# Sol Cruz > Software Engineer - Looking for Work Location: Seattle, Washington, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/solcruz ## Work Experience ### Software Engineer, Backend @ Aspiration Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | Remote Collaborated with developers on my team and across the organization to design a table to aggregate daily user information and reduce calls to third-party APIs. Created detailed JIRA tickets and confluence documentation to track necessary information and updates. Successfully completed feature tickets using Go and SQL aimed towards the completion of a recurring payment feature for the credit card product. Supported the credit card product through software maintenance across the code base requiring thorough knowledge of the internal systems. Conducted interviews with candidates and participated in the hiring process to hire and train additional talented engineers. ### Instructor @ Juni Learning Jan 2020 – Jan 2022 | Remote Taught remote private classes in computer science to over 15 students -- ages 8 and 18 -- for a minimum of 6 months. Personalized teaching style and project pacing for individual students to facilitate growth and encourage curiosity. ### Instructor @ Inspirit AI Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | Remote Taught remote classes of up to seven students focused on artificial intelligence and machine learning concepts. Facilitated hands on learning for 6th to 12th grade students around the world through AI focused socially-conscious projects, such as object detection for self driving cars. ### Admissions Office Intern @ Harvey Mudd College Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Greater Los Angeles Area Conducted interviews with prospective students to determine fit, as well as led information sessions to promote interest in the school. ### Teaching Assistant @ Harvey Mudd College Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Claremont, California, United States Assist junior computer science majors in Android Development and grade assignments. ### Full-Stack Software Engineer @ Los Angeles Regional Food Bank Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Los Angeles County, California, United States Developed an android mobile application for a handheld Honeywell barcode scanner using C# in Microsoft Xamarin to increase the efficiency of the food intake process and reduce internally generated food waste Designed and implemented a MySQL database to track supplemental data about donated food such as expiration dates ### Software Engineer Intern @ Facebook Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Greater Seattle Area Implemented the picture-in-picture Android API using Java on the Mobile Messenger Calls Team to reduce lag and improve the overall user experience when entering a minimized pinned video call. Collaborated with senior designers and engineers to thoroughly flesh out the user needs for the product. ### Tour Guide @ Harvey Mudd College Jan 2017 – Jan 2019 | Greater Los Angeles Area Lead both individual tours and group tours of up to 40 people on an hour long tour around campus to promote interest in Harvey Mudd College. ### Undergraduate Research Assistant @ Harvey Mudd College Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Greater Los Angeles Area Developed a mobile video game with three peers using python aimed to raise awareness for critically endangered species around the world. Worked on both front-end and back-end to simulate an engaging user experience. ### Software Engineering Intern @ Facebook Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Greater Seattle Area Worked as a full-stack Android developer to create an application using an existing database to connect users with hikes matching their specified criteria and location, as well as personally recommend new hikes. Designed the User Interface of the app to be visually appealing and user friendly. ### Teaching Assistant @ Design Connect Create Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Dallas/Fort Worth Area Mentored high school girls interested in STEM and supported teachers in preparing the curriculum for the course. ### Teacher of Physics @ Breakthrough Central Texas Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Dallas/Fort Worth Area Crafted lesson plans and taught an introductory physics course to 30 low-income middle school students. ## Education ### Bachelor of Science - BS in Computer Science Harvey Mudd College ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/sol-cruz --- Source: https://flows.cv/solcruz JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/solcruz/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-31