Penina Kessler
Staff Software Engineer at The New York Times- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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The New York Times
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United States
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Newspaper Publishing
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700 & Above Employee
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Staff Software Engineer
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Mar 2022 - Present
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Senior Software Engineer
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Aug 2021 - Mar 2022
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Software Engineer
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May 2020 - Aug 2021
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Circle
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United States
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Financial Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Software Engineer
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Jun 2019 - Jan 2020
• Led development for a team of 3 engineers tackling growth and API integrations
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Software Engineer
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Mar 2018 - Jun 2019
• Built APIs at scale across several consumer-facing financial products using Node.js, TypeScript, Java, and PHP• Implemented and monitored analytics tracking with Mixpanel and Adjust• Architected KYC improvements, working across legal, compliance, and CX teams to ensure technical and legal correctness • Integrated consumer facing apps with internal risk engine including backfill migration of 4+ million customer data points
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x.ai
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United States
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Technology, Information and Internet
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1 - 100 Employee
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Software Developer
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Nov 2016 - Mar 2018
• Engineered product features for an Artificially Intelligent personal assistant in Scala• Restructured payments and customer management APIs using Node.js• Built pages on the consumer-facing website with Angular.js
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Quality Assurance Analyst
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May 2016 - Jan 2017
• Developed automated front-end test frameworks for internal and customer-facing applications using Protractor and Selenium• Optimized feature test coverage through Test Driven Design and Development• Reported on and fixed product defects
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Customer Success Manager
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Jun 2015 - May 2016
• Performed manual exploratory testing to ensure satisfaction of customer requirements • Created user stories for new product features• Generated web copy and content
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CHOICE: Start With Better Options
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United States
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Book and Periodical Publishing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Publishing Intern
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Feb 2014 - Jul 2015
• Produced and designed content for magazine features • Communicated with publishers and reviewers • Analyzed and reported on marketing data • Updated and maintained databases • Produced and designed content for magazine features • Communicated with publishers and reviewers • Analyzed and reported on marketing data • Updated and maintained databases
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Wesleyan University
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Office Assistant
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Feb 2013 - May 2015
• Office management: filing, data input, organization • Coordinated the schedules of ten staff members • Office management: filing, data input, organization • Coordinated the schedules of ten staff members
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Greenhouse Film Centre
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Tel Aviv
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International Relations Intern
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Jun 2014 - Aug 2014
• Streamlined, reformatted, and rewrote website copy to make it more accessible to an international audience • Generated and distributed public relations and promotional materials • Researched grants and fundraising partners for a Southern Mediterranean peacebuilding initiative • Streamlined, reformatted, and rewrote website copy to make it more accessible to an international audience • Generated and distributed public relations and promotional materials • Researched grants and fundraising partners for a Southern Mediterranean peacebuilding initiative
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Education
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Wesleyan University
Bachelor's Degree, Psychology -
General Assembly
Certificate, Computer Science -
Bronx High School of Science
High School, History