# Somya Prabhakar

> Software Developer @ Notability

Location: Greater Boston, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/somya

I'm a software engineer at Ginger Labs, working on Notability for iPad, iOS and Mac. I recently graduated from Northeastern University with a degree in Computer Science and Business Administration. My experience includes full-stack development, customer experience technology, and teaching.

## Work Experience
### iOS Software Engineer @ Ginger Labs
Jan 2023 – Present | San Francisco, California, United States

### Software Developer Co-op @ Ginger Labs
Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | San Francisco, California, United States
Built and launched notetaking features across 18 dot and hotfix releases on the iPhone, iPad, and Mac Catalyst platforms.
Partnered with 2 designers to simplify the user experience for creating notes, saving the average user 5 clicks per new note.
Worked with Marketing Manager to launch Back to School promotional docuseries, reaching an audience of >100,000.
Worked with designers to enhance note creation flows across platforms, saving the average user 5 clicks per new note.

### Head Teaching Assistant--Accelerated Fundamentals of Computer Science I @ Khoury College of Computer Sciences
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States
TA during the Fall 2020 and Fall 2021 semesters.
Graded 5-15 homework assignments and lab quizzes per week.
Held office hours open to 100 students in the accelerated section of the course.
Participated in the 2-hour weekly lab and supported ~5 pairs of lab students during lab exercises.
Worked with professors and other TAs to grade all midterm and final exams over 2-day periods.

### QA Software Engineer Co-op @ Ten Percent Happier
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Created and executed test plans for 10+ iOS/Android updates.
Responsible for all QA needs on the engineering team, including thorough testing of feature improvements such as adding Milestones and bringing the Ten Percent Happier Podcast into the app.
Implemented feature improvements to Milestone achievements and the purchase screen on the Ten Percent Happier app.
Compiled and analyzed user research, and led the in-app experiment, for an alpha-stage product.
Improved search functionality by tagging all in-app content with search tags and organizing the related content library.

### Mathematics Teaching Assistant and Grader @ Art of Problem Solving
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021
Provide personalized feedback on math and Python writing problems and proofs to students in all class levels from Prealgebra 1 to Precalculus and Olympiad Math. Provide support to instructors and students during online mathematics courses.

### Customer Experience Technician II @ Northeastern University Information Technology Services
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Greater Boston Area

### Explorer and Birthday Manager @ Discovery Museum
Jan 2016 – Jan 2019 | Greater Boston Area


## Education
### Bachelor of Science - BS in Computer Science and Business Administration, Management Concentration
Northeastern University

### Acton-Boxborough Regional High School


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

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Last updated: 2026-03-31