# Sahana I. > Software Dev Engineer @ Amazon Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/sahana ## Work Experience ### Software Dev Engineer I @ Amazon Jan 2023 – Present | Dallas, Texas, United States - Develop React Typescript micro-frontend on Amazon Jobs to collect interview availability, supported by a timezone- agnostic Java-based REST API that serves available time slots for users to select - Identify 20+ UI issues, oversee redesigns, and streamline launch processes as Amazon-trained web accessibility certifier - Create Python-based Lambda to validates 100K+ payroll records for monthly heavy-computational runs, reducing 7+ hours of manual work to 10 minutes - Write 5+ high-level technical design documents and 10+ project-related investigative documents rich in metrics and data - Lead 3+ customer-impacting mitigations, working cross-functionally with product teams and multiple service owners and delivering detailed reports on root cause, resolution, and corrective action items, resulting in high leadership satisfaction - Generate 6+ ad hoc data reports using SQL on complex customer parameters to identify impact and verify compliance ### Instructional Student Assistant, Writing Center @ San Jose State University Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | San Jose, California, United States - Work with undergraduate and graduate-level students in one-on-one appointments over zoom to improve their writing in areas of content, grammar, and formatting - Contribute 2+ articles per semester to the SJSU Writing Center blog - Completed a four-part graduate tutor training to guide students in writing graduate theses. - Conduct training tutoring sessions for new hires - Promoted to a level two tutor in Spring 2022. - Promoted to a level three tutor in Fall 2022. ### Regional Program Manager @ CodePath.org Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | Remote Directly manage 12+ Technical Program Managers in 1:1 settings and coordinate with the Director of Programs as well as the Operations, Marketing, and Growth teams to resolve any roadblocks proactively and efficiently. ### Cybersecurity Intern/Mentor @ CodePath.org Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | San Francisco Bay Area - Worked alongside instructors to tackle bugs, answer questions, and explain concepts to 500+ students enrolled in CodePath's Cybersecurity course across multiple college campuses in America. - Provided almost instantaneous support with any questions and installation bugs using Slack and one-on-one Zoom meetings ### Technical Program Manager (Cybersecurity) @ CodePath.org Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | San Francisco, California, United States • Managed and led CodePath’s semester-long Cybersecurity Bootcamp at SJSU, resulting in a 50+ Net Promoter Score on student surveys and secured a return offer for the next semester • Recruited and taught 30+ students introductory topics like CSRF, Cross-Site Scripting, and SQL injection • Organized and Conducted weekly office hours to help students understand complex topics, doubling attendance and submission rates from prior semesters • Awarded CodePath's 2020 Tech Fellow Scholarship as one of the Top 10 performing Tech Fellows across the nation. ### Technical Session Lead @ Hoplite SJSU Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 Lead technical workshops on common coding interview topics like trees and heaps ### SDE Intern @ Amazon Web Services (AWS) Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | Seattle, Washington, United States - Developed a web application from scratch for the AWS Tagris team to create, update, and manage tickets for over 250+ customers in a single action. - Tech Stack: ReactJS, AWS DynamoDB, JavaScript, internal APIs, and internal UI package ### Software Engineer Intern @ Prakya Inc. Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | Remote - Implemented scalable calendar and meeting scheduling features in Prakya's mobile application using React Native, TypeScript, and a Redux workflow - Researched different calendar libraries in React Native, weighed the benefits and costs and presented my findings to a team of 20+ engineers - Worked alongside a mentor to debug errors and come up with creative and proactive solutions ### Development Team Officer @ SJSU Software & Computer Engineering Society Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 Spring 2020 - Developed the front-end side for a discord bot that verified SJSU student emails using ReactJS hooks and Google Authentication - Connected front-end to the back-end by writing API functions that would add users to the database when verified - The discord bot is currently being used by SJSU professors to verify students in their class discord channels Fall 2020 - Redesigned SCE's About The Team webpage using HTML, CSS, ReactJS, and prototyping tools like Figma - Used CSS and HTML to create interactive card-like components that displayed each team member's profile picture, position, and name, and on hover would display their quote. - Submitted a working project for multiple cycles of feedback from team members using the Git workflow ### Intern at SJSU Software and Computer Engineering Society @ SJSU Software & Computer Engineering Society Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | San Jose, California, United States • Created a reusable officer application form for SCE’s website that interacts with Google Spreadsheets API to update user-entered data to a spreadsheet, resulting in increased efficiency in the application process • Used ReactJS and JavaScript to generate a submission page and make the form available only when scheduled, saving time and reducing workload for SCE’s Executive Team during application season • Became a permanent officer of SCE’s development team in the Fall 2020 semester ### Braven Fellow @ Braven Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 - Developed professional and leadership skills by completing mock interviews, attending networking opportunities, creating elevator pitches, and providing and receiving feedback - As Product Manager of the capstone challenge, led a team of 6+ peers in developing a scalable, cost-efficient solution to increase diversity in PwC’s applicants ## Education ### Bachelor of Science - BS in Computer Science San José State University Jan 2019 – Jan 2022 ### Lynbrook High School Jan 2016 – Jan 2019 ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/sahana-ilenchezhian --- Source: https://flows.cv/sahana JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/sahana/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-22