Experience

Software Engineering Intern

Velocity Tech (Zinio TalentHub)

Remote

Jan 2024 - Dec 2024
  • Engineered high-concurrency backend microservices using FastAPI and Spring Boot, supporting a matching engine for 5,000+ monthly active users with 99.9% system uptime.
  • Architected a high-fidelity NLP parsing engine that transformed unstructured data into searchable JSON, improving extraction accuracy by 30% and reducing manual overhead by 70%.
  • Optimized PostgreSQL query performance through advanced indexing and schema refactoring, resulting in a 45% reduction in p99 data retrieval latency across high-cardinality tables.
  • Streamlined the full SDLC by automating deployment pipelines via GitHub Actions, accelerating feature shipping cycles by 25% while maintaining rigorous QA standards.
PythonFastAPIJavaSpring BootPostgreSQLAWSDockerGitHub ActionsCI/CD

Full Stack Intern

EPICS (Foster Arizona Platform)

Tempe, AZ

Jan 2022 - May 2022
  • Developed end-to-end features for a state-wide resource directory using React.js and Python REST APIs, facilitating real-time matching for critical community services.
  • Engineered a real-time data sync layer using WebSockets and Redis, providing sub-second availability updates across a distributed network of state-level resource databases.
  • Orchestrated containerized deployments via Docker and managed AWS cloud infrastructure, ensuring scalable, secure delivery for sensitive healthcare data.
  • Established an automated unit-testing suite and led QA cycles, identifying and resolving 20+ production-blocking bugs prior to successful deployment.
React.jsPythonREST APIsWebSocketsRedisSQLDockerAWS

Teaching Assistant

Arizona State University

Tempe, AZ

Jan 2023 - Dec 2024
  • Guided students in object-oriented programming, web application design, and software engineering fundamentals.
  • Assisted in debugging, code reviews, and reinforcing clean coding standards and problem-solving.
  • Supported labs and mentoring in courses including Principles of Programming with C++, Principles of Programming, Digital Design Fundamentals, Introduction to Programming Languages, Data Structures and Algorithms, and Introduction to Software Engineering.
OOPDSADebuggingCode Review