# Olivia Dawd

> Senior Software Engineer at Squarespace

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

Hello! I graduated from Cornell University with a Computer Science degree in 2017. I'm very interested in connecting CS with my passions outside of programming, namely the arts as I'm a self taught designer and drummer.  My interests include (but are not limited to) web development, computer graphics, music, and film. I'm also a photographer (cover photo is a picture I took in Paris) -- check out my website for my work in photography!

## Work Experience
### Senior Software Engineer @ Squarespace
Jan 2023 – Present | New York, United States

### Software Engineer @ Squarespace
Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | New York, United States

### Full Stack Engineer @ ActionIQ
Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 | Greater New York City Area
• Owned and managed ActionIQ’s design system and worked closely with designers to implement and migrate components on the platform
• Led and scoped key product features end-to-end for the ActionIQ Customer Data platform and delivered features ahead of schedule
• Led the Engineering initiative for continuous UX improvements for the entire ActionIQ platform leading to positive user feedback and more engagement
• Mentored and guided interns and junior engineers for best Frontend practices

### Frontend Developer @ BlackRock
Jan 2017 – Jan 2019 | Greater New York City Area
• Maintained and enhanced the frontend component of the Aladdin reporting tool in multiple environments for company clients
• Replaced legacy EPL webpages with responsive Angular 4 application
• Designed Angular 6 frontend for prospective replacement of legacy Swing application
• Created application for a Design System to aid +2,000 developers with reusable web components

### Teaching Assistant @ Cornell University
Jan 2015 – Jan 2017 | Ithaca, New York Area
Introduction to Computer Graphics & Practicum - CS 4620/4621 (Spring 2017)
Intermediate Design and Programming for the Web - INFO/CS 2300 (Spring 2016)
Introduction to Web Design & Programming - INFO/CS 1300 (Fall 2015 & Fall 2016)

• Led weekly sections and taught classes about Web Programming fundamentals
• Graded students’ projects following a specific rubric that involved critiquing coding style and overall design
• Provided individualized feedback to the professor that personalized the course for students
• Fielded students‘ questions during office hours and in an online forum

### CS 3110 Web Developer and Designer @ Cornell University
Jan 2015 – Jan 2015
•  Worked closely with the course's professor to redesign the course webpage of a core Computer Science class
•  Used Twitter's Bootstrap for a responsive design
•  Wrote functions for the client such that editing page content was made simple and easy

### Software Engineer @ BlackRock
Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Greater New York City Area
• Single handedly programmed and designed the UI for an internal analytical tool in Angular
• Collaborated with backend developer to design an API to dynamically retrieve and alter database information based on user input
• Developed web application used by internal portfolio managers in an annual Hackathon to improve research consumption


## Education
### Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Computer Science
Cornell University
Jan 2013 – Jan 2017


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/oliviadawd
- Website: http://oliviadawd.com

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Last updated: 2026-03-22