# Saumya B.

> Software Engineer @ Apple 

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

Hello! My name is Saumya and I'm currently working as a Software Engineer at Apple on the Sensing & Connectivity Team!

What fascinates me the most is the art of problem solving. I welcome adversity, as one must inevitably encounter roadblocks on the path to innovation and learning.

I am a lifelong student with a passion for self-improvement in all aspects of life - academic, professional, social, physical, and mental. Feel free to connect with me!

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ Apple
Jan 2025 – Present | Cupertino, California, United States
Connected Experiences

### Systems Software Engineer @ Apple
Jan 2024 – Jan 2025 | Cupertino, California, United States
Sensing & Connectivity Systems

### Software Engineering Intern @ Apple
Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 | Cupertino, California, United States
•	Developed infrastructure for speech recognition and machine learning efforts within Sensing & Connectivity
•	Created a system-level pipeline in Objective-C triggered by a CLI that extracted and processed sensor values
•	Leveraged internal frameworks and APIs to integrate this pipeline into a user-facing Swift app
•	Collaborated across multiple teams to deliver a cohesive final project and presentation to senior leadership

### Teaching Assistant (Computer Security: 18-330) @ Carnegie Mellon University
Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
•	Fielded questions from students during weekly office hours, guiding them through writing software exploits, cryptography proofs, or web exploits
•	Compiled points of confusion from students into a weekly summary to inform future lectures
•	Graded assignments and exams, hosting cybersecurity-skill bootcamps, and leading group activities

### IT Software Engineering Intern @ Ford Motor Company
Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | Dearborn, Michigan, United States
•	Optimized the Billing Platform team’s invoice system software using test-driven development and Agile Scrum
•	Coded a new feature in Java to map customer information to a business-critical invoice payment slip
•	Registered a new API endpoint and configured security code to accept two types of authentication tokens
•	Worked with a team of interns to earn the High Achiever distinction in the City of Tomorrow Ideathon

### Summer Software QA Intern @ Beyond Identity
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | New York, New York, United States
• Performed regression and policy testing of passwordless authenticator on MacOS and Windows
• Designed and improved automated tests using Java and Sikuli
• Learned about the SDLC, CI/CD Pipeline, OAuth2, and SAML flow

### Teaching Assistant (CS: 15-112) @ Carnegie Mellon University
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
• Led recitations on introductory computer science in Python, encouraging good coding style and pseudocode
• Graded assignments, hosted large and small student group sessions, and proctored quizzes and exams
• Mentored students for semester term projects, aiding in ideation, algorithm selection, and project planning


## Education
### Bachelor's degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering
Carnegie Mellon University

### Bridgewater-Raritan High School


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

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Last updated: 2026-03-29