Summary
Poema Cavalcanti is a software engineer in Palo Alto with 14 years of experience building mobile and backend systems, currently shipping product at LOVE™ after earlier roles at Lark Health and blockchain-focused work at Gem. She blends strong computer science fundamentals and mathematical problem-solving with practical skills in Java, Bash, game programming and blockchain/cryptography, evidenced by internships that touched bitcoin APIs and elliptic curve concepts. A seasoned mentor and educator, Poema has created curricula and taught CS to middle-schoolers and community learners, improving internet safety awareness and producing reusable algorithm modules. Comfortable across full-stack and mobile stacks, she brings a habit of refactoring for reliability and test coverage along with a willingness to tackle interdisciplinary challenges that combine teaching, research, and production engineering.
14 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Mathematics and Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Mathematics and Computer Science at California State University Monterey Bay
Henry M. Gunn Sr. High School
Portuguese, English, some french