# Sosai Sho > Software Engineer at Forma Location: New York City Metropolitan Area, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/sosai I am a Software Engineer with a passion for creating innovative solutions and driving positive change through technology. With a background in full-stack development, I thrive on tackling complex challenges and turning them into opportunities for growth. ## Work Experience ### Software Engineer II @ Forma Jan 2024 – Present | New York, NY FinOps - Direct to Bank ### Software Engineer @ Franklin Templeton Jan 2024 – Jan 2024 ### Software Engineer @ Franklin Templeton Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 • Streamlined regulatory reporting processes by developing full-stack applications • Modernized legacy applications • Resolved critical data issues ensuring accurate financial calculations and data integrity • Collaborated with a team of 20 cross-functional partners, product managers, and software engineers ### Head Teaching Assistant - Data Structures and Algorithms @ Brandeis University Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | Waltham, Massachusetts, United States • Assist Professor Antonella Di Lillo by holding office hours, recitations, and grading programming assignments for over 100 students. • Lead a team of 12 TAs to facilitate the operation of the course. ### Teaching Assistant - Financial Accounting @ Brandeis University Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | Waltham, Massachusetts, United States • Assist Professor Linda Stoller and Professor Robert Angell by holding office hours and recitations. ### Teaching Assistant - Advanced Programming Techniques in Java @ Brandeis University Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | Waltham, Massachusetts, United States ### Head of Business Team / App Developer @ Branda Jan 2020 – Jan 2022 | Waltham, Massachusetts, United States • Collaborate on improving the student-developed app that bridges the Brandeis community and essential services on campus by implementing a clearer visual presentation and dark mode, enhancing 90% of students’ campus experience significantly. • Lead business team of 5 students through the weekly meetings, recruitment process, marketing on social media, and taking surveys from students, enlarging Branda’s value and influence on campus. ### Summer Intern @ Putnam Investments Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States • Designed an easily expandable and efficient relational database for a large set of data • Developed python scripts that automate the insertion of a large set of data into the database while ensuring the data integrity • Created an Open API specification that allows appropriate access of data usage using Swagger • Implemented retrieval, storage, and update protocols for data using Python and AWS Lambda ### Japanese Tutor @ IvyStarter Education Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Shanghai, China • Designed an interactive entry-level Japanese class for students aged 6 – 12 by including learning characters through singing, interactive games, and reading practice, motivating students to keep exploring their interests in Japanese culture. • Monitored student’s progress by creating worksheets and weekly quizzes with a rewards system, boosting students’ abilities to read and write in Japanese. ### Human Resources Intern @ Shanghai IB Education Company Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Shanghai, China • Hired a local camp counselor for the company’s medical camp in South Africa for students in Shanghai by designing a recruitment ad, selecting qualified candidates, and having one-on-one interviews with them. • Scheduled the manager’s business trip to South Africa by booking flights, hotels, & transportation that suit the manager’s timetable and preference. ### Medical Intern @ Missionvale Community Clinic Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa • Consulted with HIV/AIDS patients by forming medical memos through analyzing patients’ descriptions of symptoms, and conveying the seriousness of HIV/AIDS, improving patient compliance with medication. • Contributed to the provision of medical care for patients with stab wounds, burns, HIV/AIDS, and hyperglycemia, by taking charge of cleaning and the covering of the wounds and finger-prick blood sugar test, making sure the community received the medical care they needed. ## Education ### Master of Engineering - MEng in Computer Science Cornell Tech Jan 2025 – Jan 2026 ### Master of Engineering - MEng in Computer Science Cornell University Jan 2025 – Jan 2026 ### BS in BA, Computer Science, Business (dual major) Brandeis University ### High School Diploma Shanghai High School ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/sosaisho --- Source: https://flows.cv/sosai JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/sosai/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-01