Hello! My name is Kaela Polnitz and I am a graduate from UCLA with a degree in Mathematics of Computation (Mathematics and Computer Science). In the past, I have interned with AT&T and Major League Hacking as a software developer. I am currently working at Microsoft as a Software Engineer on the Microsoft Teams team.

2022 — NowMicrosoftSoftware Engineer II

2022 — Now

Working on the Microsoft Teams team.

Improving performance of tabs, apps in meetings

Using React, AngularJS, JavaScript, TypeScript

2021 — 2022MicrosoftSoftware Engineer

2021 — 2022

Working on the Microsoft Teams team.

Improving performance of tabs, apps in meetings

Using React, AngularJS, JavaScript, TypeScript

2020 — 2021MicrosoftTechnical Consultant

2020 — 2021

Worked in the domain of Azure, Cloud, and AI to provide technical, cloud-based solutions for clients.

App development and CI/CD work with React, Angular, C#, and Terraform

2020 — 2020Major League HackingMLH Fellow

2020 — 2020

(Powered by GitHub)

As part of the inaugural class of MLH Fellows, I contributed to Open Source projects with a team of Fellows under the educational mentorship of a professional software engineer.

2019 — 2020NCWITCampus Representative

2019 — 2020

UCLA

Piloted a campus program that aims to host regional technology meetups and recruit students of minority that are interested in pursuing careers in computing

Coordinated with 19 other students nationwide and the Aspirations in Computing (AiC) Engagement Manager to provide career opportunities for female students

Education

2016 — 2020

UCLA

Bachelor's degree

2016 — 2020

2012 — 2016

Monrovia High School

High School Diploma

2012 — 2016

2016 — 2020

UCLA

Bachelor's degree

2016 — 2020

Experience+

Education

Bachelor's degree

High School Diploma

Bachelor's degree