Uma Abu is a Software Engineer at Netflix, where he works on Consumer Identity—building secure, scalable systems that power authentication and identity experiences for millions of users around the world.

Prior to Netflix, Uma spent nearly five years as a Software Engineer at Microsoft. He began his career automating Microsoft’s global network infrastructure before moving to the Substrate team—the data layer powering Office 365—where he worked on high-scale backend services for products like SharePoint and OneDrive.

He is also the co-founder and CTO of Candoor, a platform designed to help Black, LatinX, Indigenous, and other underserved college students and young professionals connect with inspiring professionals for 1-on-1 mentorship conversations. Uma designed and built the initial product and led rapid development efforts to bring the platform to life.

Driven by a deep curiosity for how things work, Uma enjoys learning new technologies and applying them to both personal projects and production systems. He’s also passionate about sharing software engineering knowledge through his YouTube channel and social media platforms, where he teaches technical concepts and career development strategies to a wide audience. Uma holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Software Engineering from Iowa State University.

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