About zachary
How does a dancer at the Joffrey Ballet School go from center stage to software engineering and GenAI? Well, software is just a dance—choreographed 0s and 1s on a hardware stage. I am now dancing through the tech industry, seeking backend Software Engineering roles focused on APIs, Operating Systems, LLMs, NLP, GenAI, and Prompt Engineering. I am looking to join a team that shares my motto: “If it’s never been done before, I’m in!” 𝐌𝐲 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 In 2023, I joined CodeSignal as the first Course Review Engineer for “CodeSignal Learn”, an AI-powered learning platform. I established QA standards, developed a scalable audit pipeline, and conducted technical audits for over 100 courses. I focused on NLP technologies like TensorFlow, PyTorch, and NLTK. Later, I leveled-up to Course Developer Engineer, creating 11 courses and 270+ practical coding exercises. Preview my courses “Rust Programming for Beginners” and “Mastering Shell Scripting with Bash” on CodeSignal Learn! 𝐌𝐲 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐞 My expertise spans LLMs, Neural Networks, NLP, GenAI, and Prompt Engineering, with experience in NLP systems and orchestration, automation, and QA pipelines. I am skilled in Python, C, Java, Rust, SQL, Ruby on Rails, HTML/CSS, and JavaScript. Highlights of my Python work include designing neural networks for handwriting recognition and language detection, and training AI systems using reinforcement learning for complex decision-making tasks. (See my “Projects” section) 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 As a member of the Unreal Engine Open Source community, I am working on a passion project that combines GenAI with NLP orchestration (ChatGPT) to create video games with Unreal Engine’s new Python API. I am certified as an AWS Cloud Practitioner and am pursuing the AWS AI Practitioner certification to hone my skills in building scalable AI language models. 𝐋𝐞𝐭’𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭 I’m always happy to discuss Software Engineering opportunities, connect with techies, collaborate, or chat about dance. Send me a message or email me at zrondos gmail.com
Key Skills
Experience
Prompt Engineer
CurrentCantina Labs
Course Development And Review Engineer
Codesignal
* ● Conducted 100+ technical audits, resolved bugs, and prepared technical documentation for ML and NLP courses covering PyTorch, TensorFlow, and NLTK, resulting in improved user experience and platform consistency. * ● Configured and deployed 270+ coding assessments on a Docker-based Unix web application, delivering a seamless and reliable user experience. * ● Owned the end-to-end development of 11 educational courses on Rust, Bash Shell Scripting, and PostgreSQL * ● Managed PostgreSQL databases, automated workflows with Bash scripting, and authored comprehensive test cases to validate student solutions, ensuring reliability and scalability. * ● Defined and implemented robust QA standards for course development, setting technical benchmarks to ensure code quality and alignment with learning objectives. * ● Collaborated with a team of remote contributors across U.S. and European time zones, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality course materials and assessments.
Computer Science Tutor
University Of California, Berkeley
* ● I tutor students taking a variety of Computer Science classes. * ● I teach and expand on concepts covered in class * ● I provide guidance and support to help students discover and fix bugs in their labs, homework, and projects * I tutor for the following classes: * Data Structures and Algorithms (CS 61B) * Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs (CS 61A) * Discrete Math and Probability (CS 70) * Linear Algebra and Differential Equations (Math… * Show more * ● I tutor students taking a variety of Computer Science classes. * ● I teach and expand on concepts covered in class * ● I provide guidance and support to help students discover and fix bugs in their labs, homework, and projects * I tutor for the following classes: * Data Structures and Algorithms (CS 61B) * Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs (CS 61A) * Discrete Math and Probability (CS 70) * Linear Algebra and Differential Equations (Math 54)
Education
University Of California, Berkeley
Bachelor Of Arts
New York Code + Design Academy
University Of California, Berkeley
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What is zachary's expertise?
zachary specializes in Prompt Engineer - San Francisco, with expertise in active record, activerecord, agile methodologies, amazon web services, artificial intelligence.
Where is zachary located?
zachary is based in san francisco, california, united states.
How much experience does zachary have?
zachary has 6+ years of professional experience.
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