# Sam Xifaras

> Software Engineer at Stripe | samx.io

Location: New York City Metropolitan Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/samxifaras

I strive to make an impact through creative problem solving with computer science. 

Personal site: samx.io
GitHub: github.com/sam-xif/

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ Stripe
Jan 2025 – Present | New York, New York, United States

### Software Engineer III, Full Stack @ Raven (RA Ventures)
Jan 2025 – Jan 2025

### Software Engineer @ Paperless Parts
Jan 2021 – Jan 2025 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States

### Research Assistant @ Northeastern University
Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Worked with three Northeastern Professors on new machine learning research in the domain of neural networks for systems (NN4Sys). As part of this experience, I participated in research discussions and implemented code the run tests and experiments which guided our research direction.

### Software Engineering Intern @ Capital One
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021

### Software Engineering Co-op @ Paperless Parts
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States

### Oasis Director @ Sandbox at Northeastern
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States
I am thrilled to be Sandbox's first Oasis Director! As Oasis Director, I lead the planning of Sandbox's new initiative, Oasis: Northeastern's Software Project Hub. We aim to build a thriving community of student developers working on their projects and talented, experienced mentors to guide teams through the process. Learn more at oasis.sandboxnu.com!

### Developer @ Sandbox at Northeastern
Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | Greater Boston Area
Worked on the team developing the Khoury Office Hours app, a tool that is designed to streamline office hours for Khoury students so that they can optimize use of time at office hours and get their questions answered.

### Teaching Assistant @ Northeastern University
Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States

### Data Scientist @ nference
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Cambridge, Massachusetts
Although my role was Data Scientist, nference exposed me to many different aspects of the company's operations. I did work as a data scientist, generating important analyses with Pandas, scikit-learn, and R for Janssen client presentations. I was also able to join a new Janssen client project as the lead React developer for the user interface, where I obtained full, unfiltered frontend development experience and interfaced directly with the clients.

### Summitteer @ Capital One
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Richmond, Virginia Area
The Capital One Software Engineering Summit was a great experience, where extremely talented students from all over the country came to learn about various technologies from Capital One employees. At the end of the week, we had a hackathon, and I'm pleased to share that my team came in first place.

### 7th Grade Math Teacher @ Phillips Academy
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Andover, MA
Taught 7th Grade Math for the PALS Summer Program. I planned out the curriculum for the class and wrote and graded homework assignments. Through this experience, I learned how to effectively communicate concepts that are beyond the students' level of understanding.

### 7th Grade Math Teaching Assistant @ Phillips Academy
Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Andover, MA
Assisted in the 7th grade math class, answering questions and facilitating productive discussion about the topics in class. I served as a point of contact for the kids who needed help completing the assigned homework. I also ran an enrichment class on computer science that 7th and 8th grade students participated in.

### Software Intern @ Spire
Jan 2017 – Jan 2017
Helped the company recover from a ransomware attack by writing shell scripts to decrypt files on all of the servers used in the company. Gained valuable insight into the development workflow and internal design processes, such as product design and customer interface.


## Education
### Master of Science in Computer Science
Northeastern University

### Bachelor of Science - BS in Computer Science
Northeastern University

### High School Diploma
Phillips Academy


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

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Last updated: 2026-03-28