Summary
Leah Vashevko is a software developer and tutor based in Chicago with nine years of hands-on experience bridging software engineering, UX-minded product work, and hardware-focused engineering. Currently contributing to UChicago’s CSIL and building FPGA systems for the UChicago Space Program, she blends practical full-stack coding with low-level optical ground station design. Her academic background in Computational and Applied Mathematics and Philosophy informs a rigorous, analytical approach—evident in her forthcoming research on quasirandom graph sequences. A self-starter who co-founded student organizations and curated a tasteful GitHub portfolio of varied projects, she thrives at the intersection of teaching, research, and applied engineering.
9 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
High School Diploma, High School Diploma at Newton South High School
Bachelor's degree Computational and Applied Mathematics and Philosophy, Bachelor's degree Computational and Applied Mathematics and Philosophy at University of Chicago
English, Russian, Spanish