# Maddy Wikstrom

> Software Engineer II at Apex Fintech Solutions

Location: New York, New York, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/maddywikstrom

Founder / Developer & Designer of bobbytherabbit.com
- a custom e-commerce site featuring original merchandise inspired by my pet rabbit, Bobby

I received my BS in Computer Science at the University of Illinois at Chicago and possess an interest in Full-Stack Development. I am currently a Software Engineer II at Apex Fintech Solutions.

## Work Experience
### Founder / Developer & Designer @ Unknown
Jan 2025 – Present | New York City Metropolitan Area
- Designed, built, and launched bobbytherabbit.com, a custom ecommerce site featuring original merchandise inspired by my pet rabbit, Bobby
- Created all product designs using Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator
- Developed the site architecture using Roo Code and deployed via Netlify
- Integrated with Shopify’s Storefront API for dynamic product data, checkout, and order management
- Managed domain configuration, mobile optimization, and custom frontend logic
- Explored and applied AI tools to accelerate branding, creative workflows, and long-term scalability (including future plans for game development in Unreal Engine 5)

### Software Engineer II @ Apex Fintech Solutions
Jan 2024 – Present | New York City Metropolitan Area

### Software Engineer @ PEAK6
Jan 2022 – Jan 2024 | Chicago, Illinois, United States

### Software Engineer Intern @ PEAK6
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | Chicago, Illinois, United States

### Pharmacy Technician @ Medication Management Partners
Jan 2017 – Jan 2021
Manage spreadsheets through Excel for over 1,500 patient’s method-of-payment information, created departmental standard operating procedures, adjudicate insurance claims for assisted living patients

### Undergraduate Research Fellow @ University of Illinois Chicago
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | Chicago, Illinois, United States
Conducteded undergraduate research alongside Professor Xiaorui Sun to develop a parallel algorithm for approximating edit distance using C++/CUDA and hosted a research talk in mid-December 2020 discussing the plan of attack for our research.

### Orientation Leader @ University of Illinois at Chicago
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Chicago, Illinois
Led and oriented over 5,000 students throughout the summer, specialized in aiding engineering students, facilitated discussions with new students on sensitive issues

### Pharmacy Technician @ Doubek Medical Supply
Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | Alsip, Illinois
Managed the compounding lab and trained new employees, created brochures for custom compounding services for doctors’ offices and veterinary clinics


## Education
### Computer Science with Concentration in Software Engineering
University of Illinois Chicago


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/maddy-wikstrom-a281b4173
- Portfolio: https://bobbytherabbit.com

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Last updated: 2026-04-13