Rachel Lu

Software Engineer @ Stripe

About

Software engineer at Stripe, focused on full-stack development. Interested in applying software engineering to impactful, human-centric products in a wide range of fields. Studied Computer Science with minors in Business for Engineers and Information Science at the Cornell University College of Engineering. Previously interned at Goldman Sachs as an engineering summer analyst and at Microsoft in a dual software engineering and program management role. Programming since high school, when I was a Technology Analyst Intern on the Enterprise Infrastructure DevOps team at Morgan Stanley for over a year. Feel free to message me here!

Country

United States

City

New York City Metropolitan Area

Industry

Computer Software

Skill

Java, JavaScript, HTML, Web Design, Web Development, Software Development, User Interface Design, Programming, Research, Data Analysis, CSS, SQL, Perl, Adobe Photoshop, Github, Google Analytics, jQuery, Node.js, Eclipse, React.js

Experience

Software Engineer

Stripe

2022-2 - Present · 4 yrs 8 mos

New York, United States

Building financial infrastructure for marketplaces and platforms on Stripe Connect.

Engineering Summer Analyst

Goldman Sachs

2021-6 - 2021-8 · 3 mos

New York, New York, United States

- Deployed an advanced search module for commercial real estate loans, used by investment bankers - Implemented a Django API endpoint with optimized SQLAlchemy queries and unit/integration testing - Developed an Appian UI frontend with Selenium web testing following an iterative design process

Undergraduate Teaching Assistant

Cornell University

2021-1 - 2021-6 · 6 mos

Ithaca, New York, United States

- Teaching assistant for over 200 students in "Practical Tools for OR, Machine Learning and Data Science (ORIE 3120)" - Led weekly recitations and office hours to assist students with coding assignments, problem sets, and class material - Mentored students on open-ended data analysis and visualization projects

Explore Intern (SWE/PM)

Microsoft

2020-5 - 2020-8 · 4 mos

Redmond, WA

- Designed and developed a website for vcpkg, an open-source C++ package manager. Website is released to the public at vcpkg.io - Delivered a user-tested product using technologies including Bootstrap, TypeScript, and GitHub Pages - Conducted user experience studies and market research to drive product development and measure success - Won 1st place in a firm-wide Shark Tank inspired pitch for new Microsoft features

Web Development Team Lead

Way

2019-9 - 2020-6 · 10 mos

Ithaca, New York, United States

- Founding member in a fintech startup to simplify restaurant orders through contactless payments - Directed 7 students to build an ordering platform and a portal for merchants' transaction history - Launched MVP in Ithaca, NY using Typescript and React.js, generating over $1500 in the first month of sales - Integrated MongoDB and 0Auth into a Python REST API for transaction processing and data storage

Full Stack Developer

Cornell Cup Robotics

2019-9 - 2020-5 · 9 mos

Ithaca, New York, United States

- Contributed to a licensed educational platform for students to learn how to program robots - Expanded communication between the server, robots, and front-end using Python and React.js - Added real-time video streaming and object detection to the server via a Raspberry Pi camera

Technology Analyst Intern

Morgan Stanley

2017-7 - 2018-8 · 1 yr 2 mos

Greater New York City Area

- Overhauled a database-related change management website for application developers - Led the redesign effort, improving the user interface, adding error checking and sanitizing form input - Implemented new features involving backend work with Perl and SQL scripts - Acted as project manager for the team of interns and full-time workers who were involved in the JIRA project

User Interface Intern

MyRegistry.com

2017-6 - 2017-7 · 2 mos

Greater New York City Area

- Designed user interfaces and landing pages for the client-facing site. - Tested functionality of company's mobile and web platforms. - Drafted email templates for marketing and charitable outreach.

Education

Cornell University

Computer Science, Minor in Business for Engineers

2018-8 - 2021-12 · 3 yrs 5 mos

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

2019 - 2019

- Nominated by Cornell University to attend the tuition-free exchange program from June to August 2019 - Took classes in physics and marketing management with exchange and local students

Columbia University

2015 - 2018 · 3 yrs

Courses in: Sustainable Engineering, Nano – From Science to Technology, Explorations in Data Science, Data Analysis in Neuroscience

The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art

2016 - 2016

- Participated in a six-week summer program centered on rapid-prototyping - Collaborated in a group to conceptualize and engineer a 3D-printed paintbrush - Programmed an Arduino and motors - Filed a provisional patent