# Leandra Klein

> Software Development Engineer @ Publicis Sapient | Front-End Development, Web Application Development

Location: Arlington, Virginia, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/leandra

Full-time software development engineer with a particular interest in front-end development and user-centered design. 2021 graduate of the University of Virginia with a BA in computer science and minor in psychology.

## Work Experience
### Associate Software Development Engineer 1 @ Publicis Sapient
Jan 2023 – Present | Arlington, Virginia, United States
• Researched, documented, and executed the integration of Istio ambient service mesh into a complex EKS-based microservice architecture, enabling secure routing, authentication, and role-based authorization
• Developed and deployed a business-critical webpage using HTML, Tailwind CSS, JavaScript, Adobe Experience Manager (AEM), and Figma, delivering a responsive and accessible user interface for 10+ regions
• Acted as onsite project lead, serving as the primary liaison between client stakeholders and the engineering team while managing and validating code releases
• Conducted root cause analysis for production incidents and proactively monitored system health using Splunk, Dynatrace, Glassbox, and Postman, reducing system downtime and improving site reliability
• Identified and documented localization strategies and existing component mappings as part of the define phase of a new project with an estimated $10 million revenue

### Junior Associate Software Development Engineer @ Publicis Sapient
Jan 2021 – Jan 2023 | Arlington, Virginia, United States
• Refactored legacy React class components to functional components and implemented front-end feature enhancements using React, AEM, Storybook, JavaScript, HTML, and SASS/SCSS, improving code maintainability and user experience
• Translated Figma wireframes into API requirements, bridging the gap between UX and engineering teams and accelerating development
• Enhanced a React web application with Progressive Web App (PWA) capabilities, including installability, a custom offline interface, and web push notifications, presenting a functional prototype to client stakeholders

### Software Engineering Intern @ Alarm.com
Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | McLean, Virginia, United States
• Rebuilt an existing ASP.NET web application in React, delivering a proof of concept to aid in the selection of a new front-end framework
• Styled and developed UI components using Material UI, HTML, and CSS, simulating a native mobile app appearance while ensuring consistency with brand styling
• Implemented public, private, and restricted routing with React Router, enabling access control based on user authentication status
• Researched and integrated React Redux state management

### DevOps / Software Engineering Intern @ Everactive
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Charlottesville, Virginia Area
• Developed custom queries and alerts in Grafana and Prometheus to visualize key metrics such as system uptime averages and disk usage, supporting proactive monitoring of system health
• Implemented a CI/CD pipeline using GitLab for a Python-based software stack, streamlining build and deployment workflows
• Deployed software updates to customer hardware pending field installation

### Launch Academy Software Engineering Intern @ Forge
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Charlottesville, Virginia Area
• Completed Forge's Launch Academy, a prestigious 16-week summer program that teaches students hands-on skills they then apply during a 9-week internship at the end of the summer
• Participated in several weeks of soft skills training prior to the start of summer
• Engaged in four weeks of intensive hard skills training specific to software engineering, including technical lessons in ReactJS and Firebase and multiple hands-on group projects, prior to the start of my internship at Everactive

### Human Resources Intern @ CarGurus
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Cambridge, MA
• Assisted the HR department in conducting market research, crafting PowerPoint presentations for new hires, creating employee benefit guides, and designing informational flyers
• Aided the marketing and recruiting departments in managing company social media, designing new campus collateral for recruiting, and editing photo and video content
• Collaborated with five other interns over the course of a month to create a new company advertisement and presented it to coworkers and company executives; the final product included a complete script, storyboard, and a full-concept brand mascot


## Education
### Bachelor of Arts - BA in Major in Computer Science, Minor in Psychology
University of Virginia

### Study Abroad Program | Spring Semester 2020
The University of Edinburgh

### High School Diploma
Buckingham Browne & Nichols School


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/leandra-klein

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Last updated: 2026-04-05