# ⛏️ Lianna Novitz > Software Engineer | JustAJobApp.com | Jobseekers Don’t Give a Click | Open Source Maintainer | πŸ“SF Bay Area Location: Emeryville, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/lianna πŸ‘‹ I'm Lianna, a Software Engineer and SaaS Founder.πŸ“ San Francisco Bay Area Experienced in: Delivering data-driven products at startups and Fortune 500s. Developing customer-facing features for a Cloud Application that doubled in scale to 300,000 users. Building for teammates, whether that means internal tools or cupcakes. Besides commanding LLMs to do my bidding, you might find me: listening to How I Built This with Guy Raz, watching the Great British Bakeoff, taking pictures of my 2 cats. For those of you who like personality quizzes: Analytical | Maximizer | Responsibility | Relator | Ideation ## Work Experience ### Founding Engineer @ Astronaut Jan 2026 – Present Astronaut helps your team respond faster, close more deals, and keep customers happy. ### Software Engineer @ Nike Jan 2024 – Jan 2026 I worked in cross-disciplinary teams of data scientists and engineers to unlock new capabilities and answer unsolved (or unasked!) questions. ### Software Engineer @ Nike via Mindlance @ Nike Jan 2024 – Jan 2024 ### Software Engineer @ Unity Jan 2021 – Jan 2024 SyncSketch.com Empowering creators worldwide to collaborate on their creative vision in real time. SyncSketch was acquired by Unity (NYSE: U), the world’s leading platform for creating and operating real-time 3D content. ⚈ Designed Python API, data schema and model for Invite Requests feature used by 50% of top 10 customers ⚈ Paired with team lead to ship watermarking feature updates using VueJS, Jest ⚈ Debugged and fixed issues with Docker, VueJS, Django, celery in CI pipeline ⚈ Refactored celery worker code for parallel processing, speeding uploads by 20% ⚈ Translated Figma design into storybook.js component using VueJS, TailwindCSS ### Data Analyst (Operations) @ Farmers Insurance Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 I deep dived into SQL tables and dabbled in Python with a focus on all things related to underwriting. I also served as a rep on a Personal Lines Diversity & Inclusion committee. ### Data Analyst (Marketing) @ Princess Cruises Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Greater Los Angeles Area As part of the Consumer Insights & Analytics team, I extracted customer data and analyzed campaign performance for direct mail and email deployments. My favorite tool? Snowflake! If only there was auto-complete. ### Data Analyst (Data Engineering & Data Science) @ mPulse Mobile Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Greater Los Angeles Area I collaborated with the Behavioral Data Science, Analytics, and Engineering teams to bring insights about patient behavior to healthcare providers. ### Marketing Assistant @ Senders Communications Group, Inc. Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Greater Los Angeles Area ### Information Technology Help Desk Manager @ Macalester College Jan 2014 – Jan 2018 | Saint Paul, Minnesota Did you try unplugging and replugging? ### Peer Mentor @ Macalester College Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area International Student Programs ### Marketing Intern @ SAGE Publishing Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Greater Los Angeles Area ### Data Science Intern @ University of Minnesota Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 No monkey business happened here. (Just kidding, it totally did.) @ Neuromodulation Research Center at the University of Minnesota under Dr. Claudia Hendrix who inspired me to become a programmer ### Project Manager @ Davis Projects Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | Shanghai, China 2 college students, a $10k grant, and a Shanghai nonprofit bringing art to children in rural Guoyang, Anhui. ### Language Instructor @ KSK Martial Arts Academy Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 Taught Mandarin Chinese for kiddos. ## Education ### Bachelor's degree in Neuroscience with Math Emphasis Macalester College ### Computer Science Los Angeles City College ### Shijiazhuang No. 28 High School ### High School Diploma Granada Hills Charter ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/liannanovitz - GitHub: https://github.com/lnovitz - Portfolio: https://www.justajobapp.com --- Source: https://flows.cv/lianna JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/lianna/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-31