Summary
Mahima Gupta is a Software Engineer 3 at PayPal with a decade of experience building scalable, reliable Java-based web applications and services. She blends industry-grade backend engineering with research-driven insights from an MS in Computer Science at USC, where she explored empathy in human-robot interaction and published in IEEE and ACM venues. Her background includes data science and web development internships at MathWorks, ISB, and Spice Digital, giving her a breadth across product, research, and machine learning workflows. Colleagues rely on her to translate complex problems into maintainable systems while keeping user welfare and social impact front of mind. Based in San Francisco, she pairs production experience at a major fintech with a long-standing interest in applying code for social good. An often-overlooked strength is her ability to bridge academic research methods and pragmatic engineering to drive evidence-based feature decisions.
10 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Computer Science, Master's degree, Computer Science at University of Southern California
Shardein School
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Computer Science, Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Computer Science at Vellore Institute of Technology
English, Hindi, Spanish