# Becky Blake > Full-Stack SWE @ Zip | CS + MCS @ UIUC Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/beckyblake I’m a full-stack Software Engineer at Zip, a fast-growing procurement tech startup transforming enterprise spend with an AI-powered orchestration platform. I graduated with Highest Honors from UIUC with BS and MCS degrees in Computer Science and certificates in Innovation and Technology Commercialization. My background sits at the intersection of STEM and business (STEMB), combining engineering fundamentals with product and commercialization skills. Before Zip, I completed technical internships at Five Rings, JPMorgan Chase (two), and Capital One, contributing to trading systems, data pipelines, and product strategy. My coursework spans software engineering, AI/ML, blockchain, and high-frequency trading, reinforced by product-focused classes and certificates. ## Work Experience ### Full-Stack Software Engineer @ Zip Jan 2026 – Present | San Francisco, California, United States ### Software Developer Intern @ Five Rings Jan 2025 – Jan 2025 | New York, New York, United States Implement trading system enhancements by developing code in C++ and Python and writing unit tests in Python, SQL and Bourne shell ### Teaching Assistant @ Siebel School of Computing and Data Science Jan 2025 – Jan 2025 | Urbana-Champaign Area Assist in managing course infrastructure and facilitating student communication for CS 222 - Software Design Lab ### Software Engineer Intern @ JPMorganChase Jan 2024 – Jan 2024 | Chicago, Illinois, United States • Automated commercial card manual reconciliation process using Python and Pandas, significantly reducing processing time from ~6 minutes to ~0.2 minutes per account • Collaborated closely with analysts to translate complex reconciliation logic into efficient, accurate code with thorough pytest unit testing, ensuring alignment with business requirements • Received a return offer for the full-time JPMorgan Chase & Co Software Engineer Program in Chicago, Illinois ### Software Engineer Intern (as part of Engineering City Scholars) @ JPMorganChase Jan 2024 – Jan 2024 | Chicago, Illinois, United States • Built and tested E2E data pipeline for processing batch files from Amazon S3 using Databricks, Python, and SQL, as part of a data pipeline modernization proof of concept (POC) • Improved runtime of existing ETL by 90%, collaborating in a team of five and practicing agile methodology ### Technical Senior Consultant @ EntreCORPS | Consulting for Startups Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 | Urbana-Champaign Area • Promoted from Consultant to Technical Senior Consultant due to "hard work, dedication to the firm, and leadership ability." • Provided guidance and support to first-time consultants, including assisting with research methodologies and presentation skills • Maintained a high level of professionalism and attention to detail, ensuring all deliverables from consultants met or exceeded expectations before presenting to client ### Consultant @ EntreCORPS | Consulting for Startups Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | Urbana-Champaign Area EntreCORPS is a student-based growth and innovation strategy consulting firm that collaborates with clients ranging from early stage ventures to innovation-driving groups within Fortune 500 companies. • Conducted primary research on potential customer segments for a tech start-up within the pet-industry through surveys and interviews with 20+ respondents • Collaborated with four consultants to understand user needs and find UX improvements within the app and presented findings in weekly PowerPoint deliverables to client ### Business Analyst Intern - Analyst Early Internship Program @ Capital One Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 | McLean, Virginia, United States • Analyzed over 15M rows across multiple data tables from remarketing campaigns for the auto finance pre-approval program using SQL to identify insightful patterns and trends • Created graphs and charts using Google Sheets to present recommendations to optimize the pre-approval website's performance, focusing on increasing consumer registrations and application submissions for auto loans • Received a return offer for the Capital One Analyst Internship Program 2024 in Chicago, Illinois ### Undergraduate Researcher @ Illinois Computer Science Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 Collected data from 147 R1 universities about diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) with respect to broadening participation in computing (BPC) ### Summer Researcher @ Illinois Computer Science Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | Urbana-Champaign Area As part of the Illinois Computer Science Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU), performed ten weeks of research on computer science education and broadening participation in computing with Professor Colleen Lewis. • Developed teaching methods using physical objects to teach Java with the overall goal of making computer science more accessible as part of the Physical Representations of Programming Concepts program • Performed experiments with physical Java memory models that test the effectiveness of physical objects as teaching tools for students • Wrote and presented a Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning (POGIL) activity about arrays and loops to Advanced Placement Computer Science A (APCSA) teachers and students from Chicago Public Schools at a three-day workshop hosted by the Discovery Partners Institute ## Education ### Master's degree in Computer Science (MCS) Siebel School of Computing and Data Science ### Bachelor of Science - BS with Highest Honors in Computer Science Siebel School of Computing and Data Science ### Hinsdale Central High School ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/beckyblake2 --- Source: https://flows.cv/beckyblake JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/beckyblake/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-11