# Cynthia Chang > software engineer | financial services Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/cynthiachang Driven and ambitious individual possessing 4+ years of professional software development experience, with a concentration in client- and server-side scalable web applications and related technologies in the financial space. Passionate about creating technologies to enhance the user experience. Additionally, experienced with public speaking, interpersonal leadership and mentoring techniques; and adept at collaborating in small- and large-scale groups. (Rarely on LinkedIn - reach me via email!) ## Work Experience ### Software Engineer @ Earnest Jan 2024 – Present | Oakland, California, United States ### M.S. Student Researcher @ University of Southern California Jan 2023 – Jan 2024 | Los Angeles, California, United States Directed research and master's thesis supervised by Professor Saty Raghavachary • Performed an extensive literature review of state-of-the-art research in computer graphics and deep-learning based 3D reconstruction methods as part of thesis work • Constructively organized 40 recent advancements as 3 graphical taxonomies visualized as trees, each one rooted in a different research objective • Developed Bash scripts for data management and running high performance GPU cluster jobs ### Specialist - Software Developer @ Charles Schwab Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 • Developed a working proof-of-concept for a new responsive web application; mentored both onshore and offshore colleagues during key development cycles while exceeding individual contribution goals • Core member in the maintenance of legacy applications using Angular, HTML, and CSS/SCSS - improved the user interface experiences for over 40 million clients with over 10 unique page behavior tracks • Collaborated effectively with colleagues in a CI/CD Agile environment using the Atlassian suite - providing valuable developer input to business partners and increasing the clarity of technical requirements in sprint planning, which decreased development completion time by 1-2 days in sprints • Participated in new graduate program (NERD) recruitment and conducted coding interviews for hiring leaders; provided feedback on final round candidates ### Software Developer, Associate @ Charles Schwab Jan 2020 – Jan 2022 • Promoted to Specialist for: consistently exceeding performance standards; efficiently upgrading legacy C\# RESTful API code to consume a new database service; proactively becoming a subject matter expert in the team • Demonstrated high-level independent work, and shared senior engineer responsibilities, including: development representation in cross-functional meetings, UI design technical spec translations, real-time code fixes, feature merging, peer reviews, and production release assistance, improving web accessibility ### Student Coordinator, New Student Services @ University of California, Berkeley Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 • Implemented a Python script to automate grouping of 9,000+ students, reducing manual work by 95% • Organized 7 off-campus excursions, designing a cohesive template for 140+ unique itineraries and serving as the liaison for all communication between venues, student leaders, and volunteers during the event week • Increased recruitment of STEM student volunteers by 15%+ by exposing volunteer recruitment events to STEM-specific locations on campus. Surveys from newly admitted STEM students reported higher feelings of inclusion and representation in their orientation activities • Planned, conducted, and improved upon large-scale matriculation seminars with a team of 4 co-Student Coordinators. Volunteer surveys reported improvement by 10%+ in seminar training length and usefulness ### Undergraduate Research Apprentice @ University of California, Berkeley Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Berkeley, California, United States Undergraduate Research Apprentice Program (URAP) advised by Dr. Qingkai Kong • Fine-tuned machine learning algorithms for improved seismic wave analysis and earthquake predictions in the San Francisco Bay Area with co-apprentices using Google Colab and Github repositories • Automated data-cleaning procedures for seismic wave data with Python Pandas and ObsPy ### Orientation Mentor, New Student Services @ University of California, Berkeley Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Berkeley, CA • Strengthened transformational leadership and multi-partial facilitation skills during workshops in preparation to lead future Orientation Leaders chosen in March • Improved upon interpersonal and intrapersonal skills, and team building and development • Led a team of 10 University Orientation Leaders through Spring and August Orientation training, and Orientation itself, serving as liaison between Leaders and Program Coordinators ### Orientation Leader, New Student Services @ University of California, Berkeley Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Berkeley, CA • Volunteered in assisting in student matriculation though an 8-day campus Orientation by creating an approved event schedule, guiding students to and from various events, and providing resources and guidance • Prioritized new student emotional, physical, and mental well-being • Formally nominated by supervisor for Orientation Mentor position for 2018 ### CS61A Academic Intern @ University of California, Berkeley Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Berkeley, CA Supported 50 undergraduates with Python coding labs and theoretical material, including: data structures, object-oriented programming, recursion, inheritance; informally commended by several lab students for professionalism, clear teaching, easy-to-understand explanations ### Lead Marketing Intern @ Nature Spec Inc Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | San Jose, CA • Launched official social media marketing accounts on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. • Oversaw intern team in content creation for daily and/or weekly postings on social media, increasing following counts weekly across all platforms. • Collaborated with staff in designing official flyer, banner, booklet, and other company media designs. ## Education ### Master of Science - MS in Computer Science University of Southern California ### Bachelor of Arts - BA in Computer Science University of California, Berkeley ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/cchang98 - Portfolio: https://c-chang.github.io --- Source: https://flows.cv/cynthiachang JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/cynthiachang/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-11