Los Angeles, CA

Hi, I'm Melissa. I build the systems behind machine learning.

Software engineer at Snap on the ML / AI platform team, working on training infrastructure, compute orchestration, and distributed systems, with a growing focus on agentic systems.

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About

Full-stack roots, backend focus.

I started out in full-stack development and deliberately moved toward the backend infrastructure that makes ML work at scale.

Since 2022 I've worked at Snap, primarily in Python, on the platform that trains models: orchestrating compute, building distributed systems, and making the path from idea to training run faster and more reliable for the engineers who depend on it.

I like working across disciplines, and I'm happiest when a system I built quietly removes a headache for someone else.

ML / AI platform engineeringTraining infrastructure and compute orchestration
Distributed systemsReliable, observable services built in Python
B.S. Computer ScienceCal Poly Pomona · Magna Cum Laude
Experience

Where I've worked.

Software Engineer, ML / AI Platform

Snap Inc.
Jun 2022 – Present
  • Build and maintain ML training infrastructure, including compute orchestration and distributed systems that other engineers train on.
  • Working on agentic systems and tooling for the platform.
PythonDistributed SystemsCompute OrchestrationML Infrastructure

Software Engineer Intern

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Electronic Fabrication & Manufacturing Engineering
  • Developed software that supports the fabrication of electronic components used in spaceflight missions.
  • Built web and application tooling in Python, SQL, and JavaScript, and contributed data reporting and shared-resource management.
PythonSQLJavaScript
Skills

What I work with.

Platform & Orchestration

Distributed SystemsCompute OrchestrationKubernetesKubeflowAirflowDocker & ContainersData Pipelines

ML Lifecycle

CI/CD for MLCanary & Shadow RolloutsExperiment TrackingEvaluation Pipelines

Observability & Cloud

Prometheus / PromQLGrafanaGCP

Agentic AI

LLM APIsMCPAgent FrameworksMulti-Agent OrchestrationAgent EvalsTracing & ObservabilityAgentic Coding Workflows

Languages & Data

PythonTypeScriptJavaC++SQL

Let's talk.

I'm always happy to chat about ML infrastructure, interesting projects, or opportunities. The best way to reach me is email or LinkedIn.

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