Prionti Nasir
Software Engineer at Microsoft, former Spotify and Major League Hacking Fellow
5 yrs experience · <10 hrs/week
About
I am currently a Software Engineer at Microsoft, Experiences and Devices. With a background in Computer Science and Digital Humanities, I strive to be a conscious and proficient technologist. Passionate about the intersection of technology and human experience, I aim to leverage digital tools to enhance life while minimizing potential harms. My experience spans industries including technology, media, and academia.
Experience
- Software Engineer · Microsoft2022-09-01 –
- Backend/Data Engineer Co-op · Spotify2021-08-01 – 2022-01-01
- Software Engineer Co-op · Microsoft2021-01-01 – 2021-01-01
- Fellow · Major League Hacking2020-10-01 – 2020-12-01
Selected among 20,000 applicants for a cohort of 60 fellows.
- Research Assistant · National Technical Institute for the Deaf2020-09-01 – 2020-12-01
Assisted in the research and development of a new metric, ACE2, for measuring the effectiveness of automatic captioning systems. Developed Python scripts to systematize raw output produced by automatic captioning systems. Used spacy, gensim, and word2vec scientific libraries to evaluate AC systems using the ACE2 metric and the standard WER metric. Built a platform using JavaScript and Python that gathers data from virtual experiments conducted with deaf and hard-of-hearing volunteers.
- Software Engineer Intern · HubSpot2020-01-01 – 2020-04-01
Led the development of a search feature built using Elasticsearch and Java, for a feature simulation tool that demystifies consumer preferences. Built an interface to display clickable items that represent and describe ongoing feature simulations using JavaScript and React. Implemented archiving functionality and a REST API endpoint for the tool using Java, SQL, and Kafka.
- Research Assistant · School of Interactive Games and Media at RIT2019-09-01 – 2020-01-01
Analyzing critical yet chronically understudied archival material on instructional media design for development of contemporary interactive media, curating and maintaining a knowledge management system.
- Features Writer · Reporter Magazine2018-10-01 – 2019-09-01
- Contributing Writer · The Daily Star2019-07-01 – 2019-08-01
- Artificial Intelligence Apprentice · Intelligent Machines Limited2019-06-01 – 2019-07-01
Education
- Rochester Institute of TechnologyBachelor of Science - BS, Computer Software Engineering
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