Experience

Senior Software Engineer

(May 2023 - Present)


  • Full-stack software engineer

Software Engineer

(May 2021 - Feb 2023)


  • Developed a game join script in Python and Windows Powershell to allow developers to jump into any game on Roblox and see what is happening in real time. Developers can interact in the game like an actual player, as well as generate bots on Windows and mobile for load testing

  • Led the migration from WebDAV storage to Artifactory for the Game Engine metrics benchmarking system using Kotlin and Python. Implemented Artifactory tagging to reduce search time from 30 seconds to several milliseconds and automated artifact delivery back to TeamCity

  • Led an evaluation of SauceLabs to expand our device farm to the cloud. Integrated SauceLabs into TeamCity to simulate vUSB phone connection

  • Led the migration of our old TeamCity server to the new TeamCity for improved queue times. Used ansible to automate setup for Linux, Windows, and Mac platforms and set up dozens of machines from scratch

  • Led OS patching initiatives to automatically install updates on Linux, Windows, and Mac whenever a newly released OS patch is announced. Drove the roadmap planning with engineers and PMs across Game Engine and Security at Roblox, and built out the solution. Reduced setup time from 1 machine per hour to up to 50 machines every 45 minutes

Software Engineer

(January 2019 - May 2021)


  • Developed Python scripts that gather driving metrics via ElasticSearch from an AWS endpoint to generate detailed reports on vehicle safety

  • Used Slack API to read and write data metrics to Slackbots

  • Created PostgreSQL database and Django server to interface with Redshift hooks to Looker and Google Data Studio for metrics reporting

  • Worked with the JIRA API to generate daily task tracking tickets

Software Engineer

(July 2017 - December 2018)


  • Developed automation tools to run data science metrics on Apple Watch Media apps using numpy, matplotlib, and pandas in Python

  • Analyzed streaming and download speeds of Podcast and Music apps

  • Created multithreaded logging system that tracked device processes

  • Built a crash monitoring system that detected changes in device PIDs

Software Engineering Intern

(June 2016 - September 2016)


  • Intern on the iOS QA Sync team creating tools and infrastructure

  • Developed a dashboard to analyze test suites using a Django backend, emberjs frontend, and PostgreSQL database

  • Generated graphical visualizations of test suites using c3.js

  • Created a prototype for a companion iOS app using Objective-C

  • Presented intern project to the VP of OS Programs, which helped my project gain momentum within other SWE organizations within Apple

  • Won 2nd place in the App Store Marketing Challenge

Engineering Intern

(June 2015 - August 2015)


  • Wrote unit tests in Javascript to test frontend development features

  • Manually tested parameters to detect widgets on client pages

  • Wrote integration tests in Java to run on Selenium to test end-to-end

  • Built a Java testing framework from scratch that help in simulating manual testing

  • Followed Agile Methodology and worked on the Kanban team

  • Added documentation to Qunit testing features for Taboola

Software Developer

(January 2015 - June 2017)


  • Worked on web development project called elab that is used for file sharing

  • Implemented frontend design using bootstrap CSS, HTML, and Backbone JS frameworks to stylize the main page and developer page of our project

  • Incorporated the Box API and added support for features such as copying and moving files for the Dropbox API and Google Drive API

  • Used ScribeAPI ’s Ruby on Rails library to transcribe and catalog books

  • Wrote a Python script that converted useful JSON metadata to XML

Technology Chair

(March 2016 - April 2017)


  • Maintained and developed features on the UCLA Circle K website using Wordpress and corresponding plugins

  • Created Prezis for weekly general meetings to recap past events as well as show upcoming events

  • Edited and made videos for end of the quarter recaps in addition to superlatives of the previous year's members

Pillow Fight Technology Chair

(March 2014 - January 2015)


  • Developed the Pillow Fight 2015 website to raise money for Alexandria House, a transitional residence for homeless women and children

  • Modified a Bootstrap framework from squadfree to suit our event's needs

  • Organized and separated each of the contents into different HTML pages

  • Incorporated Google Maps into the Contact Us page

  • Included the text information and content throughout the website

DevOps Committee Chair

(May 2015 - March 2016)


  • Helped to develop a prototype for an iOS checkin app to streamline the process of signing up and signing in for ACM events

DevOps Chair

(May 2016 - March 2017)


  • Oversaw the development of two projects (the iOS checkin app and the ACM website)

  • iOS checkin app is developed using Swift

  • ACM website is developed using react.js


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