Summary
Sarah Bednar is a software engineer with nine years of experience combining embedded and consumer-facing product work, currently part of Google's engineering team in Pittsburgh. She holds a B.S. in Computer Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh and added international exposure through an exchange at the National University of Singapore. Her background spans real-time, safety-critical avionics systems at Harris and turbine control systems prototyping at ABB, where her lab test panel and demo kit designs moved toward production. At Google she has contributed to shopping and assistive grocery projects, and she brings a hacker mindset honed through multiple hackathons—winning SheInnovates for a game tackling diversity in gaming. Outside of code, Sarah is an active Society of Women Engineers volunteer who builds hands-on STEM experiences (like mini wind turbine power-measurement demos) to inspire the next generation. Practical, curious, and creative, she blends hardware-software fluency with community-driven outreach.
9 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
High School, High School at North Penn High School
Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Engineering, Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Engineering at University of Pittsburgh
Exchange, Computer Engineering, Exchange, Computer Engineering at National University of Singapore