Sam Wood
Software Engineer at Duolingo
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolSam Wood is a software engineer based in New York with 10 years of experience building production systems and user-facing features, currently contributing at Duolingo after prior work at Oscar Health. He holds a Master's in Computer Science from Stanford with a focus on machine learning and systems, paired with a BA in Comparative Literature, giving him a rare mix of technical depth and human-centered perspective. Sam contributes to open-source graphical programming tooling—improving UI/UX and complex geometry preview visualizations in the Dynamo project—which reflects his strength in bridging algorithmic and visual interfaces. He specializes in machine learning algorithms and computer systems while routinely shipping front-end improvements that make complex data more comprehensible for users.
10 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Master's degree, Computer Science, Master's degree, Computer Science at Stanford University
Github Skills (8)
ux-design10
uid10
wpf10
csharp10
ui-design10
front-end-development10
dotnet-core10
bim9
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
DynamoDS/Dynamo
Jul 2016 - Nov 2016
Open Source Graphical Programming for Design
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:13 commits, 47 PRs, 36 comments in 3 months
Contributions summary:Sam primarily contributed to the user interface (UI) and user experience (UX) aspects of the "dynamo" project, focusing on improvements to the preview bubble and watch node visualizations. Their work involved fixing UI issues related to list levels, margins, and hover highlighting. The user also implemented functionality related to mesh, surface, and solid visualization within the preview, enhancing the user's ability to interact with and understand complex geometric data.
graphical-programminggraphicaldynamo-apidynamovisualprogramming
samuelcwl/Dynamo
Jun 2016 - Nov 2016
Contributions:90 pushes, 44 branches in 5 months
javascriptvisual-programming
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