# Rassan Walker Jr.

> Former Software Engineer → Aspiring Physician

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

Former software engineer pivoting towards a career in medicine. Interested in neuroscience research and research exploring the social determinants of health.

## Work Experience
### Full Stack Engineer @ Vori
Jan 2022 – Jan 2025
Helped build comprehensive software improving operational efficiency for independent grocers.  

• Acted as Pod Lead for the Cost & Pricing pod, driving initiatives improving price management, cost change detection, and product deduplication.  
• Helped increase margins for multiple customers by over 15%, while reducing manual labor needed to prevent margin erosion.

### Software Engineer - Ads Manager Create Flow @ Pinterest
Jan 2020 – Jan 2022 | San Francisco, California, United States
• Integrated diverse ad formats and various insights into Pinterest’s Ads Create Flow, enhancing advertiser flexibility and decision-making.  
• Conducted experiments to optimize the presentation of the Create Flow, increasing rates of optimal campaign setup by ~10%.  
• Served as a mentor for 3 of the team’s engineers, including weekly 1:1s.

### Technical Team Lead, Sales Productivity @ Pinterest
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | San Francisco, California, United States
Spearheaded initiatives to elevate sales productivity at Pinterest, achieving significant operational improvements.  

• Executed a multi-month migration plan to transition the sales team from an internal tool to the Ads Manager, enhancing efficiency and reducing engineering load.  
• Designed and implemented a scheduled reporting feature, addressing a critical need for both advertisers and the sales team.  
• Served as a mentor for the 3 junior engineers on the team.

### Technical Team Lead, Ads Reporting Platform @ Pinterest
Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | San Francisco Bay Area
Led the development of various reporting solutions for Pinterest's Ads Reporting Platform, achieving substantial performance improvements.  

• Built scalable and user-friendly reporting solutions for advertisers and internal teams.  
• Enhanced the asynchronous reporting pipeline, increasing possible report sizes by ~10x and reducing generation times by ~25% for large reports.  
• Achieved a ~500% improvement in the success rate for large report generation, significantly benefiting user experience.

### Software Engineer, Advertiser Core Experience @ Pinterest
Jan 2016 – Jan 2018 | San Francisco, California
Utilized JavaScript, React, and Python to build full-stack product features for the Ads Manager platform.

### iOS Engineering Internship @ Instagram
Jan 2015 – Jan 2015
Worked on two high-impact projects in Objective-C: implementing a phone registration flow and implementing multiple account switching. Both projects were geared towards increasing growth and engagement metrics.

### Software Engineer Internship @ Facebook
Jan 2014 – Jan 2014
Utilized XHP, React, Javascript, and CSS to implement multiple redesigns—on the desktop and mobile sites—of the UI with which users interact when modifying their profile picture.

### FBU Intern @ Facebook
Jan 2013 – Jan 2013 | Menlo Park
Received training in iOS development; then, using Objective-C, developed a location-dependent event finding application with two other interns.


## Education
### Postgraduate Degree in Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies
Columbia University
Jan 2025 – Jan 2027

### Bachelor's in Computer Science
Stanford University
Jan 2012 – Jan 2016


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

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Source: https://flows.cv/rassan
JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/rassan/resume.json
Last updated: 2026-03-20