Cody Flynn
linkedin.com/in/codyflynn***
Education
University of Florida Aug 2021 – Aug 2025
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Minor in Mathematics Gainesville, FL
• 3.77 / 4.0 GPA, Cum Laude
• Machen Florida Opportunity Scholar
• National Merit Finalist, 2021
Involvement & Leadership
Director of Corporate Relations May 2025 – Present UF QueerCoded Gainesville, FL
• Designed a pipeline to secure partnerships with sponsors for a new UF club to unify LGBTQ+ Computer Science students and graduates.
• Organized outreach efforts with other founders on the E-Board to launch a club with over 50 current members. Peer Instructor Aug 2022 – Dec 2023
University of Florida Gainesville, FL
• Designed and graded problem sets on OOP and algorithm design for both homework and exams, providing constructive feedback to enhance student understanding.
• Led weekly lectures and review sessions for 200+ students in COP2273 and EEL4837, boosting average exam scores by 16%. Experience
Software Engineer (Capstone Project) Aug 2024 – May 2025 CAE USA Tampa, FL
• Conceptualized and implemented a novel reinforcement-learning algorithm augmented with user-defined heuristics for tactical Catan simulations, resulting in a paper accepted at I/ITSEC, the largest simulation and defense conference.
• Partnered with tenured CAE USA and University of Florida faculty to define research goals, develop experimental protocols, and co-author the I/ITSEC conference publication.
• Designed and deployed scalable training and evaluation pipelines on an 80-GPU HiPerGator AI cluster, accelerating agent convergence and performance testing using one of academia’s premier supercomputers. Software Engineer Intern Jun 2025 – Present
Intradiem Marietta, GA
• Resolved 3 cross-service defects within my first month, restoring mission-critical workflows and minimizing downtime.
• Architected a scalable ML pipeline to ingest and merge 20+ datasets into dynamic visualizations, empowering stakeholders with actionable insights.
• Collaborated on an Agile Scrum team to triage defects and deliver new features in alignment with sprint goals, ensuring on-time sprint commitments.
Software Engineer Intern May 2024 – Aug 2024
Lutron Electronics Coopersburg, PA
• Spearheaded end-to-end implementation of a feature that slashed workflow costs by over 50%.
• Engineered a distributed computation algorithm across up to 16 devices, designed for rollout to 100K+ consumer setups.
• Partnered with Agile Scrum team and executive stakeholders to refine requirements, secure approvals, and deliver on sprint commitments.
Projects
YC-Booking: a full-stack SaaS startup in the funding/patent-seeking stage that allows for booking processing and a visual overhead view of rentable space over a sliding window of time.
Pokewalker Recovery Tool: a C application for Nintendo 3DS Homebrew that uses the 3DS IR sensor to send strictly-timed assembly instructions to a Pokewalker device, allowing for extended interactions. Certifications
• AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (Exam July 2, 2025)
• Certificate in Engineering Project Management, University of Florida Technical Skills
• Languages: Java, Groovy, Go, Python, C++, SQL
• Frameworks & Libraries: Spring Boot, React, PyTorch, Gymnasium, Superset, Avro
• Databases: PostgreSQL, MySQL, AWS DynamoDB
• Cloud & Containerization: AWS EC2, AWS Lambda, CloudFormation, Docker
• CI/CD & Testing: Jenkins, Spock, GTest, Behave, Postman
• Architecture & Tools: Microservices, IoT, Automation, LaTeX, Matplotlib (PyPlot)