# Olivia Weiss > Software Engineer | Helping companies cut carbon at Watershed Location: New York City Metropolitan Area, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/oliviaweiss Hey there! I'm Olly, a software engineer with a track record of building scalable backend systems from design through delivery. I have played key roles on high-impact projects, including commerce features and API integrations with companies like Meta, Google, and Etsy. I thrive in collaborative environments and enjoy building data-intensive systems that have real product impact. Always open to connecting with others working on meaningful, technically challenging problems. ## Work Experience ### Software Engineer @ Watershed Jan 2025 – Present | New York, New York, United States ### Senior Software Engineer @ Squarespace Jan 2023 – Jan 2025 | New York, NY Developed core billing and customer management features, helping users manage proposals, invoices, and payments in one place. Recently designed and launched invoice scheduling features, coordinating across teams to deliver a complex rollout at scale. ### Software Engineer @ Squarespace Jan 2019 – Jan 2023 | New York, New York, United States Led backend development of commerce APIs, enabling third-party extensions and tooling. Built and grew a new integrations team, delivering OAuth and data import features in close collaboration with external partners. Also led development of a scheduling integration, implementing new auth flows, async jobs, and caching to enable appointment visibility on external platforms. ### Teaching Assistant (TA) @ Fundamentals of Programming and Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University Jan 2015 – Jan 2018 | Pittsburgh, PA Served as TA for Fundamentals of Programming (15-112), a 500-student course ranked among the top five CS courses in the US. Taught recitations; graded student work; conducted office hours; and mentored students on term projects. Conducted lectures for up to 100 students, gaining valuable teaching and public speaking skills. ### Academic Development Leader @ Fundamentals of Programming and Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Pittsburgh, PA Trained for three months in collaborative learning, learning theory, group dynamics, communication, and leadership skills. Taught weekly supplemental sessions and held exam reviews for Digital Systems (18-240). ### Software Engineering Intern @ Google Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Mountain View, CA Designed and developed a Spanner table for YouTube data migration from MySQL. Wrote an API service in C++ for database access and seamless migration. Successfully migrated over 100,000 MySQL rows and 100 MB of data; exceeded manager’s expectations. ### Engineering Practicum Intern @ Google Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Mountain View, California Improved back- and front-end processing flow for the YouTube Content ID system using Python and Spitfire templating. Cleared over 2,000 applications from YouTube’s database using a Python batch job, leaving only 300 unprocessed applications. Wrote a web application to showcase the YouTube Partner API for Sony Music. ### Summer Intern @ SignalQuest Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Lebanon, NH Designed and built picture focus-stacking microscope to inspect parts, avoiding $500K to purchase the product Developed software using Python, C++, and OpenCV; developed hardware using motor and camera APIs. ### Assistant Manager, Webmaster @ IDVD and Poster, Inc. Jan 2012 – Jan 2015 | Hanover, NH Duties include: managing web presence; maintaining content on website; opening and closing store; providing customer service; managing cash register; producing marketing materials; special projects. ### Summer Intern @ The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy & Clinical Practice Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 | Hanover, NH Duties include: testing software; updating technical user guides; editing client proposals, research papers. ## Education ### Electrical Computer Engineering Carnegie Mellon University's College of Engineering ### Physics in Multivariate Calculus Dartmouth College ### Biotechnology University of Pennsylvania ### Electrical Engineering in Computer Science Boston University ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/olly-weiss --- Source: https://flows.cv/oliviaweiss JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/oliviaweiss/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-13