About
Sami Sahnoune worked on data systems at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and architected data visualization libraries at Splunk, followed by experience at Plotly. He now leads Vizly, a data visualization company.
Founder at VizlyYC S23
Intro paths
YC
Sami went through Y Combinator (Summer 2023) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Co-founders at Vizly
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Ali ShobeiriFounder
Experience
- NVIDIASenior Software Engineercurrent2025 — present
- VizlyFounder2023 — 2025
- SplunkSoftware Engineer2021 — 2023
- NASA Jet Propulsion LaboratoryData Scientist2019 — 2021Pasadena, California
- NASA Jet Propulsion LaboratoryData Science Intern2018Pasadena, CA
- PlotlySoftware Engineering Intern2018Greater Montreal Metropolitan Area
- Barrios Technology, LTDSystems Engineering Intern2017Greater Houston
- Barrios Technology, LTDTechnical Specialist Intern2015Greater Houston
- Space Center HoustonOperations Crew Member2015Greater Houston
Skills & more
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Solutions EngineeringFull-Stack DevelopmentUI/UXStart-up LeadershipStart-up VenturesSoftware InfrastructureEngineeringData Analysis23Machine Learning10Software Development8OCaml4
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Software EngineeringData VisualizationFront-end DevelopmentFront-end EngineeringWeb DevelopmentPython (Programming Language)JavaMicrosoft OfficePythonLeadershipPublic SpeakingHTMLLanguages Arabic · English
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Sami Sahnoune?
- Sami Sahnoune worked on data systems at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and architected data visualization libraries at Splunk, followed by experience at Plotly. He now leads Vizly, a data visualization company.
- Where does Sami Sahnoune work?
- Sami Sahnoune is Founder of Vizly.
- What companies did Sami Sahnoune found?
- Sami Sahnoune founded Vizly.
- Where did Sami Sahnoune go to school?
- Sami Sahnoune studied at Y Combinator (S23); McGill University (Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Computer Science).
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