Google
Jun 2017 - Apr 2024
Software Engineer
Jul 2018 - Apr 2024
• 5 yrs 10 mosHelped launch the next version of GCLB, the edge proxy load-balancer for all Google traffic
Development in C++, in addition to handling integration testing and rollouts
Open-source contributions to github.com/envoyproxy/envoy
Software Engineering Intern (Tools & Infrastructure)
Jun 2017 - Sep 2017
• 4 mosDeveloped automated end-to-end testing for device certification of YouTube on devices
Used basic computer vision techniques to develop a multiprocess testing system with simultaneous streaming, analysis, and device control
Development Intern
Shopify
Jan 2017 - Apr 2017
• 4 mos– Worked with a small team launching a new Shopify SSO platform, coordinating user authentication across various properties
– Helped implement the OpenID Connect specification across a full Ruby on Rails stack, as well as implementing non-specification features like two-factor authentication
Software Development Engineer Intern
Amazon
May 2016 - Aug 2016
• 4 mos♣ Worked on the Java-based natural language understanding platform of the Amazon Alexa voice assistant
– Improved the system of special-case handling in entity resolution for voice queries
– Automated the process for adding and deploying new entity resolution exceptions, reducing the minimum time for changes to reach users from days to hours
– Worked with non-technical teams to create a UI for special case addition in other languages
Front-End Developer
BizXPro Inc.
Dec 2015 - May 2016
• 6 mos– Front-end development on a stack including React, Redux, and webpack
– Helped launch a website for a B2B startup connecting businesses and IT providers
Jun 2015 - Aug 2015
• 3 mosLead international exchange students in tours around North America.
Research Assistant
Music Developmental Lab
May 2014 - Aug 2014
• 4 mosAt this lab, I got to work alongside an undergraduate researcher on a project involving infantile singing ability. My work included analyzing recordings of children of varying ages singing, using subjective and auditory analyses to rank and rate their singing, and manipulating the recordings for later comparison.
Research Assistant
Human Communication Lab
May 2014 - Aug 2014
• 4 mosAt this lab, I conducted data collection for a study involving visual cognitive faculties as impacted by age. I also linguistically coded responses to auditory distraction study, and got to look at some of the raw data.