Experience

Spotify

• Sweden
• Musicians
• 700 & Above Employee

• Backend/Data Engineer 2

  • Sep 2021 - Present

  - Leading and implementing new data pipelines for audiobooks at Spotify, including regional / global popularity and affinity per user- Road Managing data-focused project which captures the different discovery phases (exposure, connection, lapsed exposure, re-connection, etc) of a user's relationship with a track recording- Supported feature fetching and writing the initial data training pipeline for Enhance's first ML model- Evolving Strategic Tech Leadership in Personalization - Mentorship Workstream leader. Have created content and led three multi-day workshops for 35 employees on how to be a successful mentor. Created resources for mentees & mentors across mission- Working on Domain Ownership tech strategy working group- Mentoring three junior engineers within Personalization mission Show less

• Backend Engineer 1

  • Sep 2020 - Aug 2021

  - Road managed and developed a new "Enhance" feature in user-created playlists that surfaces recommendations based on playlist intent; implemented multiple algorithms to test out different candidates pools, ranking, and sequencing approaches to determine the most optimal recommendation approach. Worked on making this feature scalable and localized to 400+ million users in all markets- Implemented the data-layer of the backend for the 2020 Wrapped Campaign's data stories and user playlists that reached over 90 million users- Tech Steering Group (TSG) member to identify improvements, overlaps, and gaps within the tech stack for Personalization Mission; co-lead for Incident Management workstream and facilitator for post mortems Show less

• Associate Backend Engineer

  • Oct 2019 - Aug 2020

  - Road Manager for Seed Mix that creates new artist mixes for users upon completing Taste Onboarding; tests merchandising, content, and adaptability of mixes compared to Daily Mix- Implemented playlist logic for Suggest to Create test, which gave users a shelf of moods (Chill, Party, Workout, etc) to choose from to create new playlists- Migrated radio and playlist frameworks to new experimentation platforms- Boston Women@ Employee Resource Group Co-Lead

• Backend Engineering Intern

  • Jun 2019 - Aug 2019

  - Iterated upon a hack-week project consisting of two new playlists, On Repeat & Repeat Rewind, by implementing new features, improving code quality, adding unit and integration tests, and fixing bugs in Java - Collaborated with Product and Data Curation team to make sure the playlists' heuristic matched the expected listening behavior - Setup a test with different test cells on 6% of users - Developed and designed the architecture for the beginning of the Liked Songs project; clustered users’ listening history into liked tracks per quarter (ie Your Spring 2018 Liked Songs) Show less



Tufts JumboCode

• United States
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Project Manager

  • Aug 2018 - May 2019

  - Led a team of nine engineers and two designers to develop a scalable and secure database and user experience for the Textbook Exchange Network in the Boston area - Built front-end using React framework, the back-end using Django, and the database using PostgreSQL - Led a team of nine engineers and two designers to develop a scalable and secure database and user experience for the Textbook Exchange Network in the Boston area - Built front-end using React framework, the back-end using Django, and the database using PostgreSQL



LinkedIn

• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Software Engineering Intern

  • May 2018 - Aug 2018

  - Implemented the front-end of the quick company association feature on Campaign Manager on LinkedIn Marketing Solutions in Ember.js - Designed front-end and implemented API for quick company page creation feature to mitigate the number of users leaving the campaign creation flow - Implemented the front-end of the quick company association feature on Campaign Manager on LinkedIn Marketing Solutions in Ember.js - Designed front-end and implemented API for quick company page creation feature to mitigate the number of users leaving the campaign creation flow



Tufts University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Undergraduate Researcher in Music Cognition

  • Sep 2017 - Dec 2017

  - Worked under Aniruddh Patel to test if a synchronous tapping activity with music leads to self-other blurring- Studied background research on joint music making, group cohesion, sense of agency, and intentional binding- Designed and coded three apps to track synchrony against no synchrony, and how each condition affects perceiving another individual's time between a tap and its resulting sound

• Undergraduate Teaching Assistant

  • Jan 2017 - Dec 2017

  Led computer labs for intermediate programming students in Data Structures, graded homework, and provided individual assistance with class homework and projects during open office hours



Microsoft

• United States
• Software Development
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Explorer Intern

  • May 2017 - Aug 2017

  - Redesigned the navigation feature to improve discoverability on Microsoft Sway as a Program Manager - Developed a new Table of Contents experience for the user interface as a Software Engineer with ASP.NET - Used a tech stack on client-side to implement accessibility features, data-driven numbers, and animation - Coded flighting to catch the feature’s trigger in experiments; collected and analyzed telemetry in production - Redesigned the navigation feature to improve discoverability on Microsoft Sway as a Program Manager - Developed a new Table of Contents experience for the user interface as a Software Engineer with ASP.NET - Used a tech stack on client-side to implement accessibility features, data-driven numbers, and animation - Coded flighting to catch the feature’s trigger in experiments; collected and analyzed telemetry in production



Tufts University Center for Engineering Education and Outreach

• United States
• Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Software Engineer Intern

  • Jun 2016 - Aug 2016

  - Built an IFTTT event-driven programming interface for children to better understand concurrency - Programmed the GrovePi and EV3 on IoT to exchange info between its tactile sensors and Twitter posts - Created an inventory system for the office from scratch in Javascript using Google Spreadsheet’s Script Editor - Built an IFTTT event-driven programming interface for children to better understand concurrency - Programmed the GrovePi and EV3 on IoT to exchange info between its tactile sensors and Twitter posts - Created an inventory system for the office from scratch in Javascript using Google Spreadsheet’s Script Editor



WARM 1 BODY INC

• United States
• Individual and Family Services

• President

  • Jan 2011 - Jun 2015

  - Ran a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization to provide hats, gloves, and socks to homeless people during winters - Fundraised $17,000 in three years to provide over 2,100 people with 6,300 articles of clothing - Recipient of the Terwilliger Award: honors excellence in the school districts and formally recognizes an individual who exhibits exemplary ideals of public service in the community - Ran a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization to provide hats, gloves, and socks to homeless people during winters - Fundraised $17,000 in three years to provide over 2,100 people with 6,300 articles of clothing - Recipient of the Terwilliger Award: honors excellence in the school districts and formally recognizes an individual who exhibits exemplary ideals of public service in the community



Mathnasium - The Math Learning Center

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Math Tutor

  • May 2013 - Aug 2013

  - Taught basic math, algebra, and geometry to students in elementary, middle, and high school - Taught basic math, algebra, and geometry to students in elementary, middle, and high school



Radio Sausalito

• United States
• Public Relations and Communications Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sound Engineer Volunteer

  • Sep 2012 - Jan 2013

  - Learned the techniques to manage numerous settings and dials in order to optimize audio - Monitored live radio via AM, Cable, and Internet media, edited the radio station’s sound system, and created musical shows on the air - Learned the techniques to manage numerous settings and dials in order to optimize audio - Monitored live radio via AM, Cable, and Internet media, edited the radio station’s sound system, and created musical shows on the air