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Machine Learning Engineer · Amazon

Seattle, WA · 2024 - Present

• Led development and deployment of a personalized content recommendation engine for Prime Video, increasing user engagement by 18% and watch time by 12% in Q1 2025.
• Optimized existing deep learning models for cold-start problem, reducing inference latency by 25ms (average 15%) and improving recommendation relevance for new users by 20%.
• Designed and implemented A/B testing frameworks for ML model variations, leading to data-driven decisions that boosted key performance indicators by an average of 7% across multiple product lines.
• Managed MLOps pipelines using AWS SageMaker, ensuring continuous integration and deployment of models, reducing model deployment time from days to hours.
• Collaborated with data scientists and product managers to define ML roadmaps, translating business needs into technical requirements for production systems.

Data Scientist · Tableau (Salesforce)

Seattle, WA · 2022 - 2024

• Developed predictive models for customer churn, identifying high-risk accounts with 85% accuracy, enabling proactive retention strategies that reduced churn by 10% year-over-year.
• Performed extensive A/B tests on new product features, providing actionable insights that informed product development and increased user adoption by 15%.
• Designed and optimized SQL queries to extract and transform large datasets (20+ TB), improving data retrieval efficiency by 30% for analytical reporting.
• Presented key findings and recommendations to executive stakeholders, translating complex analytical results into clear business implications.

Junior Data Analyst · Expedia Group

Bellevue, WA · 2020 - 2021

• Analyzed customer behavior data to identify trends and opportunities for service improvement, contributing to a 5% increase in conversion rates for specific travel packages.
• Created and maintained automated dashboards using Tableau, providing real-time insights into website performance and marketing campaign effectiveness.
• Assisted senior data scientists in data cleaning, feature engineering, and model validation for predictive analytics projects, processing over 100GB of daily user data.

Master of Science in Computer Science · University of Washington

Seattle, WA · 2018 - 2020

• Specialization in Machine Learning and Data Science.
• Thesis: 'Adaptive Reinforcement Learning for Dynamic Content Recommendation', achieving a 15% improvement in click-through rates on simulated platforms.
• Coursework included: Advanced Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Natural Language Processing, Distributed Systems, Algorithms.
• GPA: 3.9/4.0.

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science · University of Washington

Seattle, WA · 2014 - 2018

• Graduated Cum Laude.
• Relevant coursework: Data Structures, Algorithms, Probability and Statistics, Database Management Systems, Software Engineering.
• Developed a sentiment analysis tool for social media data as a capstone project.

Software Development Engineer II · Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Seattle, WA · 2024 - Present

• Led design and implementation of a new data ingestion service for AWS Kinesis, improving data throughput by 30% for over 50 enterprise clients and reducing latency by 15%.
• Optimized critical microservices using Java and Go, resulting in a 25% reduction in compute costs and a 20% increase in API response speed.
• Developed and maintained highly available, fault-tolerant distributed systems processing over 10TB of data daily.
• Mentored junior engineers on best practices for scalable architecture and conducted code reviews, improving team code quality by 10%.

Software Engineer · Stripe

Seattle, WA · 2022 - 2024

• Engineered and deployed a new fraud detection module that reduced false positives by 18% and prevented over $2M in fraudulent transactions annually.
• Improved the performance of payment processing APIs, decreasing average transaction time by 12% for millions of daily transactions.
• Participated in on-call rotation for critical production systems, maintaining 99.99% uptime for core services.
• Implemented robust data validation and reconciliation processes for financial reports, reducing reporting errors by 25%.

Junior Software Engineer · FinTech Innovators Inc.

Seattle, WA · 2020 - 2022

• Developed RESTful APIs for a new mobile banking application, handling over 100,000 daily active users with 99.5% uptime.
• Contributed to the design and implementation of a scalable database schema using PostgreSQL, improving query performance by 20%.
• Automated deployment processes using CI/CD pipelines, reducing release cycles by 30% and minimizing manual errors.

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science · University of Washington

Seattle, WA · 2016 - 2020

• GPA: 3.8/4.0, Magna Cum Laude
• Thesis: "Optimizing Real-time Transaction Processing using Event-Driven Architectures"
• Relevant Coursework: Distributed Systems, Database Management Systems, Machine Learning, Data Structures and Algorithms, Operating Systems, Network Security