# Samantha Bandeali

> Software Engineer

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/samanthabandeali

Software engineer with a background in electrical engineering. I am experienced with JavaScript, REACT, SQL / NoSQL Dbs, and much more. I am passionate about solving inefficiencies in the world through programming. From a background as a lead engineer, I have also found it impactful to understand people and what their needs are to more efficiently work together. I enjoy collaborating with others and find it beneficial to bring positive, warm energy to everything I work on.

## Work Experience
### Full-Stack Engineer @ Personal Projects
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | San Francisco, California, United States
𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗽𝗹𝘆: 𝘗𝘌𝘙𝘕 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘸𝘦𝘣 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘱𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘷𝘢𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘵
𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀: 𝘗𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘴 | 𝘋𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘳 | 𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘵 | 𝘕𝘰𝘥𝘦.𝘫𝘴 | 𝘌𝘹𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘑𝘚

• Built a multi-page React app for users to easily plan vacations based on top local attractions using Google Places API
• Implemented a calendar view where users can drag and drop external events and attractions 
• Utilized Bootstrap to dynamically render forms, tables and modals
• Created RESTful architecture to retrieve and store user information, saved trips, and packing lists using PostgreSQL

### Software Engineer @ Personal Projects
Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | San Francisco, California, United States
𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘆𝗶𝗼: 𝘗𝘌𝘙𝘕 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘵-𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘮 𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘦𝘣𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘦
𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀: 𝘗𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘴 | 𝘊𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘳𝘢 | 𝘋𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘳 | 𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘵 | 𝘕𝘰𝘥𝘦.𝘫𝘴 | 𝘌𝘹𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘑𝘚 | 𝘕𝘎𝘐𝘕𝘟 | 𝘈𝘞𝘚 𝘌𝘊2 | 𝘚3 | 𝘒6 | 𝘭𝘰𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳.𝘪𝘰 | 𝘕𝘦𝘸𝘙𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘤

• Horizontally scaled deployed AWS microservice to handle 550 RPS end-to-end in less than 70 ms response time 
• Load balanced across 4 node servers to increase original request throughput by 200% using Nginx
• Optimized Postgres query speeds achieving reads on database containing >100M records in less than 8ms
• Implemented RESTful API routes to handle front-end CRUD operations

### Full Stack Engineer @ Personal Projects
Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | San Francisco, California, United States
𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘆: 𝘗𝘌𝘙𝘕 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘦𝘣𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘦
𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀: 𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘵 | 𝘗𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘚𝘘𝘓 | 𝘕𝘰𝘥𝘦.𝘫𝘴 | 𝘌𝘹𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘑𝘚 | 𝘈𝘞𝘚 𝘌𝘊2 | 𝘚3 | 𝘑𝘦𝘴𝘵 | 𝘌𝘯𝘻𝘺𝘮𝘦 

• Deployed a modular front end in React to display reviews and reviewer details using MERN
• Created reusable components such as modals, carousels, and grids in place of third party libraries allowing users to receive information quickly
• Utilized AWS EC2 and S3 to deploy multiple microservices and host static files 
• Optimized mobile and desktop  page load speed by 55% through bundle text compression  and minimization, along with implementing server-side static file rendering to improve user experience

### Lead Applications Engineer @ Anixter
Jan 2012 – Jan 2018 | Glenview, IL

### Student Assistant @ International Programs in Engineering (IPENG)
Jan 2010 – Jan 2011

### Applications Laboratory Intern @ Aptar Dispensing
Jan 2010 – Jan 2010 | Cary, IL

### Student Researcher @ Yoshioka Lab of Sustainable Recycling Chemistry
Jan 2008 – Jan 2009

### Assembly Technician Intern @ SeaquistPerfect Dispensing
Jan 2008 – Jan 2008 | Cary, IL


## Education
### Chemical Engineering
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Jan 2007 – Jan 2012

### Chemical Engineering in Study Abroad
National University of Singapore
Jan 2011 – Jan 2012

### Chemical Engineering in Study Abroad, Research Program
Tohoku University
Jan 2008 – Jan 2009


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

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Last updated: 2026-03-20