Back-end Software Engineer (and Freelance writer) based in San Jose, CA, USA
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Full-stack Engineering Intern @ IMI AI (Sep 2019 - Aug 2020)
Early-stage startup focused on second opinion in health-care industry using AI.
- Worked in a cross-functional, agile team to build the Dashboard and redesigning Landing page
- Launched new web dashboard in 2 months in Node/React (ES6).
- Updated REST APIs to support the mobile and front-end teams.
- Developed Node.js clusters to handle 1000+ OCR tasks concurrently.
- Built real-time messaging among services with Socket.io and Redis Pub/Sub.
- Reduced 45% cost of deploying front-end dashboard on Google Cloud.
- Coded an upload feature in Go & Cloud Function to reduce traffic to the server.
- Technologies used: Node.js, MongoDB, React, Redis, Firebase, Golang, gRPC, REST, SocketIO, mocha, Google Cloud, Docker/nginx.
Software Engineering Intern @ PayPal (May 2019 - Aug 2019)
Professional chauffeur service available in over 300 cities worldwide.
- Led an accessibility initiative resulting in the website passing WCAG 2.0 requirements
- Extended and maintained a company-wide design system
- Technologies used: HTML, CSS, JavaScript ES6, React, TypeScript, Storybook, Redux, Next.js, REST, Jest, Mocha, Cypress, TravisCI.
Technical Writer @ Contentful (Sep 2017 - Feb 2018)
API-first infrastructure to create, manage and distribute content.
- Ownership of Contentful's technical blog
- Assistance with information architecture and UX writing for the web app
- Technologies used: React, Gatsby, Node.js, GraphQL, REST, Contentful.
- Selected writing:
- JavaScript SDK guide
- Node.js example app and courses
- Concept references: Domain model, Multiple environments
This section only accounts for work done post-career change.
Freelance Writing (Mar 2020 - Present)
Currently on a break from sending pitches. Recent articles in Curve Magazine and DZone.
Contributing Editor @ FLURT Magazine (Mar 2016 - Sep 2018)
Magazine for socially conscious young people who want to create their own media.
- Wrote over 20 articles for print and web focused on technology and activism
- Edited and curated online-exclusive content
- Selected articles:
Web Development Instructor @ ReDI School of Digital Integration (Aug 2017 - Present)
Non-profit digital school for tech-interested newcomers applying for asylum in Germany.
- Building and continuously developing the course curriculum with a team of 4-8 other instructors
- Leading classes to improve student comprehension of React, HTML, CSS and general web design principles
- Mentoring students through presentations and job search
- Note: Took a break from teaching in 2019
Co-Organizer @ QueerJS (Jun 2019 - Present)
🏳️🌈 A meetup for everyone where queer speakers take the stage.
- Selecting speakers and scheduling events
- Fostering an inclusive community and enforcing the code of conduct
- 🐻 Previously co-organized BerlinJS from May 2018 - May 2020
Workshop Lead @ New Devs on the Block (Jul 2019 - Present)
Free, two-day workshops to help people build their first website.
- Creating a curriculum that covers HTML, CSS and a bit of JavaScript
- Preparing supplemental presentations on topics like accessibility and animations
- Events in Nürnberg and Vienna, now post-poned due to the COVID-19 outbreak
- Write the Docs on the Internet 🌐 (Oct 18-20, 2020)
Emceeing
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Women TechMakers Vienna (streamed on Aug 7, 2020)
How AI is Enhancing Journalism -
Talk Python To Me Podcast (released on Sep 5, 2020)
Python and AI in Journalism
Want me to speak at your event?
💖 Check out my website for more information.
Top Author Recognition @ DEV (2019 - 2020)
Named one of the Top 500 authors in 2019. Also wrote two articles that ranked in the weekly Top 7:
- How to remove condescending language from documentation
- Onboarding a junior developer to your team? Here's 12 tips.
Won Best Project @ Geek Girl Carrots Berlin Hackathon (Oct 2017)
Created Qarma, an online platform to report and retrieve lost & found objects for travelers abroad.
English: Native
German: A2.2
12-week intensive coding course focused on full-stack JavaScript
SPICED Academy - Berlin, Germany (Apr 2017 - Jun 2017)
Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Media Studies
Beloit College - Beloit, Wisconsin, USA (2011 - 2015)
Washington Semester Program for Journalism and New Media
American University - Washington DC, USA (Fall 2014)
International Exchange studying Political Science
Yeditepe Üniversitesi - Istanbul, Turkey (Spring 2013)