# Lavanya Vijayan

> Software Engineer & Data Scientist

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/lavanyavijayan

I'm a Software Engineer & Technical Curriculum Architect at Madecraft; I'm very passionate about transforming the digital learning space, making high quality and accessible education, and improving learner outcomes.

Also, I'm a UC Berkeley alum (Master of Information and Data Science), an author of programming and Data Science courses with upwards of 249,000 learners (on LinkedIn Learning), and Co-founder at Afro Fem Coders (a growing nonprofit organization aiming to empower girls and women in Sub-Saharan African countries with coding skills).

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer & Technical Curriculum Architect @ Madecraft
Jan 2022 – Present | Goleta, California, United States
Developing technical curriculum for career certifications, including Google’s Advanced Data Analytics cert and Google’s Cybersecurity cert

### Data Science Author & Instructor @ Madecraft
Jan 2019 – Jan 2022 | Goleta, California, United States
- Creating programming and Data Science courses with upwards of 249,000 learners on LinkedIn Learning
- Developing Advanced Data Analytics curriculum for Google

### Co-Founder @ Afro Fem Coders
Jan 2020 – Present
Teaching programming and Data Science remotely, started with 15+ students in rural Uganda and grew to 5000+ students across 20+ Sub-Saharan African countries; Assisting students in applying to universities overseas; Cultivating an inclusive and safe space for girls and women to learn and innovate; Co-leading plans for constructing in-person learning centers in major cities including Kampala, UG

### Coding Instructor @ The Coder School Berkeley
Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 | Berkeley, California
Taught students programming fundamentals and Computer Science concepts and coached them as they built apps and games in Scratch, Snap, Python, HTML/CSS/Javascript; Created coding contests that increased student engagement

### Tutor @ BERKELEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 | Berkeley, CA
Tutored 70 first-generation low-income students in math, English, and French at Berkeley High School’s Bridge Program, helped them improve their grades by 50% on average, and mentored them as they applied for universities

### Recruitment Intern @ Teach For America
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Berkeley, CA
Played a key role in the recruitment of Teach For America (TFA) corps members; Helped 50 competitive applicants from UC Berkeley get teaching offers across the country

### Coding Instructor @ First Code Academy
Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Sheung Wan, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Taught programming internationally to students of ages 8 through 18 through one-on-one remote lessons; Designed projects in AppInventor and Python catered to students’ skill levels, helping them master concepts

### Ed Intern @ QPi Education
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Berkeley, CA
Created a robotics curriculum from scratch in Raspberry Pi and trained Bay Area High School teachers for its adoption

### Leasing Agent & Desk Attendant @ EdR Collegiate Housing
Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Berkeley, CA
Established rapport with residents of Wesley House, Berkeley, providing quality service and ensuring resident satisfaction; Met with prospective renters, took them on tours of properties, and guided them through applying and lease signing process


## Education
### Master of Information and Data Science
UC Berkeley School of Information

### Bachelor of Arts in Data Science
University of California, Berkeley


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/lavanya-vijayan

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Last updated: 2026-03-29