# luke novak

> code slinger

Location: New York City Metropolitan Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/lukenovak

I'm a software engineer who's worked everything from front end down to open source improvements in C, though I specialize mostly in "back end" or native library work. Feel free to reach out via email if you'd like to chat.

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer II @ PathAI
Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States
made some cool stuff:
worked on internal and external infrastructure to connect large systems to each other
continued to improve open source software and act as a liason to the open source community

### Software Engineer @ PathAI
Jan 2021 – Jan 2023 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Developing features for an open-source library that reads microscope slides
Building a shared API with a corporate partner
Designing and building integrations between PathAI's platforms and external platforms
Drafting company open source development policy

### Teaching Assistant @ Northeastern University
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Teaching Assistant in CS4410/6410 Compiler Design
Assisted students with course material at weekly Office Hours meetings
Improved course resources, including improvements to automatic grading tests

### Software Engineer Co-op @ Apple
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | San Francisco Bay Area
Developed back-end software for the Ad Platforms team
Helped build systems to limit user tracking and serve ads without being creepy
Designed high-level architecture for high-traffic back end API service across multiple teams
Improved development processes by integrating dynamic configuration loading in web-app back end
Retired tech debt and refactored service backend, including migration from JDK 8 to JDK 11
Converted codebase to Spring Boot framework with team members

### Software Engineer Co-Op @ TripAdvisor
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Greater Boston Area
Developed improvements and new features on web application platform for viator.com.
Overhauled login system allowing user login and signup from all pages.
Designed reusable front-end infrastructure for modals.
Implemented back-end caching on a commonly called API endpoint.
Developed web features designed to appeal to returning users.

### Desktop Support Technician Co-op @ TripAdvisor
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Greater Boston Area
Managed User Computers and Accounts for MacOS, Windows and CentOS development environments.
Developed in-house software, including a full-stack web application for the legal department to manage litigation holds.
Automated ticketing processes using python scripts.
Won Company-wide intern Hackathon with NFC-tag software that integrated with existing pages

### Summer Intern @ Don Bosco Preparatory High School
Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Greater New York City Area
Replaced computer systems across the school with newer systems. Adjusted server settings to decrease login time. Archived older computer systems.

### Statistician @ Bergen Basketball League
Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | Greater New York City Area
Recorded and Managed season-wide Statistics for a Men's basketball league using an Android tablet. Stats recorded include basic stats (points, rebounds, assists) and advanced statistics (shooting %, Efficiency rating)


## Education
### Bachelor of Science - BS in Computer Science
Northeastern University
Jan 2016 – Jan 2021

### High School Diploma
Don Bosco Preparatory High School
Jan 2012 – Jan 2016


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/nluken
- GitHub: https://github.com/lukenovak
- Website: https://www.nluken.com

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Last updated: 2026-03-23