Planned and executed a database refactor that optimized a large category of queries and helped expose key serialization changes.

Designed, implemented, & maintained nightly E2E tests to surface backwards compatibility bugs that were previously reaching prod.

Introduced design docs as a planning strategy, resulting in more efficient development and better collective understanding of the code.

Learned networking principles from the ground up, including vendor-specific constructs around various protocols (BGP, OSPF, IS-IS, and more), packet filtering behavior, and NAT, in order to accurately model network devices in software

Led a project overhauling critical legacy elements of Batfish's network simulation engine, paving the way for much broader vendor support

Developed a custom script to analyze Batfish's accuracy on customer networks, which helped us quickly identify and resolve support gaps to secure success in a POC with a Fortune 500 customer

Mentored junior engineers in Batfish, networking, and programming concepts

Supported open source users and developers on Batfish's public Slack

Guided students in formulating, writing, and debugging code for hundreds of diverse projects and assignments

Conducted lessons through live audio or text chat, or as written reports

Created backend components using NumPy and SciPy and a user interface with animated wavefunction displays using Matplotlib