# Pujita Shukla > Software Engineer at STR Location: New York, New York, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/pujita I love to learn and try new things. From academics, collegiate basketball, programming work, to modeling, I am able to learn quickly and succeed in the things I am excited about! I am a full stack programmer and have a math background. I love working with the customer. I am eager to learn new technologies and concepts and am always looking to broaden my skill set. In addition to my strong programming work at STR, I am involved in recruiting and find that cultivating a positive and diverse culture is key at any company. I am also a confident public speaker, good at communicating, and a strong team player. ## Work Experience ### Software Engineer @ STR Jan 2023 – Present Rust Full Stack, Python Backend, pSQL, Svelte, C++ Services Designing and implementing end to end features Improving and speeding up the user experience Using math to architect and program secure exchanges between systems ### Admission's Student Ambassador @ Wellesley College Jan 2019 – Jan 2023 | Wellesley, Massachusetts, United States • Act as the face of Wellesley College and demonstrate leadership, academic, and engagement skills via tours and information sessions • Execute outreach projects involving 1000+ participants, manage communication platforms between prospective and current students, create media content to generate interest and activity on social media platforms ### Student Athlete @ Wellesley College Jan 2019 – Jan 2023 | Wellesley, Massachusetts, United States • Committed 30-42 hours a week practicing, lifting, competing, attending rehab and meetings, and traveling • Represented Wellesley Athletics and College on a national platform in the NEWMAC conference and NCAA tournament • Built a community internally and externally of Wellesley Athletics to support players, staff, alumnae and create spirit and college life within campus ### Independent Study (Research) in Computer Science @ Wellesley College Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 Under Dr. Peter Mawhorter • Researched the nature of erosion and rivers to simulate a 2-dimensional virtual experience, where a fantasy map reflects the natural movement of water flow, erosion, and deposition • Designed an idea to store smaller amounts of data at a few watersheds; then, developed algorithms that remove the need for large chunks of data storage so that based on user interaction, the map is created in an incremental fashion rather than being completely predetermined (more accurate than Simplex/Perlin noise maps) • Developed base code for map, where a polygon is randomly and recursively sliced given a depth value, which in itself can be used in various fields such as design and applied mathematics https://pujita.itch.io/shattered-polygon ### Cloud Application Engineer @ IBM Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | Austin, Texas, United States - Developed a RESTful, scalable distributed ticket management system on IBM Cloud Services in React, FastAPI and PostgresSQL, resulting in 30% faster ticket resolution. - Interfaced with customer needs for ticket creation, search functionality, and visualization of key ticket metrics, resulting in better allocation of 1000+ labor resources. - Presented application to IBM Cloud executive board and internal users, inciting interest for future work on the application with AI predictions. - Invited to continue beyond internship for exceptional technical performance and effective ownership as the primary engineer and product owner of the application. ### Python/MySQL Web Developer @ Apex Fencing Academy Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | Remote • Collaborated with a team in an Agile environment to improve upon an existing tournament data display website by designing and deploying authentication and validation of user accounts • Built entry points into fencing leaderboard website, and improved webpages so that users could sign in and enter and edit epee and foil tournament data securely • Built a RESTful API with Flask allowing data to be manipulated from webpage rather than manipulating actual database and potentially compromising tournament data ### Python Instructor @ Juni Learning Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | Remote • Created lesson plans to teach individual students Python as well as the basics of programming • Tracked and maintained overall progress of students, administered exams, and assisted in developing a passion and strong understanding of coding ### Model @ RITU KUMAR Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | New Delhi, India • Modeled 6 pieces for acclaimed designer Ritu Kumar in the brand’s largest bridal store in Delhi, India • Showcased in a private event to promote sales of the bridal collection and socialized with guests to ensure customer satisfaction and interaction with the pieces and their design ## Education ### Bachelor of Arts - BA in Mathematics and Computer Science Wellesley College ### Computer Science Seoul National University ### Computer Science University of Oxford ### High School Diploma in Distinguished with Honors Cedar Park High School ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/pujita-shukla --- Source: https://flows.cv/pujita JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/pujita/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-13