Alexa Kay
Software Engineer, Machine Learning at Google
Mountain View, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAlexa Kay is a software engineer specializing in machine learning with nine years of experience, currently building Search Suggestions at Google from Mountain View. With a foundation in chemical engineering and a software certificate from Holberton, she blends rigorous engineering thinking with practical ML production skills. Prior to Google she designed a nine-month ML curriculum, mentored 100+ students globally, and improved assessment systems using Python, TensorFlow, Ruby on Rails and TypeScript. Her hands-on work spans from backend and frontend development—evidenced by a full-stack Airbnb clone on GitHub—to deploying modern ML models including transformers. Passionate about AI and bioinformatics, she focuses on projects that measurably improve user experience and learning outcomes. Notably, she has driven product and curriculum changes that increased student engagement by over 20%.
9 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's Degree, Chemical Engineering, 3.6, Bachelor's Degree, Chemical Engineering, 3.6 at The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and ArtCertificate, Software Engineering, Certificate, Software Engineering at Holberton School
English, French, Greek, Latin
Github Skills (9)
python10
flask10
flask-ask10
sqlalchemy9
file-storage9
console8
database7
databases7
database-api7
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
alexaorrico/AirBnB_clone_v2
Sep 2017 - May 2020
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:92 commits, 4 PRs, 39 pushes in 2 years 7 months
Contributions summary:Alexa primarily contributed to the development of an Airbnb clone, focusing on both backend and frontend features. Their work included setting up the `BaseModel` class and integrating it with file storage, indicating involvement in data modeling and persistence. They also worked on the console interface for interacting with the application, creating and implementing commands like 'create', 'show', 'destroy', 'all', and 'update'. Moreover, the user added HTML/CSS for the website, showcasing their frontend skills.
AbuMahir980/holbertonschool-low_level_programming
May 2017 - Feb 2018
Contributions:386 commits in 9 months
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