# Jai K. Smith

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Location: New York, New York, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/jaiksmith

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ Cursor
Jan 2025 – Present | New York, New York, United States

### Software Engineer (SDE2) @ Amazon
Jan 2024 – Jan 2025 | New York, New York, United States

### Software Engineer (SDE) @ Amazon
Jan 2022 – Jan 2024 | New York, New York, United States

### Mentor, Automations Lead @ DALI Lab
Jan 2020 – Jan 2022 | Hanover, New Hampshire, United States

### Software Engineer @ DALI Lab
Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | Hanover, New Hampshire
- Led a team of engineers in creating a reporting system to trace Wi-Fi complaints to access-points within the Dartmouth network; aggregating data from thousands of users to guide an ongoing multi-million-dollar campus infrastructure upgrade.
- Developed a highly customizable personal productivity web application using ReactJS and Cloud Firestore; currently in private beta, and targeting a public launch in early 2021.

### Lead Developer @ HackDartmouth
Jan 2019 – Jan 2022 | Hanover, New Hampshire
- Developed an offline instant messaging app as a contestant in 2019 using Bluetooth/Wi-Fi Direct mesh technology to send end-to-end encrypted messages over a decentralized network of nearby smartphones (awarded $1K by Facebook).
- Lead developer of club website, our public facing portal for sponsors and hundreds of applicants nationwide.
- Workshop organizer on campus to teach beginner developers languages like JavaScript, HTML, and CSS.

### Software Engineer (SDE) @ Amazon
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | Seattle, Washington, United States

### Product Engineer @ Skiff
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021

### Electrical Engineer @ Dartmouth Formula Racing
Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Hanover, New Hampshire
- Designed module to convert raw sensor signals to digital CAN messages using Altium Designer, SolidWorks, and C.
- Installed converter in 2019 vehicle, eliminating the majority of analog wiring and increasing data transmission reliability.

### iOS Developer @ Kathmandu Living Labs
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Kathmandu, Nepal
- Lead iOS engineer on a platform aiming to increase parent involvement in student learning at a local Nepali high school, now actively used by over 450 parents and staff.
- Learned about the roles of software development, humanitarian engineering, and open data in Nepal.

### Research Assistant @ Columbia University in the City of New York
Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Greater New York City Area
- Conducted research on thin film electronics for applications in neurosurgery, in partnership with the Liberty Science Center.
- Designed and ordered PCBs to reduce overhead in a graduate level Columbia University course (while in my junior year of high school), fully eliminating soldering and board assembly from the lab setup process.
- Developed noise reduction software to increase sensor accuracy, resulting in a 91% drop in signal noise standard deviation.

### Educator @ American Museum of Natural History
Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Greater New York City Area
- Led tours for museum visitors, teaching guests about the history of North American forests and the New York environment.
- Taught at hands-on learning booths around the museum, giving hundreds of young children hands-on opportunities to learn about ancient artifacts and modern scientific phenomena daily.


## Education
### Bachelor of Arts - BA in Computer Science
Dartmouth College

### Dual Enrollment
Columbia University

### Advanced Regents High School Diploma
Columbia Secondary School


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/jaiksmith
- Portfolio: https://jaismith.dev

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Last updated: 2026-04-13