hey, i'm steven
a software engineer and a junior studying cs @ ucsd
i love learning and problem-solving!
outside of coding, i'm usually powerlifting, cooking, or doing zetamac (pb: 84).
recently, i've been reading We Should All Be Feminists and watching Beef.
experience
software engineer intern
jan 2026 - may 2026big tech
optimizing document loading for RAG
undergraduate researcher
sep 2025 - may 2026sociotechnical security lab - ucsd
image provenance for internet safety
side quests
software engineer fellow
oct 2025 - may 2026fall/spring - mentored by google swe for insights on industry and interview prep
competitive programming tutor
oct 2025 - jan 2026breakout mentors
conquering USA Computing Olympiad Bronze and Silver with C++ and Java
lead instructor
apr 2024 - sep 2025code ninjas
teaching c++ and python for usaco, c# for game dev, javascript for anything else
teaching assistant
apr 2025 - jun 2025stanford university
hosted sections discussing python fundamentals for code in place
tutor
sep 2024 - may 2025orange coast college
tutored lower division math - multivariable calculus, linear algebra, differential equations
instructor
aug 2023 - mar 2024mathnasium
taught ap math - differential calculus, integral calculus, statistics
food service worker
sep 2023 - feb 2024mcdonalds
optimized sauce-to-sandwich ratios and maintained the ice cream machine