# Angela Z.

> Software Engineer @ EA Maxis | CMU SCS & MET Alumni

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/angelaz

Currently working as a Gameplay Engineer at EA Maxis Studios :)

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer II @ Maxis Studios - EA
Jan 2024 – Present | Redwood Shores, California, United States

### Software Engineer @ Maxis Studios - EA
Jan 2023 – Jan 2024 | Redwood Shores, California, United States

### Course Infrastructure Assistant - 17-313 (Foundations of Software Engineering) @ Software Engineering Institute | Carnegie Mellon University
Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | Greater Pittsburgh Area
- Assisted professors in managing and redesigning the course structure, including designing a more user-friendly and organized course website, developing new homework assignments, and restructuring course logistics to better accommodate the 4x increase in student flow

### Undergraduate Teaching Assistant - 17-313 (Foundations of Software Engineering) @ Software Engineering Institute | Carnegie Mellon University
Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | Greater Pittsburgh Area

### Lead Teaching Assistant - 15-122 (Principles of Imperative Computation) @ Carnegie Mellon University School of Computer Science
Jan 2020 – Jan 2023 | Greater Pittsburgh Area
- Leads a course on CS data structures and algorithms with over 400 students each semester
- Manages weekly staff meetings to coordinate with professors and ~40 other TAs
- Directs collaborative learning environments through labs and recitations, and provides one-on-one student help through office hours

### Undergraduate Teaching Assistant - 15-122 (Principles of Imperative Computation) @ Carnegie Mellon University School of Computer Science
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Greater Pittsburgh Area

### Software Engineering Intern @ Maxis Studios - EA
Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | Redwood City, California, United States

### Software Engineering Intern @ Microsoft
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | Seattle, Washington, United States
Worked in the Xbox Playfab Player Services team

### Software Engineering Intern @ Microsoft
Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | Seattle, Washington, United States
Worked in the Xbox Playfab Data Services team


## Education
### Bachelor of Science - BS in Computer Science
Carnegie Mellon University

### Master's degree in Entertainment Technology
Carnegie Mellon University

### IB Diploma
The Village School


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/angelaz122
- Website: https://angelaz1.github.io/

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Last updated: 2026-04-05