Ana (Carolina) C.

Software Engineer - Internship

Munich, Germany

Experience

May 2025 - Present
6 months
Munich, Germany

Member

Women in CS

  • Contribute to the development of events that support women pursuing an education in computer science.
May 2025 - Sep 2025
5 months
Munich, Germany

Software Engineer - Internship

BMW

  • Integrated sensor data used for lane boundary extraction into the internal fingerprint pipeline, supporting AI-based localization for autonomous vehicles using Python.
  • Worked in a cloud-based environment using AWS services for data storage and processing.
  • Authored onboarding and technical documentation, improving team efficiency and knowledge transfer.
  • Collaborated with other engineers to translate data requirements into engineering solutions while adhering to confidentiality protocols.
Nov 2024 - Apr 2025
6 months
Portugal

Software Engineer II

Inscribe AI

  • Doubled functionality for the AI compliance agent by adding new NLP-powered RAG-based compliance checks using Python, Django, and AWS Bedrock.
  • Improved LLM retrieval accuracy by 7.5% by designing a precision-recall balancing technique to eliminate incorrect results while preserving relevant data.
  • Aligned system capabilities with client requirements by participating in customer calls to discuss expectations for compliance analyst POCs.
  • Part of the foundational team for the AI compliance analyst, contributing to the design and implementation of core features.
  • Contributed to the frontend development of the AI compliance agent using Vue.js, ensuring seamless user experience and integration with backend services.
Jan 2023 - Sep 2023
9 months
New York, United States

Recruitment Board

Attentive Women Engineers

  • Collaborated with the recruiting team to create events that increased women applicants in engineering, fostering diversity and inclusion within the company.
Aug 2022 - Sep 2023
1 year 2 months
New York, United States

Software Engineer

Attentive

  • Expedited operations within the Client Strategy team by 50% by building new client-facing features using React, TypeScript, Java, and SQL.
  • Optimized the MOPS team's access to client data by 87.5% through upgrading internal tools with Python, Airflow, and automated data pipelines.
  • Improved client data security by migrating 10+ services in AWS using DynamoDB and SQL, ensuring compliance with data protection protocols.
  • Boosted email campaign feature adoption by showcasing real-time statistics through enhanced React and TypeScript components in the client UI and updated GraphQL APIs.
  • On-call support for client emergencies, utilizing DataDog to debug, diagnose, and resolve complex backend issues.
Sep 2021 - Jan 2022
5 months
San Diego, United States

Team Mentor

Association for Computing Machinery, University of California - San Diego Chapter

  • Mentored a team in Agile development practices, guiding them through tools and instructional material to successfully complete their React project within the timeline.
Jun 2021 - Jul 2022
1 year 2 months
New York, United States

Software Engineer - Internship

Attentive

  • Revamped legacy client UI, modernizing it into a scalable web application and REST API using React, TypeScript, Java, and SQL, enhancing user experience.
  • Simplified testing of end-to-end webhooks for clients by implementing new functionality in the backend using Java and integrating continuous testing automation.
Jun 2021 - Jun 2022
1 year 1 month
San Diego, United States

Vice President of Web Development

Girls Who Code, University of California - San Diego Chapter

  • Created a club website and workshops to teach web development, enhancing outreach and technical skills for members.
Jan 2020 - Sep 2021
1 year 9 months
San Diego, United States

STEAM Education Intern

Center of Global Justice at University of California - San Diego

  • Provided technology education to 35+ children in Tijuana, Mexico by developing a computer literacy program.
  • Enabled access to technology to 500+ community members in Tijuana through repurposing the university’s e-waste.

Group Project for 3D Scanning and Motion Capture

3D Face Reconstruction

  • Built a 3D face reconstruction pipeline using Python to recover facial geometry from a single 2D image using both BFM and FLAME morphable models. Implemented an energy-based optimization framework incorporating sparse landmark alignment, dense photometric consistency, and regularization terms to refine shape and expression parameters.

Personal Project

AnaGPT

  • Developed a ChatGPT clone using React, Node.js, and the OpenAI API to simulate real-time conversational AI, integrating user authentication and state management.

Personal Project

MedSearch

  • Developed a web-app using React and the Perplexity API that helps users research medically accurate information and generate structured reports. Applied prompt engineering techniques to optimize AI query accuracy and consistency.

Personal Project

Platformer Game

  • Leveraged the Pygame library in Python to build a platformer game.

Summary

I am a software engineer with a solid background in designing and implementing solutions that bridge technical innovation and business needs. I have built and optimized features using Python, React, TypeScript, Java, and SQL, while leveraging cloud technologies and AWS services to enhance data processing and security. Working on AI-driven projects, I improved system accuracy through innovative techniques and participated in the development of scalable, user-friendly applications.

I have also contributed to initiatives supporting diversity and inclusion in tech, mentoring teams, and inspiring community projects. My experience spans startups, established companies, and volunteer organizations, all of which have sharpened my ability to deliver impactful solutions in real-world scenarios.

Languages

English
Native
Portuguese
Native

Education

Apr 2025 - Present

Technical University of Munich

Master of Science in Informatics, Specializing in Machine Learning and Analytics · Informatics · Munich, Germany

Sep 2019 - Jun 2022

University of California - San Diego

Bachelor of Science, Specializing in Machine Learning and Neural Computation · Cognitive Science · San Diego, United States

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