Software Engineer

Niva Choma

Software Engineer

P:408-***-**** E:****.*****@*****.*** LI:linkedin.com/in/nivachoma L:San Jose, CA Summary

Motivated and dedicated software engineer with a computer science degree from the University of California, Irvine and experience interning in a data science role. Eager to support with designing, implementing, and maintaining scalable solutions using knowledge of algorithms and data structures, strong programming skills, the ability to learn quickly, and the desire to work hard in an innovative environment. Highly passionate about designing clean, concise, and efficient solutions and providing a seamless user experience. Skills

Python • C/C++ • Java • PHP • Algorithms • Data Structures • Troubleshooting • Debugging • Analytics Object-Oriented Programming • Software and System Design • Complexity Analysis • Optimization • Git Database Management • Big Data Analysis • Test-Driven Development • Agile • Software Life Cycle • Linux Creative Problem-Solving • Written and Verbal Communication • Collaboration • Adaptability • Self-Starter Experience

ThreatMetrix San Jose, CA

Data Science - Products Intern June 2018 – September 2018 The focus of this internship was performing data analytics and prototyping analytic dashboards.

● Developed tools for threat detection by running strategic SQL queries on a large database and utilizing Pandas Library. Verified fraudulence using statistical analysis on suspicious patterns observed.

● Independently designed and integrated a tool that visualizes data comparisons with Bokeh Visualization Library in Python. This tool was presented at the Digital Identity Summit 2018 to the company’s international branches.

Projects

Leetcode Challenges

Completed the 30 day April and May Leetcode challenges consisting of data structure and algorithm questions. Content Management System

Created a website with dynamic content navigation using PHP for access to database tables. Implemented hidden content from the public view and previewing content in the public context. Handled insecure direct object reference, worked with cookies and sessions, secured user authentication, and regulated page access. Autocorrector

Implemented a HashSet data structure with methods to store, manage, and search a dictionary of words. The HashSet creates a constant lookup time which enables quickly recognising typos and suggesting valid words. Search Engine

Created a web crawler and inverted index for the corpus with tf_idf values and other heuristics. Implemented efficient mechanisms to retrieve results, ranked on relevance, using search input to strategically query the index. Education

University of California, Irvine Irvine, CA September 2017 – September 2019 Bachelor of Science, Computer Science

Honors & Activities: Dean’s List (4 quarters) / UCI Women’s Rowing (2017 - 2018) West Valley College Saratoga, CA August 2015 – May 2017 Honors & Activities: Dean’s List (4 semesters)

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