Hi, I'm Naya
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I'm a backend software engineer specializing in applied machine learning and AI. I have experience building scalable systems, developing ML models, and working with cloud technologies. I'm passionate about using technology to solve real-world problems and create impactful solutions.
Education
B.S. Computer Science
San José State UniversitySan José State University • San José, CA
Expected GradMay 2027Aug 2023 - May 2027
Relevant Coursework
Coursework
Organizations
Organizations
ACM @ SJSU
Workshop Lead
Spartan Disability Alliance
President
Work Experience
AI Software Engineer Intern
YottasecureYottasecure • Remote
Spring2026Dec 2025 - Present
Built RAG-based vulnerability analysis using AWS Bedrock to improve detection quality, patched ~50 high-severity CVEs across dependencies, and expanded Trivy scanning to support filesystem, Kubernetes, and SBOM targets.
Software Engineer Intern
MundoprintsMundoprints • Remote
Fall2025Aug 2025 - Dec 2025
Developed serverless backend systems with AWS Lambda and API Gateway, improved authentication performance by 50%+ using Cognito and DynamoDB, automated Cypress testing to reduce QA time by 90%, and built pricing models on 100k+ records (R² = 0.95).
Software Engineer Intern
Y Stem and Chess IncY Stem and Chess Inc • Remote
Summer2024May 2024 - Aug 2024
Improved platform performance by redesigning React–Express data pipelines and optimizing MongoDB queries, reducing latency by 30% for 10k+ users, and enabled real-time gameplay with scalable WebSocket systems (<100ms latency).
Projects
Skills
Python
TypeScript
SQL
Java
C
PyTorch
XGBoost
LLMs
RAG
FastAPI
Express
Node.js
Next.js
Cypress
React
PostgreSQL
MongoDB
AWS
Docker
CI/CD
Linux
Git