# Cole Sherman

> Software Engineer @ TikTok | Prev. Spotify, WashU Philosophy-Neuroscience-Psychology & CS

Location: Ridgewood, New Jersey, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/colesherman

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ TikTok
Jan 2025 – Present | San Jose, California, United States
iOS Engineer - Creator Monetization

### Mobile Engineer Intern @ Spotify
Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 | New York, New York, United States
• Led Swift development of a feature on Spotify's iOS client aimed towards increasing profile traffic by allowing sharing of profiles, implementing 30+ tests. Feature reached 100% of Spotify's global user base, more than 600 million MAU worldwide.
• Developed and deployed a Java backend service to return a user’s shared Blends with another user. Implemented a unique profile page feature using Swift that dynamically displays shared Blends when visiting the profile of a connection with a Blend, enhancing user engagement and personal connections. Implemented 25+ Java and Swift unit, snapshot, end-to-end, and integration tests ensuring the reliability and scalability of the end-to-end service.

### iOS Intern @ EyeLabs AI
Jan 2023 – Jan 2023
• Spearheaded SwiftUI project developing a forum for ophthalmologists to optimize intra-professional communication and increase case efficacy. Project made use of Firebase Realtime Storage and Firebase Authentication.
• Contributed to bug fixes, upkeep, and implementation of features on the EyeSpace app (currently on App Store), which currently has more than 350 active users.

### Undergraduate Teaching Assistant - Mobile App Development @ Washington University in St. Louis
Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | St Louis, Missouri, United States
- Taught students iOS app development with Swift; students started with no prior Swift experience and ended by engineering full-scale mobile app projects.
- Individually led office hours sessions four times a week with up to 15 students at a time

### Undergraduate Teaching Assistant - Introduction to Computer Science @ Washington University in St. Louis
Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | St Louis, Missouri, United States
- Taught students with no prior coding experience the fundamentals of computer science in Java.
- Provided support by leading students through in-class activities and answering questions outside of class in weekly office hours.


## Education
### Bachelor of Arts - BA in Philosophy-Neuroscience-Psychology & Computer Science
Washington University in St. Louis
Jan 2020 – Jan 2024

### High School Diploma
Ridgewood High School
Jan 2016 – Jan 2020

### Psychology
Columbia University
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/cole-sherman-323686226

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Last updated: 2026-03-21