# Sanjana Aithal

> Software Engineer at Apple

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

Hello! I'm Sanjana, nice to meet you! 👋

I am a Software Engineer at Apple. I am a recent graduate from UC Davis with a B.S. in Computer Science and a Minor in Technology Management. I am passionate about exploring the intersection of Technology for social good, inclusive Product Design, and Business Operations.

High5 Test: empathizer | optimist | coach | thinker | philomath
Myers Briggs: ENFJ - 'warm, outgoing, loyal, empathetic'
Enneagram: 2w3 - 'love building connections with others and helping to make a difference in the world!'

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ Apple
Jan 2023 – Present | Cupertino, California, United States
Safari Team 

### Computer Science Instructor (Instructor II) @ Juni Learning
Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | San Francisco, California, United States

### Computer Science Instructor (Instructor I) @ Juni Learning
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | San Francisco, California, United States
• Teaching one-on-one lessons for elementary-school students using project-oriented curriculum to teach 
fundamental CS concepts (algorithms, data types, loops, conditionals, etc.) in Python, Scratch, Javascript, and more.
• Promoting critical thinking skills in young, budding technology leaders through good design, development, and debugging practices.

### Software Engineering Intern @ Apple
Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | Cupertino, California, United States
Safari Team 

### Director Of Engineering @ AggieWorks
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022
• Directing Engineering Department, responsible for creating development timelines and managing engineers to turn hi-fi mockups → product
• Utilizing Agile & SCRUM to ensure engineering teams are on track for development (Pair Programming, Weekly Syncs, and BME 1:1)
• Managing engineers developing full-stack web & iOS apps for Davis community via React, Python, Java, Go, HTML, CSS, and Swift

### Software Engineer @ AggieWorks
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | Davis, California, United States
• Developing full-stack web & iOS apps for Davis community via React, Python, Java, Go, HTML, CSS

### Undergraduate Research Assistant (ML & Computer Security) @ Gunrock Breakerspace @ University of California, Davis
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | Davis, California, United States
Browser Fingerprinting with Professor Zubair Shafiq | Industry collaborators: Apple, Mozilla

• Developing machine learning methods to classify whether the intents of browser fingerprinting instances are malicious or beneficial to users.
• Specifically, developing & verifying strength of heuristic used to collect ground truth.

### Coding & Mental Health Committee Member @ Project RISHI
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | Davis, California, United States
• Coding: Creating and implementing Python, Scratch, and Computer Literacy curriculums for 50+ school aged children and adults in Andimadam, TN. Sourced and currently providing rural community 15+ pro bono laptops, education equipment, and long-term WiFi solutions :)

Other Project RISHI work is located in 'Volunteering'

### SWE Intern @ Jade
Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | San Francisco, California, United States
• Developed Python scripts utilizing social media location tags, followers, and profiles to discover the most viable partnerships, increasing efficiency by 70% 
• Analyzed data on 1,000+ user profiles to generate leads that converted into 50+ potential clients to aid  growth and platform development

Tech Stack: Python, Beautiful Soup, and Selenium

### Vice President of Hospitality for Northern California DECA @ DECA Inc.
Jan 2018 – Jan 2019
• Provided new chapter support, recruitment, competitive event training, and community outreach & advocacy for Northern California DECA
• As a team, organized the 1,000-person 2019 Northern California Career Development Conference

Prior years of DECA work at chapter-level in volunteer section!

### Project Research Intern @ Marico Innovation Foundation
Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Marico Innovation Foundation is India’s first innovation-focused platform. MIF works closely with startups that are innovative and impactful. Their interventions are precise and time-bound with measurable impact on business. 

I was a part of the project team tasked to research teams for the company's Biennial Award Ceremony, MIF Innovate 2018. My role was to:

• Research social entrepreneurship and innovation in the Indian social enterprise sector
• Update the company's database of social enterprises eligible for future partnership
• Create visually-appealing presentation material


## Education
### Bachelor's degree in Computer Science
University of California, Davis
Jan 2019 – Jan 2022

### Minor in Technology Management
University of California, Davis - Graduate School of Management
Jan 2019 – Jan 2022

### Accounting and Finance
Butte College
Jan 2020 – Jan 2020

### Mathematics and Statistics
Ohlone College
Jan 2020 – Jan 2020

### High School Diploma + California State Seal of Biliteracy
American High School
Jan 2015 – Jan 2019


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

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Last updated: 2026-03-22