# Catherine W.

> SWE @ Datadog | CS @ UWaterloo

Location: New York, New York, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/catherinew

I'm passionate about making impactful contributions (through code & community) and learning as much as I can while doing so:) I have previous work experience with backend development, ML, and fintech applications, but am open to 2024 software opportunities exploring new fields as well!

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer Intern @ Datadog
Jan 2024 – Jan 2024
Cloud Compute

### Software Engineer Intern @ Bloomberg
Jan 2024 – Jan 2024 | New York City Metropolitan Area
ESG (Environment, Social, Governance) Quant, Financial Analytics

### Software Engineer Intern @ Bloomberg
Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 | New York City Metropolitan Area
Asset & Investment Management (AIM) Compliance, AI/ML anomaly detection

### Software Engineer Intern @ data.world
Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | Austin, Texas, United States
Developing collectors to gather metadata from various sources and present in a data catalog

### Software Engineer Intern @ RBC
Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Mortgage Application Backend Services

### Full Stack Developer @ UW Computer Science Club
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
- Built RESTful API used in LinkList application to display several links and their click count; used Python Flask and SQLiteDB
- Developed frontend for website redesign project using 
React + Typescript, reaching over 500+ users

### Software + Quality Assurance Developer @ Ontario Ministry of Education
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Developed FIR website modernization using Agile methodology, resulting in increased user satisfaction by 35%
- Discovered 5+ showstopper website bugs and resolved them independently
- Performed ETL, end-to-end, and regression testing as well as data validation to discover the cause and potential solution to 10+ bugs for a Data Extraction Tool.

### President of Student Council @ Glenforest Secondary School
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020
• Worked with my team to plan and organised wide-scale events for our students such as Semi-Formal dance, Carnival, Spirit Days, etc.
• Chaired weekly update meetings regarding progress on team goals.
• Supervised all operations in different teams such as: Event team, Student Voice, Finance Team, Club Management, and Public Relations.
• Frequent consultation with teacher supervisors and office administration regarding meeting school goals.

### Aquatics Instructor/Lifeguard @ City of Mississauga
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020
• Taught different levels of the Swim For Life program to students ages 4 to adult.
• Taught according to High Five Principles: a caring adult, opportunities to play, make friends , master skills, and participate.


## Education
### Bachelor's degree in Computer Science
University of Waterloo

### International Baccalaureate Diploma in Valedictorian
Glenforest Secondary School

### Diploma Programme (DP)
International Baccalaureate

### French Studies
Collège de Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/catherinewan

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Last updated: 2026-03-29