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Kai Nakamura

Software Engineering Intern
Seattle, WA, United States

Professional Summary

Computer Science junior and Software Engineering Intern focused on building reliable full-stack web products with Python and TypeScript. Collaborative engineer who partners with designers, researchers, and product teammates to turn ambiguous requirements into accessible, measurable user experiences. Brings hands-on experience with React, Node.js, APIs, testing, and iterative delivery.

Employment History

Software Engineering Intern
Cascade Cloud Labs · Seattle, WA
Jun, 2025 · Aug, 2025
• Shipped TypeScript and React features for a multi-tenant cloud operations dashboard used by 1,200+ weekly users. • Built Python FastAPI endpoints and PostgreSQL queries that cut median report generation time by 38%. • Added 45+ unit and integration tests in Jest and Pytest, raising coverage on the billing workflow from 62% to 86%. • Partnered with product and design in two-week sprints to launch accessible filtering and export flows ahead of schedule.
Undergraduate Research Assistant
University of Washington CSE · Seattle, WA
Jan, 2025 · Present
• Prototyped Python data pipelines to label and evaluate 18,000+ anonymized interaction records for a human-centered AI study. • Implemented TypeScript/React experiment tooling that reduced researcher setup time from 20 minutes to under 5 minutes. • Wrote reproducible analysis notebooks and SQL checks that improved data-quality issue detection by 31%. • Presented weekly findings to a five-person lab team and translated feedback into documented, testable research tasks.
Web Development Volunteer
UW Student Tech Collective · Seattle, WA
Sep, 2024 · Dec, 2024
• Delivered a responsive React and Node.js event site for a 300-member student organization, increasing registration completion by 24%. • Converted paper sign-up and FAQ workflows into accessible mobile forms, reducing organizer follow-up email volume by 35%. • Coordinated weekly reviews with nontechnical student leaders and documented deployment, content, and maintenance steps.

Education

B.S. Computer Science
University of Washington · Seattle, WA
Sep, 2023 · Jun, 2027
• Coursework: Data Structures & Algorithms, Databases, Operating Systems, Software Design. • GPA 3.7/4.0; Dean’s List, 2024–2025. • Teaching assistant volunteer for introductory programming study groups.

Skills

Python
React
TypeScript
Node.js
SQL
Git