Sophia Shovkovy

To grow my volitional muscles, I participated in a self-directed 12 week programming retreat where I challenged myself to ideate and implement a new project every 4 days. In the end, I worked across a number of languages (Rust, Elixir, Python, Golang, and JavaScript), libraries / tools (TensorFlow, Pytorch, NumPy and Jupyter), and domains (ML, AI, hardware, distributed systems, and HTTP).

At Culdesac, I helped build the first car-free community from scratch in the U.S., working full-stack across all product surfaces. I architected, implemented, and launched the payments platform that facilitated all financial transactions, from rent collection and maintenance fees to spot payments for neighborhood amenities like ebike rentals. Working in the bits-and-atoms space was rewarding, and I ultimately came away with a deep appreciation for urban design and walkable cities.

At Intel, I worked part-time throughout school semesters and full-time in the summer. I helped further the development of internal productivity tools and improved the reliability of legacy applications by building out a comprehensive unit-testing suite. I also became quite competitive at Foosball and perfected my bank shot.