Yusuf Sallam

Software engineer and student in New Jersey. I build small things, enter the occasional hackathon, take photographs, and am learning to host a good dinner.

Reach me at ysallam64@gmail.com.

Writing

hello worldApr 2026

Projects

startups

schmooze— current focusfounded2026

what's the word— event-based social — 1.5k users at Georgetownfounded2025

bcactf— high-school CTF — 2000+ players, 7 countriessite ↗founded2020–24

yenowa— school app suite — 1.3k DAUfounded2022–24

projects

claude dynamic island— macOS menu-bar agent presenceexperiment2026

wallet card emulation— low-level NFC explorationexperiment2026

replay— multi-camera sports replayexperiment2026

hackathons

hacknyu '25 winner— overall winner — HackNYU 2025hackathon2025

work

rivet gaming— developer dashboards — 7M MAUinternship2023–24

teachshare— PDF segmentation — 93% accuracyinternship2024–25

Photos

Currently

right now i'm trying to organize dinners and events with people I admire, learn to solve a rubik's cube with no guide, and host evenings filled with great people and even greater vibes.