# Samantha Klonaris Kaplun

> Staff Software Engineer at Robinhood

Location: Greater Cleveland, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/samanthaklonariskaplun

## Work Experience
### Staff Software Engineer @ Robinhood
Jan 2022 – Present

### Senior Software Engineer @ Robinhood
Jan 2020 – Jan 2022

### Senior Software Engineer, Tech Lead @ Quantopian
Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 | Greater Boston Area
- Designed an API and user facing front end workflow allowing users to upload a 6GB dataset, as a csv, to an existing data integration system.  Improved validation and user feedback performance by 600%.  Used kubernetes, argo workflows, postgres, s3, python, flask, and React.
- Designed task execution system and public API, where users can asynchronously submit python code, as tasks, and retrieve the results from postgres and s3, resulting in over 1,000 code executions a week.
- Led a team of engineers working on multiple projects, by delegating work, reviewing PRs, breaking down tasks, and reviewing design documents.  Mentored multiple interns on production deployed projects.

### Software Engineer @ Quantopian
Jan 2015 – Jan 2020 | Boston, MA
- Rapidly iterated with web designer and product managers to turn UI designs into responsive web application features.
- Built many front end workflows using Ruby on Rails and javascript.  Examples: reskinned the forums, added tags to posts, built a contest results dashboard with a dynamic daily leaderboard.
- Initiated React.js integration into our main web app.  Replaced front end coffeescript with React, and built and maintained many features.

### 18-220 Electronic Devices and Analog Circuits Teaching Assistant @ Carnegie Mellon University
Jan 2014 – Jan 2014

### Software Engineering Intern @ Google
Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 | Cambridge, Massachusetts
· Developed an internal application for the hotels team to manage a data blacklist. Used GWT to build the front end, and developed the backend from a flask framework using megastore.

### 18-549 Embedded Systems Capstone Teaching Assistant @ Carnegie Mellon University
Jan 2014 – Jan 2014

### Software Engineering - Part Time Intern @ Explorys, Inc.
Jan 2013 – Jan 2014

### Software Engineering & Development Intern @ Explorys, Inc.
Jan 2013 – Jan 2013
· Designed and developed a web application using JRuby on Rails to retreive data from an existing web service, in specific formats (JSON, CSV), and displayed the information in a legible chart format.
· Added endpoints to an existing web service to retreive data from a grid based on different criterea and filters.  
· Explored the implementation of Java Custom Message Body Writers and wrote a custom CSV producer.
· Proof of Concept: HIE and creating CDA documents using custom message body writers.

### Electrical Engineering Intern @ Diebold
Jan 2012 – Jan 2012 | North Canton
· Proof of Concept of the Hall Effect - used different sensors and magnets to test the effect of the hall effect for future atm technology.  
· Programed PSoC for new modules to test and collect data.

### Electrical Engineer Intern @ NASA Glenn Research Center
Jan 2009 – Jan 2010
· Learned about the electrical components in a small engine test facility, used to test impellers with different characteristics.  
· Monitored different areas in the control room during the testing of impellers.


## Education
### Master of Science (MS) in Electrical & Computer Engineering
Carnegie Mellon University
Jan 2014 – Jan 2014

### Bachelor of Science (BS) in Electrical & Computer Engineering
Carnegie Mellon University
Jan 2010 – Jan 2014

### The Green Program
Jan 2011 – Jan 2011

### Hellenic College of Greece
Jan 2010 – Jan 2010

### Gilmour Academy
Jan 1996 – Jan 2010


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

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Last updated: 2026-03-22