Theo Nakamura

Software Engineering Intern

Seattle, WA, United States

Professional Summary

Curious CS junior and aspiring software engineer with strong foundations in Python, TypeScript, and systems coursework. Built full-stack projects and contributed to open-source tooling. Seeking a summer software engineering internship to ship production features with mentorship.

Employment History

Software Engineering Intern

Cascade Analytics · Seattle, WA

Jun, 2025 · Aug, 2025

Built internal React/TypeScript dashboards used by 40+ analysts; cut report generation time ~35%. Implemented Python FastAPI endpoints for metrics ingestion; added unit tests covering core validation paths. Partnered with a senior engineer to migrate a legacy cron job to a scheduled worker, improving reliability.

Undergraduate Research Assistant

University of Washington CSE · Seattle, WA

Sep, 2024 · Present

Prototyped graph algorithms in Python for a research lab studying recommendation fairness. Wrote reproducible experiment scripts and documented datasets for 3 collaborators. Presented weekly findings in lab meetings; contributed to a workshop abstract submission.

Teaching Assistant — Intro to Programming

University of Washington · Seattle, WA

Jan, 2025 · Mar, 2025

Held office hours for 80+ students; clarified loops, recursion, and debugging strategies. Graded assignments and authored 2 walkthrough solutions that reduced common student errors.

Education

B.S. Computer Science

University of Washington · Seattle, WA

Jun, 2027

GPA: 3.7/4.0 | Coursework: Data Structures, Algorithms, Databases, Operating Systems, Web Development

Skills

Analytical Thinking Skills

Ability to Learn Quickly

Extra-curricular Activities

StudySync — Full-stack study planner

Personal Project · Seattle, WA

React, Node.js, PostgreSQL; implemented authentication, shared boards, and calendar synchronization.

CLI Log Cleaner — Open-source Python tool

Open source · Seattle, WA

Python tool that parses and filters multi-GB log files; open-sourced with README, unit tests, and usage documentation.