# Jennifer Kao

> Software Engineer

Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/jenniferkao

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ OneSchema
Jan 2022 – Present | San Francisco, California, United States

### Software Engineer @ Samsara, Inc
Jan 2019 – Jan 2022 | San Francisco Bay Area

### Software Engineer @ Nimble Pharmacy
Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Menlo Park

### Senior Research Assistant @ The Alt Lab at Boston Children's Hospital
Jan 2014 – Jan 2016
•	Co-authored academic papers published in Cell and the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 
- Applied a high-throughput sequencing technique to identify recurrent DNA double-stranded breaks in neural stem cells.
- Processed and visualized sequencing data using python scripts, Microsoft Excel, and bioinformatic tools.
- Analyzed data and derived conclusions by comparing and contrasting the results of different experiments. 
- Presented findings, issues, and next steps to research team in weekly meetings and solicited feedback and insights.
•	Improved the visualization of chromosome alterations relevant to a pediatric brain tumor by testing a range of experimental conditions and developing a protocol that produces optimal images by microscopy.
•	As Lab Support Group Representative, disseminate safety and operations announcements to lab, conduct safety orientation for new employees, and oversee the lab’s annual safety audit and other compliance activities.
•	Manage a 500+ mouse colony for studies on aging and neurodegeneration and maintain lab inventory.

### Summer Fellow @ Saha Global
Jan 2012 – Jan 2012 | Tamale, Ghana
•	Implemented a self-sustaining water treatment business serving a population of over 500 at a rural Ghanaian village in a team of 4 fellows and a local translator.
•	Elicited community involvement in the implementation process, trained community representatives to run the business, and educated the community about clean water procedures through monitoring visits to each household in the village.
•	Fundraised $4,500 in 3 months through grant writing and an email campaign to cover start-up and in-country travel expenses.


## Education
### Bachelor’s Degree in Biology, General
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Jan 2010 – Jan 2014

### Advanced Software Engineering Immersive Program
Hack Reactor
Jan 2016

### High School
Shanghai American School
Jan 2006 – Jan 2010


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/jenn-kao

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Last updated: 2026-03-23