Mary Clark
Software engineer with over 7 years of experience in API development, full stack development, and data ETL. Strongest in Python back-end development, experienced with fast-paced development teams, and interested in tackling problems that require understanding language internals and building a depth of knowledge of the system and its stack.
Experience
Senior Backend Engineer
Apr 2023 – Present Remote Cloverly
Senior Software Systems Engineer
Apr 2022 – March 2023 McLean, VA MITRE
- Created a modular Python library for creating data analysis pipelines, based on MATLAB prototypes developed by another team member.
- Designed the library to be extensible, with interfaces and abstract classes to represent recurring patterns in the prototype steps, to accommodate rapidly changing requirements.
- Integrated the library as a service for an existing Django application.
- Built data ingest tools for multiple data ETL efforts which extracted up to millions of records from sources and transformed them to fit a standardized format for analysis. Utilized Python libraries such as Pydantic, Boto3, Requests, and Beautiful Soup.
Intern Coordinator
Oct 2021 – March 2023 McLean, VA MITRE
- Interviewed intern candidates, matched incoming interns with available tasking, and advised interns during their internships.
- Managed 7 interns alongside another department intern coordinator.
Software Systems Engineer
Aug 2019 – Apr 2022 McLean, VA MITRE
- Added tests and built new functionality for a Python REST API, and developed a multi-container Docker system for deployment, with additional services for Redis and JupyterHub.
- Added the capability to interface with the system’s REST API to 2 external applications.
- Updated the REST API to meet new system requirements and coordinated with stakeholders on version capabilities.
- Built Python and Java applications to stream and time-synchronize data from a Tobii Glasses 3 unit and a Polar H10 unit using Lab Streaming Layer (LSL) and the sensors’ APIs.
- Communicated with customers after delivery to discuss setup, deliver bug fixes, and describe development obstacles.
- Worked closely with team members, analysts, users, and sponsors to define requirements for projects. Traveled to meet directly with stakeholders and communicated feedback and requirements back to the team.
- Created components for several React applications that integrated with back-end Python REST APIs, and demoed components for stakeholders.
Software Developer
Oct 2017 – July 2019 Dahlgren, VA U.S. Navy
- Created new features for a JavaFX application that improved analysis of simulation data.
- Created features for a Java EE REST API prototype with a JSF front-end and SQL database.
- Integrated projects into a DevOps testing pipeline that included Jira, Gradle, Nexus, and internal software.
- Mentored other employees on DevOps tools and unit testing with TestNG and Mockito.
Web Applications Development Intern
June 2016 – Jan 2017 McLean, VA Blue Star
- Rebuilt an internal job positions app in Ruby on Rails. Added OAuth authentication and deployed on AWS Elastic Beanstalk.
- Transitioned the company’s external site to Jekyll to improve maintainability. Made improvements to the site UI based on feedback from company staff.
Student Developer
Jan 2015 – May 2017 Fredericksburg, VA University of Mary Washington IT
- Redesigned the university’s universal login page using SASS.
- Wrote SQL queries to aggregate data into reports for university staff.
Skills
- Languages: Python, Java, JavaScript, HTML, CSS/SASS
- Tools and Frameworks: Flask, Git, React, Jira, Docker
- Datastores: PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch, Redis
Education
B.S. in Computer Science
Aug 2013 – May 2017 Fredericksburg, VA University of Mary Washington
- Graduated Magna Cum Laude with 3.6 GPA. Minored in digital studies and data science.
- Awarded the Ralph A. Niemann Scholarship in Computer Science in 2016.
- Completed undergraduate research simulating restaurant wait times with Wi-Fi packet data during the summer of 2015. Presented results at the 2016 Summer Simulation Multi-Conference in Montréal.
- Member of Upsilon Pi Epsilon.
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