Serena Martin

Experience

• Software Engineer · Honeycomb Hair07-01-2023 – 09-01-2023

  - Developed Swift-based mobile application features for Honeycomb Hair, an early-stage startup, enabling users to search, book, and review hair care professionals on an all-inclusive platform - Engineered a responsive single-page web application using React and JavaScript, centralizing product information and streamlining user interactions - Led the planning process for a new feature by authoring initial design documentation, integrating UX/UI considerations and researching implementation strategies - Conducted user research through a beta test with 20 participants, resulting in critical improvements to app functionality and user experience

• Frontend Software Engineer · Squarespace08-01-2022 – 02-01-2023

  - Enabled users to create and edit their Unfold Bio Sites [‘link in bio’ sites for social media platforms] through a desktop platform rather than the Unfold mobile app through HTML, CSS, Javascript and React - Achieved a successful A/B test and full-scale launch to hundreds of thousands of users by collaborating with cross-functional teams to plan out project milestones, communicating effectively about dividing and prioritizing tickets into sprints, and providing/receiving constructive feedback through code reviews - Demoed smaller collaborative side projects, such as implementing two future Bio Sites templates, while documenting suggested improvements to the implementation process to decrease developer hours by 10%

• Software Engineering Intern · Google05-01-2021 – 08-01-2021

  - Engineered dark mode functionality for a pre-launch Services Search product, improving nighttime usability and reducing eye strain for users - Enhanced product functionality by updating the frontend with internal tools and implementing Java backend changes - Wrote a detailed technical specification document outlining tasks and design decisions to facilitate on-time project delivery

• Software Engineering Intern · Google05-01-2020 – 08-01-2020

  - Developed and deployed an internal debugging tool for the Android Discover team that enabled the ability to force trigger features in Discover, leading to a decrease in team debugging time by 30% - Built an Android Activity from scratch, integrated debug functionality in with production code using Dagger modules and dependency injection, and performed automated unit and integration testing along the way

• Engineering Practicum Intern · Google05-01-2019 – 08-01-2019

  - Worked closely with another intern to develop new features for the Google Assistant on the KaiOS app - Coded with JavaScript, HTML, CSS, and other internal Google tools

Education

• Brown UniversityBachelor's Degree, Computer Science

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