Software Engineer at WorkWhile. Previously at Atlassian. Symbolic Systems graduate from Stanford University. Simultaneously a professional figure skater.
Experience
2024 — 2026
2020 — 2023
2020 — 2023
• API Gateway (Java): a reverse proxy router and server-side load balancer that also handles authentication, OAuth scope and permission checks, CORs policy enforcement, rate limiting, and request tracing
• DMZ Proxy Service (Python, Envoy, AWS DynamoDB): authenticates and forwards HTTPS traffic using sidecar architecture, exposes REST APIs following the Open Service Broker (OSB) spec to maintain the provisioning lifecycle of a configuration resource
• Championed operational excellence through automating CI/CD pipelines in Bitbucket and participating in a 24/7 rotating on-call roster to monitor and maintain the availability and resiliency of the team’s services
• Increased unit and integration test coverage with Tavern, JUnit, Wiremock, and Docker, and managed continuous monitoring of services with Splunk logging, SignalFx metrics, and Terraform configuration as code
2019 — 2020
• Section leader for Stanford's introductory computer science course in Python (CS106A)
• Design and teach weekly discussion section to solidify concepts taught in lecture and work through programming problems
• Answer questions and help students debug their code at weekly office hours
• Grade weekly programming assignments and provide in-person feedback to students
• Develop grading criteria and lead grading for midterm and final exams
• Create supplementary videos explaining lecture concepts and related topics
2019 — 2020
• One of seven peer advisors for the Symbolic Systems Program
• Hold weekly office hours to answer questions and provide advice about course selection, career paths, research opportunities, and general academic planning
• Host declaration interviews for students looking to declare a major in SymSys
• Help host weekly forum showcasing research by professors and graduate students in Symbolic Systems and related fields
• Organized first ever virtual meetup for SymSys students and alum; facilitated conversation for over 80 participants on Zoom
• Created memory video for SymSys students graduating in June 2020
2019 — 2020
2019 — 2020
• One of three residential assistants for a dorm of 61 freshmen
• Play a pivotal role in the creation of safe, inclusive residential communities that support student health and well-being and promote personal and intellectual growth.
• Extensive training in community building, conflict resolution, crisis management, and peer counseling
• Organize weekly programming activities like movie screenings and arts/crafts, and lead weekly dorm meetings
• Connect residents to academic, mental health, financial, and other campus resources
• Handle scheduling, sign-ups, budget, and other logistics for large-scale events such as a scavenger hunt in San Francisco (100 people) and a three-day trip to Lake Tahoe (120 people)
• Manage the dorm budget, including dorm snacks and swag purchases
• Frosh 101 section leader from September - December 2019. Frosh 101 is a discussion style course designed to support first-year students transition to Stanford’s dynamic campus.
• Welcome freshmen and parents during New Student Orientation
• Developed financial budgeting guide for incoming residential assistants
Education
Stanford University