Summary
Alice Balayan is a Software Engineer II with 10 years of experience building embedded and full-stack systems, currently developing C/C++ GPS navigation software at Northrop Grumman. She blends rigorous academic training—Master’s in Computer Science from Georgia Tech and AI coursework from Stanford—with hands-on engineering across aerospace, research, e-commerce, and health-tech projects. Alice has led teams and interdisciplinary initiatives, from a Medtronic-sponsored insulin-pump awareness app to internship-driven tooling and training that improved proposal workflows. Comfortable with agile practices, simulation (Unity/C#), and API integrations at scale, she also co-chairs a professional development council, signaling a commitment to mentorship and organizational impact. Notably, her research experience applying hierarchical state machines informs a verification-minded approach to designing reliable embedded systems.
10 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Computer Science, Master's degree, Computer Science at Georgia Institute of Technology
Bachelor's degree, Computer Science, Bachelor's degree, Computer Science at California State University, Northridge
English, Russian