# Emily Flagg > Software Engineer at EverBright Location: Oakland, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/emilyflagg After studying Mandarin and running my own English teaching business in Beijing for over 4 years, I pivoted into software engineering. For the last 5+ years, I've been a full stack software engineer for a high speed data transfer product within IBM as well as a backend engineer for an African fintech company, Chipper Cash. ## Work Experience ### Software Engineer @ EverBright Jan 2023 – Present ### Backend Software Engineer @ Chipper Cash Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | San Francisco, California, United States • Worked on main product app using Typescript, Node.js, and PostgreSQL on the team responsible for all movement of money throughout the app • Engineered more rigorous and comprehensive risk rating for the US leading to a reduction of fraud by 50% I• ntegrated with 3rd party providers’ APIs to build out new functionalities including enabling payments from Nigeria to Ghana as well as creating provider redundancy to reduce downtime • Triaged pressing incidents while working closely with other engineering and operations teams • Mentored and onboarded interns and new hires and successfully integrated them and helped foster their development ### Software Engineer @ IBM Jan 2018 – Jan 2022 | Emeryville, CA • Fullstack engineer working on both internal and external facing projects using Elixir/Phoenix, Ruby on Rails, Javscript/React • Work with stakeholders across teams including engineering (backend and front end), dev-ops, sales, design, product, and even front end facing customers • Built an in-app feature that allows customers to easily track their usage across multiple billing metrics • Developed software to integrate with greater IBM billing system • Developed software to provision out SaaS product ### Software Engineer @ EduFiciency Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 • Developed automated attendance tracking system for K-12 classrooms with JavaScript, Node.js, and Express, projected to eliminate 90% of time spent on repetitive bureaucratic tasks • Engineered 3 RESTful APIs to function as middleware for managing teacher, class and student data utilizing JavaScript, Node.js and Swagger, enhancing application speed by over 75% • Architected schema-less database using AWS DynamoDB to improve storage flexibility and optimize querying speeds by > 50% compared to PostgreSQL • Developed company website using Flask, Python, HTML5, CSS3, and Bootstrap and deployed on AWS EC2 instance using NGINX and Gunicorn • Followed Agile development process on a team of 6 engineers with daily standups and Git for version control ### Clinician @ Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | San Francisco Bay Area • Taught reading, writing, verbalizing, and spelling to students with dyslexia, autism spectrum disorder, and specific learning disabilities • Utilized sensory inputs to exercise students' symbol and content imageries, improving their reading and reading comprehension skills • Provided students the tools to be independent readers, which in turn allowed them to succeed academically, professionally, and socially ### English Teacher @ Self-Employed Jan 2010 – Jan 2014 • Tutored and taught spoken and business English in both individual and group settings, helping students to communicate in English more effectively • Sourced and maintained over 700 clients including individuals aged 3-65, small businesses, the Embassy of Saudi Arabia, and Chinese public and private schools • Created lesson plans specifically tailored to each student’s needs and developed metrics to measure progress, resulting in effectual improvements in English levels • Worked with local teachers to improve and develop English courses in four local schools ### Tour Leader and Travel Associate @ WildChina Jan 2010 – Jan 2010 • Led educational and adventure tours in China for international student groups • Developed tour programs focusing on education about Chinese history and culture • Created orientation materials for new tour guides and leaders to comfortably and efficiently transition them to WildChina • Translated and edited Chinese tour guides’ biographies for our website to introduce and highlight the team to potential and current clients • Authored an article on sustainable travel for company blog, resulting in additional tour bookings ### Researcher @ Roosevelt Institute Jan 2007 – Jan 2009 | Ann Arbor, Michigan • Helped initiate the new China Policy Center in its inaugural year within Michigan’s chapter of this nationwide think tank • Researched, analyzed, and discussed topics regarding US-China relations and policy, promoting a deeper understanding of the two super powers • Published “China’s Involvement in Darfur,” The Roosevelt Vanguard, Issue II, Volume I ## Education ### Bachelor’s Degree in Chinese Studies University of Michigan Jan 2006 – Jan 2010 ### Computer Software Engineering Hackbright Academy Jan 2016 ### Chinese Studies East China Normal University Jan 2009 – Jan 2009 ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/emilyflagg - GitHub: https://github.com/eflagg --- Source: https://flows.cv/emilyflagg JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/emilyflagg/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-23