I'm a backend software engineer at Snapchat focused on improving the performance of our ads via reinforcement learning systems. Previously I worked in the payments team at Snapchat and was an engineer in the Amazon Payments organization. Western Washington University graduate with a B.S. in Computer Science.

Experience

Snap Inc.Software Engineer

2021 — Now

Seattle, Washington, United States

Focusing on improving ad performance via reinforcement learning systems built from scratch.

AmazonSoftware Development Engineer 1

2020 — 2021

United States

I was in the Amazon payments organization on the disbursements team. My team is responsible for the services that process 100% of Amazon's disbursements to sellers, flex drivers, etc. Our services are built on AWS to be secure, scalable, and highly available.

Developed generalized scalable systems to ensure full parity when migrating to new core services.

Developed the core disbursements on processing engine using AWS. The engine processes 100% of Amazon's disbursements.

Designed and developed systems using AWS while collaborating with clients for providing new features to our customers.

Co-lead an internal learning series on new and existing technologies. Built and presented lessons on a live stream to 70+ developers on a monthly basis.

Technologies used includes: Java, Typescript, AWS, AWS Cloud Development Kit, React, Git.

AWS Services used includes: ECS, DynamoDb, Cloudwatch, SNS, SQS, Lambda, Kinesis Analytics, Sage, EC2.

FaithlifeSoftware Development Intern

2019 — 2019

Bellingham, Washington

I was a front end/back end software development intern using Agile development processes.

Primary back end technologies used include C#, .NET, and utilizing the Google Cloud Platform. I developed an API that can automatically recognize and label image contents in any of Faithlife's 100,000+ resources to provide a "Search by image content" feature to users. This will save Faithlife hundreds of labor hours.

Primary front end technologies used for work included Typescript, React, Redux, and Axios.

I led a team of five during the Faithlifes hackathon. Responsibilities include planning a product feature from start to finish, recruiting team members, and managing the project progress. The result was a ready for market product feature in two days of development time. We used C#, JavaScript, React.js, Styled-Components, and Google's DialogFlow.

Auburn VWService porter

2017 — 2017

Auburn, WA

Improved work flow by creating a more efficient method to clean cars

Communicated with customers directly to ensure satisfaction of their cars treatment

Education

Western Washington University

Bachelor of Science - BS

2017 — 2020

Greenriver Community College

Associate’s Degree

2015 — 2017