# Shifra Williams > DevRel @ Render | Inspiring developers on the fastest path to production Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/shifra My name is Shifra, and I'm here to: πŸ“Š Share educational, real-world data, engineering, and career content 🀝 Bring technical communities together As a Developer Relations Engineer at Render, my work sits at the intersection of tech, education, and connection. I’ve worn a lot of hatsβ€”data scientist, technical writer, support leadβ€”and every role has sharpened my ability to translate complex ideas into something people can actually use. Whether that’s helping teams debug cost discrepancies in their data pipelines, breaking down Java programming concepts for 135K+ learners, or making sure technical documentation doesn’t read like a sleep aid, I’m all in. What drives me is creating β€œaha!” moments, those lightbulb flashes when something finally clicks. I love building bridges: between tools and users, between technical experts and early-career learners, and between pockets of community that grow stronger together. If you're into data, dev tools, education, or just want to talk, I’d love to connect. πŸ“¬ shifraisaacs@gmail.com All opinions are my own and do not reflect my employer's. ## Work Experience ### Founding Developer Relations Engineer @ Render Jan 2025 – Present | San Francisco, California, United States ### Podcast Host @ Saturdata Jan 2025 – Present Write, plan, record, market, and manage Saturdata, the data community podcast. ### Educational Curriculum Designer @ Torpedo Software LLC Jan 2023 – Present ● Designing curriculum and writing lessons for Lua Learning, an award-winning Roblox game with 7.7M+ visits and 115K monthly active users ● Curating Torpedo Software's brand and recommending UI/UX feature improvements ### Content Creator @ LinkedIn Jan 2022 – Present ● Build a community of 13K+ followers, generating thousands of impressions per post, including a viral post that garnered 500K+ impressions (https://www.linkedin.com/posts/shifra-isaacs_today-an-interviewer-finally-asked-the-question-activity-6995474652022067200-e1Et?utm_source=share) ● Share data insights and offer perspectives on recruiting and the tech industry to spark meaningful conversations ● Use humor to demystify complex data and engineering topics, making them accessible and relatable to a broader audience ● Craft content that informs, entertains, and offers a unique perspective on the intersection of technology and daily life ### Founding Developer Relations Advocate @ Ascend.io Jan 2025 – Jan 2025 | Palo Alto, California, United States ● Wrote 100+ docs to launch a new documentation site, improving product readiness and onboarding ● Automated release notes pipeline with Python, AI, and GitHub Actions, reducing manual work by 90% ● Led GTM strategy with data evangelists and creators to drive launch awareness and team engagement ● Drove 40+ new platform signups by leading interactive webinar for ~450 registrations and 150+ participants, building data engineering agents live while showcasing advanced platform features ● Designed platform curriculum and product overview tour video to connect FTUX across documentation and in-product ● Engineered complete file management UX for in-platform development environment, delivering drag-and-drop file operations, drag-to-copy duplication, keyboard-accessible rename flows, and drag-to-upload functionality that enhanced developer productivity and platform usability ● Established strategic partnership with MotherDuck by leveraging targeted social media outreach and industry event networking ### Data Analyst & Technical Support Engineer @ Sigma Computing Jan 2024 – Jan 2025 | San Francisco, California, United States ● Developed Snowflake SQL dashboard to identify improvement areas in customer satisfaction (CSAT) ● Led CSAT analysis to improve satisfaction scores while accommodating a 50% rise in chat volume ● Built data application to streamline billing updates across RevOps, Finance, and Sales organizations ● Wrote external documentation for embedding applications using TypeScript, APIs, and authentication ● Analyzed impact of CSAT on retention metrics to evaluate Support’s role in shaping customer strategy ● Collaborated cross-functionally with engineering and customer success to investigate the relationship between CSAT and retention metrics, driving actionable insights to improve customer retention ● Forecasted the impact of in-house AI tools on chat coverage to inform support workflow decisions ● Built a data application to replace PTO scheduling in ADP, streamlining workflows and enhancing data visibility ● Ensured 96% CSAT and <1 minute response time while consulting on data models and infrastructure ### Data Scientist @ Annalect Jan 2023 – Jan 2024 | San Francisco, California, United States ● Achieved $750K savings by developing methodology to diagnose and QA discrepancies in CPM pricing ● Facilitated million-dollar marketing pitches through efficient data ETL, securing high-value contracts ● Leveraged logistic regression machine learning modeling to deliver custom Nissan marketing audiences ● Automated first-party Nissan sales data load using Python, achieving a 92% reduction in lead time ● Owned and leveraged B2B data with 250M rows in Redshift, delivering targeted marketing audiences ● Led Confluence documentation of new processes and maintenance of existing datasets and scripts ● Designed Tableau dashboards to track MoM Nissan model market demographics and uncover insights ● Managed client expectations, translating business needs into data solutions that drive team decisions ### Technical Script Writer @ Complexly: SciShow, Crash Course and more Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | Remote ● Authored 9 episodes of the hit YouTube series, amassing 180K+ views and 5K+ hours of watch time ### Data ProgrammingΒ Team Lead @ Podium Education Jan 2023 – Jan 2023 ● Facilitated classroom instruction to college students, teaching introductory SQL, Tableau, and Python for practical data science ● Graded weekly coding assignments and final projects for a diverse cohort of 60+ students, demonstrating strong organizational skills ● Provided personalized one-on-one guidance during office hours to address individual learning needs ### Technical Writer & Product Manager @ DataLemur Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 | Remote ● Supported author Nick Singh’s data science platform and achieved 100K+ users within 10 months ● Documented, tested, and improved 200+ SQL and mathematics problems, solutions, and hints ● Instituted metadata tagging system and SQL style conventions to standardize the platform ### AI & Data Science Analyst @ JPMorgan Chase & Co. Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | Palo Alto, California, United States ● Leveraged XGBoost algorithm in Python to improve wallet estimation regression model by 94.1% ● Won 2022 Housing Affordability Challenge among 140 interns by implementing PCA and projecting HPI ● Conducted literature review to research machine learning methods and strategies for wallet estimation ### Growth Data Analyst @ Prose, a Public Benefit Corporation Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | Brooklyn, New York, United States ● Built last-click attribution model in BigQuery to track $40M annual marketing spend across channels ● Automated Looker dashboard based on attribution model to report WoW and MoM channel metrics ● Tested gift products to determine their impact on customer churn and drive stakeholder decisions ### Voice Actor and Mixing Engineer @ Titanic In A Bottle Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | Remote ● Mixed the end-credits song and spoken-word audio for Requiem, our team's game for the 2022 Roblox Developer Dream Jam ● Recorded and voiced the main character, Ashlyn, in a British accent ### President @ Data Science Society at Rutgers Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States ● Led data science events and workshops to teach/promote technical and career skills ● Coordinated all committees including professional development, consulting, and marketing ### Events and Consulting Committee Member @ Data Science Society at Rutgers Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 ### Jewish Social Justice Fellow @ Uri L'Tzedek Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | Remote ● Studying social justice in relation to Jewish philosophy and community issues ### Data Technology Analyst @ Cross River Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | Fort Lee, New Jersey, United States ● Created Capacity Planning Model to streamline project costing for the entire IT department ● Developed multinomial logistic regression model for loan classification in Python ● Presented accomplishments throughout summer internship to CEO and C-Level managers ### Academic Tutor @ Revolution Tutors Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | New York, United States ● One-on-one tutoring for SAT/ACT material, AP Exams, and all levels of math and English ● Evaluating students' strengths and weaknesses and tailoring a curriculum accordingly ● Communicating progress and goals with students, parents, and supervisors ### Business Analytics Team Captain @ Rutgers Business School Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States ● Served at Rutgers Team Captain in the 2021 Pitt Business Analytics Case Competition ● Analyzed data to determine team strategy, assign tasks, and manage time constraints ● Created Excel programs and charts for data-driven PowerPoint presentations ### A&R Coordinator @ Ve M Entertainment Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | New York, United States ● Maintained spreadsheets to manage songwriting, artist data, and finances ● Designed successful marketing plans involving social media and press outreach ### Financial Governance Analyst @ Cross River Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | Fort Lee, New Jersey, United States ● Created/updated 25 process flow packages to streamline the FDICIA compliance program ● Developed presentations and spreadsheets for gap analyses and project management ● Contributed to controls walkthroughs with external auditors and senior managers ### Mathnasium Instructor @ Mathnasium of Teaneck Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Teaneck, New Jersey, United States ● Tutored 100 students for K-12 mathematics using creative visualizations and analogies ● Simplified mathematics skills to ensure retention and understanding of SAT/ACT material ## Education ### Bachelor of Science - BS in Business Analytics and Information Technology (BAIT) Rutgers Business School ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/shifra-williams - Website: https://ho1yshif.github.io/ --- Source: https://flows.cv/shifra JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/shifra/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-05