# Carissa Mok > Full-Stack Software Engineer at Fidelity Investments Location: Greater Boston, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/carissamok Hi! I’m Carissa, a recent grad from Northeastern, with an interest in software applications to health and medicine. I have a varied technical skillset in JavaScript, Python, and SQL among others, coupled with a strong biological sciences background. Currently, I’m interested in epidemiology, biotechnology, and the psychological and physiological aspects of autism. I’m looking to gain industry experience and explore the far-reaching applications of CS while still employing best programming practices. In my free time, I like to hone my coffee-brewing skills, read a good memoir/non-fiction piece, and bake bread! I’m always looking to learn more and grow professionally, so feel free to reach out—let’s work together! ## Work Experience ### Full-Stack Software Engineer @ Fidelity Investments Jan 2023 – Present | Boston, Massachusetts, United States • Develop a full-stack, cloud-based application that allows internal portfolio managers to create and manage high-risk and high-yield securities based on portfolio fund data • Implement endpoint enhancements across 6 different RESTful web services and APIs along with their respective GraphQL layers, by adding newly requested data fields from backend relational databases and data APIs • Spearhead a critical overhaul of data API consumption to correct ratings data for securities. Work closely with business stakeholders and data teams to align on desired outcomes and implement backend changes to ensure a smooth end-to-end data integration • Redesign edit workflows in the user interface from modal to in-line edits alongside UX designers and collaborate with product owners to create a reusable pattern in the application • Lead daily standups and retrospectives as a scrum master and regularly present key projects to stakeholders, ensuring alignment on engineering progress and timelines • Direct a team to complete a proof of concept for a new organization-wide mock testing framework, allowing for more streamlined application testing across environments • Build SwaggerHub OpenAPI integration between repos via a Jenkins webhook to optimize API enhancement processes, thus improving the contract review lifecycle in order to more efficiently implement business changes ### Full-Stack Software Engineering Co-op @ PowerAdvocate - now part of Wood Mackenzie Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States • Enhanced UI visualization of existing reporting tools by querying additional data sources and related new features through ReactJS • Led the initiative to improve existing data charts through researching design and UI changes, scoping out logical tasks, and implementing functionality that incrementally and quickly provided business value • Updated data pipelines for customer-facing products by modifying MemSQL and Redshift schemas to have parity with business needs • Defined ticket specifications with product owners and worked cross-functionally with external teams to communicate about in-flight work and navigate release timelines • Pair programmed with other engineers on tickets and conducted thorough code reviews and browser tests as part of an agile development team • Conducted co-op interviews, including brainstorming relevant screening questions and providing feedback for applicant evaluation ### Software Engineering Co-op @ Numerated Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States • Spearheaded implementation of Amplitude analytics platform to increase understanding of customer behavior, allowing prioritization of product design and bug fixes • Devised suite of tracked events alongside product owners on new React and legacy Angular pages to send event and user properties via Amplitude API endpoints • Developed comprehensive tests with mocks for user behavior tracking on customer-facing product UI • Designed application to visualize Github bug tickets by creating frames in Figma using ElasticUI components ### Teaching Assistant for Professional Development for Co-op @ Northeastern University Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States • Advised 55 students on co-op search through 1:1 resume review feedback sessions and mock interviews • Collaborated with course professor by leading virtual presentations, grading assignments, and providing class feedback through weekly meetings ### Research Assistant @ Northeastern Computational Behavioral Science Lab Jan 2020 – Jan 2022 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States • Utilized Datavyu coding software to record data on affect, interaction strength, and eye contact in autistic children • Scanned through video recordings of therapy sessions through social and behavioral lenses to identify strengths of interactions between autistic children and their parents versus therapist ### Communications Intern @ TILClimate Podcast at MIT Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States • Compose Tweets for podcast’s Twitter account sourced from relevant podcasts and article • Proofread audio interview transcripts, designed graphics on Canva for Twitter, and completed admin tasks such as amassing data and reviews of the podcasts into readable documents and presentations ### Babysitter @ Self-Employed Jan 2017 – Jan 2019 | Shrewsbury, Massachusetts • Drove 2 children to swim practices and softball games and picked them up from school • Took care of them at home by assisting with schoolwork, enforcing instrument practice time, and being responsible for meals and snacks ### Tutoring Assistant @ Kumon North America, Inc. Jan 2017 – Jan 2019 • Tutored 40 students a week with math and reading homework from preschool to high school level content and communicated their progress with parents • Headed Primary Instruction area, working one-on-one specifically with 7 students a week who were struggling the most with understanding fundamental concepts • Created, distributed, and graded homework assignment packets; completed computer data entry for all of the students at the center ## Education ### Computer Science and Biology Northeastern University ### High School Diploma Shrewsbury High School ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/carissamok --- Source: https://flows.cv/carissamok JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/carissamok/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-28