Hi — I'm Jasmine, a software engineer based in the Bay Area (Albany, CA). I spent the last several years at LinkedIn building backend systems and data ingestion pipelines at scale, and I started this site to keep learning in the open: writing up the data structures, algorithms, and AI ideas I'm working through, and shipping small projects from them.

Open to new opportunities. I'm looking for software engineering roles in backend, data engineering, and AI-powered products. The best way to reach me is jasmineanica@gmail.com.

What I do

I design robust backend systems and scalable data pipelines, and I’m increasingly focused on AI-powered tooling — using modern frameworks and LLMs to accelerate delivery and turn messy data into real product value.

Experience

Software Engineer — LinkedIn

San Francisco, CA · May 2022 – Jul 2026

  • Spearheaded the design, development, and scaling of proprietary web scraping and data ingestion systems, fueling 30%+ year-over-year job growth for job-seeker–constrained segments on the LinkedIn platform.
  • Architected and deployed a suite of high-availability, production-grade RESTful APIs and microservices, ensuring seamless platform integrations and supporting a high volume of daily data transactions.
  • Led rapid, iterative product delivery cycles to enhance the LinkedIn Hiring Pro feature, increasing recruiter efficiency with a 20% lift in outreach-to-apply conversion rate via InMail delivery.
  • Drove cross-functional collaborations with AI and product teams to introduce intelligent data extraction enhancements, laying the groundwork for future LLM-powered features.

Software Engineer (Contract) — LinkedIn

Sunnyvale, CA · Aug 2021 – May 2022

  • Contributed rapidly to the core codebase, driving key system enhancements that improved data collection reliability and pipeline efficiency.
  • Collaborated closely with the core web scraping team to design and enhance data extraction systems, significantly increasing the volume of high-quality job listings on the platform.
  • Enforced rigorous quality standards with comprehensive unit and integration test suites, validating thoroughly in the CI pipeline before pushing to production.

Education

B.S. Electrical Engineering & Computer Science

University of California, Berkeley · 2017 – 2020

Skills

Languages PythonJavaScalaSQL
Data Engineering ETL PipelinesBatch ProcessingData OptimizationKafkaApache Airflow
Backend & Architecture RESTful APIsMicroservicesSystems DesignDesign PatternsDockerKubernetes
Ways of working Agile / ScrumCode ReviewsCross-functional Collaboration

Elsewhere

Email LinkedIn GitHub

Curious what I'm building? Take a look at my projects.