# Maria Fernandez

> Software Engineer @ Google

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

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ Google
Jan 2024 – Present

### Delta Chapter President @ Phi Lambda Rho Sorority, Inc.
Jan 2023 – Jan 2024 | University of California Los Angeles

### Software Engineer Intern @ Google
Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 | Kirkland, Washington, United States
Google Cloud

### Software Engineer Intern @ Snap Inc.
Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 | Santa Monica, California, United States
Security Engineering Team

### Software Engineer Intern @ Boeing
Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | Huntington Beach, California, United States
- Developed a Python audio conversion test tool for the Boeing Acoustic Programs to facilitate audibility of varying instances of intercommunication data exchanged throughout a Boeing P-8A Poseidon aircraft mission.
- Streamlined project’s software development life cycle and completion through requirements development, prototype, user manual, and certification phases.
- Led weekly meetings with upper software leadership team by presenting individual project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables.
- Effectively devised and coded software changes based on updated design specifications to meet client and user needs.
- Utilized various software tools including Confluence, JIRA, Bitbucket, Kubernetes, and GIT throughout project development.

### Women Founders Foundation Fellow @ Women Founders Network
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021
- Supported by a mentor to analyze a startup company for its investment potential by assessing current market trends, evaluating consumer needs, and preparing a due diligence report for the judges of the Women Founders Network Fast Pitch Competition.

### FB ABCS Program Participant @ Facebook
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021
- Participated in a 9-week coding interview workshop series hosted by Facebook Software Engineers to help improve technical and soft skills by reinforcing data structures and algorithms and providing mock interview feedback.

### Technology Developer Intern @ PwC
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | Los Angeles, California, United States
- Collaborated with a team of interns on a data analysis project to help a non-profit organization, which provides resources to students who have a passion for robotics and STEM, retain and acquire more donors.
- Utilized technologies such as Microsoft Excel, Alteryx, Tableau, and UiPath to identify and interpret trends and patterns in datasets to locate influences.
- Developed and produced dashboards, and key performance indicators to provide meaningful business advice based on research of industry trends and customer/client feedback.

### Women in Engineering at UCLA Leadership Academy Cadet @ UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021
- Engaged in a two-quarter student support program, committed to enabling participation, success, and advancement of women in engineering and computer science through weekly workshops that provided academic reinforcement, mentorship, team building, interview preparation, and personal and professional development.

### BruinLabs Software Developer @ Bruin Entrepreneurs
Jan 2020 – Jan 2020
- Created a Productivity Tracker Chrome Web Extension to help college students maximize their productivity during remote learning by tracking user time spent on unproductive websites.
- Developed and assessed Javascript code during the testing stage to determine potential glitches and bugs and enhanced user interface through HTML code to improve navigation and increase visual appeal.
- Devised data collection processes and market research, including surveys, polls, and questionnaires to evaluate consumer needs.
- Participated in pre-project analysis and technical assessments to develop user-friendly interface and correct functionality to meet business objectives.

### Interview Prep Course Participant @ Edlyft
Jan 2020 – Jan 2020
-  The 8-week interview prep series was designed to develop the skills for successful technical interviews in the industry.
- Reinforced applications of Data Structures and Algorithms through workshops, daily practice problem sets, and weekly mock interviews.

### Autonomous Rover Research Team Programmer @ UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019
- Collaborated with a team to design, build, and program a rover to autonomously travel through an obstacle course and successfully perform various tasks.
- Coded in the Arduino Software to program the rover to behave appropriately based on its environment with ultrasonic sensors that detect surrounding objects.
- Uncovered system issues by troubleshooting hardware and testing code at project intervals.


## Education
### Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science

### High School Diploma - Ranked Top Student
Anaheim High School


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/fernandez-maria

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Last updated: 2026-03-29