Summary
Cat Johnson is a Senior Software Engineer at Google with 12 years of experience building production AI systems that bridge design-forward frontends and scalable backend architectures. With an MS in AI from Johns Hopkins and a background in motion and web design, she blends strong aesthetic sensibilities with deep ML and systems engineering to translate research into usable generative AI features for Drive and Workspace. Her work spans Java, C++, Python, TensorFlow and large-scale data systems, and she thrives on problems that require digging into research and crafting non-obvious, impactful solutions. Based in Boulder, she combines a designer’s attention to usability with the pragmatism of a seasoned engineer delivering production-grade AI.
12 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Design Motion Design Web Design Web Development, Design Motion Design Web Design Web Development at Art Institute of Colorado
Environmental Studies, Environmental Studies at Pitzer College
Master of Science - MS Artificial Intelligence, Master of Science - MS Artificial Intelligence at Johns Hopkins Whiting School of Engineering
BS in Applied Computer Science Computer Science, BS in Applied Computer Science Computer Science at University of Colorado Boulder