Sam Wood
Software Engineer at Duolingo
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolSam Wood is a software engineer based in New York with nine years of experience building scalable web and ML-driven systems. He holds a Master’s in Computer Science from Stanford, combining machine learning algorithms with robust system design, after earning a BA in Comparative Literature at Stanford. Currently at Duolingo, he contributes across the full stack, delivering reliable user-facing software and solid backend capabilities. An active open-source contributor, he notably contributed to the Dynamo project, improving UI/UX and enhancing 3D visualization, mesh, and surface rendering. His work reflects a blend of technical depth and a user-centered approach, turning complex geometry and data into intuitive interfaces. Sam’s unusual combination of creative problem solving from a literature background with rigorous engineering makes him adept at turning ambitious ideas into production-ready products.
10 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Stanford University
Github Skills (9)
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dotnet-core10
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Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
DynamoDS/Dynamo
Jul 2016 - Nov 2016
Open Source Graphical Programming for Design
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:13 commits, 47 PRs, 36 comments in 3 months
Contributions summary:Sam primarily contributed to the user interface (UI) and user experience (UX) aspects of the "dynamo" project, focusing on improvements to the preview bubble and watch node visualizations. Their work involved fixing UI issues related to list levels, margins, and hover highlighting. The user also implemented functionality related to mesh, surface, and solid visualization within the preview, enhancing the user's ability to interact with and understand complex geometric data.
graphical-programminggraphicaldynamo-apidynamovisualprogramming
samuelcwl/Dynamo
Jun 2016 - Nov 2016
Contributions:90 pushes, 44 branches in 5 months
javascriptvisual-programming
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