Hey, I'm Rae!
I’m a recent graduate in Computer Science and Mathematics from the University of Maryland. Previously, I interned at Dropbox as a software engineer, and I’m looking for 2024 new-grad opportunities in software engineering.
Experience
In 2023, I worked again as a Software Engineering Intern at Dropbox, contributing to the migration of critical features and optimizing performance for the Dropbox Desktop app.
- Migrated Selective Sync feature on Dropbox Desktop app to Electron framework with React.
- Optimized frontend performance by refactoring API fetches, expediting data load times.
- Collaborated with designer to implement resizability of window and display varying folder icons.
In 2022, I worked on backend automation and API development for Dropbox.
- Built automated Python job to send admins email reminders for 40k+ stale weekly join requests to generate projected $800k annual net revenue.
- Developed APIv2 endpoint in Go and Python to toggle email reminder settings.
- Updated UI to display reminders setting status and audit changes to activity log in React.
- Wrote unit and integration tests for UI, API endpoints, and automated job using Python and Jest.
Hosted one-to-one tutoring sessions for 71+ students in person and virtually to further understanding in object oriented programming, computer architecture, discrete structures, and algorithms
Representing the University of Maryland, I served as a teaching ambassador to promote computing education for underrepresented K-12 students.
- Collaborated with other ambassadors to teach 67+ underrepresented K-12 students cryptography, cybersecurity, Python, and JavaScript remotely through regular lessons and workshops.
- Hosted workshops and panels reaching 439+ underrepresented high school students to promote careers in computing.
I designed and delivered curriculum for a web-based 3D game development course and assisted students in learning cybersecurity concepts during a summer program.
- Designed a web-based 3D game development curriculum centered around object-oriented, asynchronous JavaScript and the PlayCanvas game engine with three other instructors.
- Delivered curriculum virtually over a two-week period to 32 middle school students from underrepresented populations.
- Guided 22 high school students through cybersecurity exercises virtually over a two-week period as a teaching assistant.
Director of Engineering, Tech Lead, Frontend Engineer (in reverse order)
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Hack4Impact-UMD
June 2021 - August 2021
As Director of Engineering I:
- Established guidelines and shared best practices with tech leads for software development, version control, application design, and code clarity.
- Interviewed and trained 10 tech leads, overseeing tech lead and project status over a 12-week period.
- Also set up the chapter website with a CMS Strapi backend, hosted on Google Cloud
As a Tech Lead I: Led a team of 10 engineers to build a web application that connects women with cancer using React, TypeScript, and Ruby on Rails.
- Reviewed code commits, provided feedback, and unblocked engineers on technical issues.
- Deployed frontend and backend applications on Heroku, Netlify, and Google Cloud.
As a frontend engineer I:
- Built frontend components using Vue.js and HTML/CSS.
- Assisted with dashboard UI design for uploading spreadsheets and displaying errors alongside two other designers.
Co-Director of Design, Design Organizer, and Video/Photo Organizer (in reverse order)
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Technica
January 2021 - Present
As a Co-Director of Design I:
- Facilitated meetings, managed design requests from hackathon subteams, and set project deadlines.
- Spearheaded layout of promotional website at gotechnica.org.
- Compiled a design system for the organization and iterated on legacy components from previous organization years.
As a Design Organizer I:
- Illustrated promotional graphics for social media posts using Krita.
- Designed various assets and logos in Figma to be used throughout the website.
As a Video/Photo Organizer I:
- Created animations and motion graphics for branding and informational videos.
- Shot and edited footage of the two-day event to create a recap video.
Skills
I'm primarily familiar with full-stack web development and development on UNIX/Linux systems. Knowing math helps with algorithms and data structures, but I prefer to do stuff that is more systems-y, more computer-y. As you may have noticed, I also have an affinity for frontend, UI/UX, and design work, so I can do that too. Languages, frameworks, and libraries I'm most comfortable with are:
- Python
- JavaScript
- HTML/CSS/JS
- Java
- C
- Bash
- MATLAB
- Node.js
- React
- Git
Education
August 2024
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Mathematics
University of Maryland, College Park
GPA:
3.88 out of 4.0
Honors and Programs:
- Dean’s List Fall 2020, Spring 2021
- QUEST Honors Program
- Science Technology and Society Scholars Program
Extracurricular Activities:
- Hack4Impact-UMD
- Technica
- OSTEM
May 2020
High School
Winston Churchill High School
GPA:
3.7 out of 4.0 Unweighted, 4.42 out of 5.0 Weighted
Honors:
- National AP Scholar
Project
Unity
C#
OpenXR
YOUR ATTENTION PLEASE
Conceptualized, designed, and built an immersive VR experience exploring modern media consumption and the attention economy using Unity, C#, and OpenXR for Meta Quest and Oculus Rift. Developed custom movement mechanics and interactivity, addressing motion sickness and optimizing the audio-visual environment based on feedback from 10+ test users. Exhibited the project at The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center’s NextNOW Fest and other UMD venues, engaging over 150+ attendees.
Figma
UX/UI
Consulting
Passage to a Portal – UI/UX consulting for D&H
Collaborated within a multidisciplinary team to deliver a comprehensive IT consulting solution for D&H's accounts payable (AP) department. Recommended the implementation of a vendor and internal-facing accounts payable/receivable portal, leading to significant operational efficiency and cost savings.
Python
Pandas
Matplotlib
CloudTrucks Customer Support SLA Analysis
Analyzed 400,000+ support ticket trends to improve SLA conformance for CloudTrucks, utilizing Zendesk, Python Pandas, and Matplotlib. Proposed actionable insights to optimize customer support operations and enhance data collection. Report on request.
MATLAB
Computer Vision
Linear Algebra
Color Segmenter, Panorama Stitcher, Rotobrush Project
Developed single gaussian and gaussian mixture models for color segmentation, created a panorama stitching algorithm, and implemented adaptive non-maximal suppression for feature detection using MATLAB. Repo on request.
Get in Touch
Questions, comments, concerns–or just wanna chat? I’m always open to any mail in my inbox :D. My email is i dot rwu dot rwu AT gmail dot com. Looking forward to hearing from you.