# Emily Staknis

> Software Engineer

Location: Greater Boston, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/emilystaknis

I'm an software engineer at Altana with a robotics engineering degree from WPI.

## Work Experience
### Senior Software Engineer @ Altana
Jan 2025 – Present | Boston, Massachusetts, United States

### Founder @ Timber Trailer
Jan 2025 – Present | Massachusetts, United States
Creating and selling handmade items through third parties or directly to customers at events.

### Software Engineer II (Internal Tools) @ Chewy
Jan 2024 – Jan 2025 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Developed Backstage plugins in TypeScript, JavaScript, and React for Chewy’s internal software catalog (~180k+ lines).
Designed RESTful APIs to extend catalog functionality.
Migrated entities to a new provider, ensuring data integrity across 300+ production entities.
Integrated SonarQube metrics into Backstage, automating project detection and improving code quality tracking.

### Software Engineer II (Cloud Engineering) @ Chewy
Jan 2023 – Jan 2024 | United States
Led Terraform, Python, and Github Actions infrastructure enhancements for MLOps services.
Improved SageMaker cost efficiency by implementing dynamic instance timeouts.
Developed a CLI tool for tracking AWS account creation/deletion metrics, improving reporting for project managers.

### Software Engineer I (Cloud Engineering) @ Chewy
Jan 2021 – Jan 2023 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Automated AWS account provisioning with SQS queues and Lambda functions, supporting the creation of 230+ accounts and reducing manual setup.
Built and maintained AWS infrastructure using Terraform and Python across multiple regions.
Standardized Terraform repositories to enhance maintainability and enforce best practices.
Contributed to refactoring efforts and planning for Chewy’s Canada expansion, updating 100+ Terraform modules.
Developed a failover process for Aurora databases to ensure high availability during peak events.
Acted as a mentor to two new hires, onboarding them quickly to team processes and technologies.

### Robotics Student Assistant @ Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 | Worcester, Massachusetts
Helped students understand course material and complete homework assignments during office hours
Helped students troubleshoot design and implementation issues with their robots
Oversaw lab work and answered questions during lab

### R&D Co-op @ iRobot
Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | Bedford, Massachusetts, United States
Evaluated new cleaning system architectures through testing, iteration, and prototype upkeep as part of a small team.
Owned development of a test fixture using Python and OpenCV with a high-speed camera to study robot behavior.
Contributed to CAD design, vendor interaction, and iterative prototyping.
Documented progress and next steps to support seamless handoff to the next intern.


## Education
### Bachelor of Science - BS in Robotics Engineering
Worcester Polytechnic Institute

### High School Diploma
Concord Carlisle High School


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/emily-staknis-0b4516170

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Last updated: 2026-03-28