Summary
Stacia Near is a software engineer with nine years of experience building backend systems and integrations, currently developing Kotlin services and full-stack features at ChartHop. She holds an MS in Computer Science and brings a multidisciplinary perspective from a BS in Biological Science and a Math minor, which informs her analytical approach to problem solving and data-driven design. Her background includes designing audit-focused enterprise components in Java, optimizing pSQL queries, and creating integrations that surface external compensation data to product users. Stacia has taught introductory C++ at the university level and researched human-robot interaction and NLP for her master's work, showing a blend of practical engineering and academic inquiry. Outside core development she’s applied machine learning to bioinformatics and healthcare datasets, demonstrating versatility across domains and a knack for turning scientific curiosity into production-ready software.
9 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS), Biological Science with Minor in Mathematics, Bachelor of Science (BS), Biological Science with Minor in Mathematics at Colorado State University
Master of Science (MS), Computer Science, (Currently attending), Master of Science (MS), Computer Science, (Currently attending) at Colorado School of Mines
Japanese