCAG 2.1
UI/UX & Accessibility Stakeholder Visual-First

Accessibility · Advisory · UI/UX

Active

CareConnect: Visual-First

As accessibility stakeholder for SWEN 661, I'm guiding a team redesigning CareConnect for diverse users, eliminating all audio dependencies, adding screen-locking alerts, haptic feedback, real-time captions, and achieving WCAG 2.2 Level AA compliance across mobile, desktop, and web.

FlutterReact NativeElectronWCAG 2.2Accessibility

Let's build
something meaningful.

I enjoy working with teams that care about quality, clarity, and impact. Whether you have a project in mind or simply want to connect, feel free to reach out.