Hello! My name is
Saloni Vaishnav
I'm a current masters student at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign studying Computer Science. I've always loved figuring out how things work on a deeper level, as well as understanding about how people can interact with different things without even knowing it.

I have the most experience in fullstack development, including backend APIs and frontend web applications. I also enjoy learning about systems programming and networking at the lower level.

In college I've been a part of Women in Computer Science, the Hackillinois 2023 staff, and was the Co-Director of Reflections | Projections. Apart from that, I love to crochet, puzzle, read books, and go for a run outside all while listening to my favorite music!  See My Resume →
Experience
Infrastructure Chair for Women in Computer Science [current]
  • Maintaining the technical infrastructure behind UIUC's Women in Computer Science organization
  • Leading a team of 10 people through a variety of projects related to web development and full-stack development
Software Development Intern at Atlassian
  • Worked on adding pull request labels, a highly requested feature, into Bitbucket Cloud’s pull requests using React and Typescript
  • Incorporated new database models and endpoints into the Bitbucket Cloud API with Python’s Django to support the feature
  • Implemented other fixes to both the frontend and backend of Bitbucket Cloud to support the team’s projects
Software Development Intern at Citi
  • Performed cloud migration for essential microservices under the Branded Cards Middleware Team
  • Developed automated validation scripts for developers to utilize to make configuration changes more efficient
  • Undertook a side project to develop a full-stack database visualization project from scratch using SQL and Java Spring Boot
Reflections | Projections Co-Director
  • Reflections | Projections (R|P) is the midwest's largest student run technology conference, and brings in 2000+ attendees as well as 30+ comapnies and speakers every year
  • Led the team of 40 staff members, including 10 team leads, in order to acquire corporate partnerships, determine week-of logistics, and develop our new attendee tracking system
CS STARS
  • Participated in a research project focusing on Human Computer Interaction and Usable Security and Privacy under Dr. Camille Cobb
  • Utilized Python libraries to scrape and collect information about television shows directed towards teen audiences, and developed detailed visualizations to hypothesize about the findings
  • Worked on a variety of leadership activities that catered to college and high school students to broaden participation of underrepresented individuals in computer science.
Teaching Assistant at Codinu
  • Instructed students on the fundamentals of Python and Scratch, and led both technical and unplugged lessons on computer science principles
  • Provided individualized support, troubleshooting, and conceptual clarification during both summer camps and evening classes.
Projects
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BookApp
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Escape Sliding Puzzle
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SafelyLA
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Spotify 'Library'
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RoomHub
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Does Technology in Teen Dramas Impact How Viewers use Technology?
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Rate My GenEds @ UIUC
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Zombie Tracker
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