#12 Sara Haider

Engineer at Twitter

Age: Under 30

Currently she’s a software engineer at Twitter, Advisor at LocalResponse, Girls Who Code, and Visibli. She’s also mentor at Extreme Startups. Earlier she was Consultant Analyst at PA Consulting Group, software engineering Intern at Google, Java engineering intern at Teradata, and Intern at Sonic Solutions. She holds Bachelor of Software Engineering, Cognitive Science degree from University of Waterloo. She, on her website says, “I feel blessed every day that I get to work on things I'm passionate about.”

What people are saying about her: "When she’s not working tirelessly on both coasts, she runs Twitter’s Women in Engineering group. Largely responsible for getting Silicon Valley on board with initiatives to get more women in tech, including an advisor to Girls Who Code."

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