Michelle Scharfstein

Senior Software Engineer at Google

Brooklyn, New York, United States

About

Experienced Senior Software Engineer with a demonstrated history of working on large scale applications. Have additional experience in data processing and analytics. Interested in using engineering for harnessing the power of data to make better decisions.

Experience

  • Google (Full-time · 8 yrs 6 mos)
    • Senior Software Engineer
      Mar 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 4 mos

      YouTube Music Radio team - Build the perfect algorithmic radio stations and mixes for every mood

    • Software Engineer
      Oct 2020 - Mar 2022 · 1 yr 6 mos

      YouTube Music Radio team

    • Software Engineer
      Apr 2020 - Oct 2020 · 7 mos

      Google.org NY State COVID-19 SWAT Team Fellow - Full-stack engineer on six month fellowship in collaboration with NY state to evaluate and solve technical challenges related to COVID-19; focused on a Social Services discovery tool to allow residents to find the social services they need during this difficult time - Owned development of Admin side of the app, as well as many of the frontend features for the resident-facing application - In addition to building features on the engineering side, also helped with project scoping and UX research

  • Applied Predictive Technologies (1 yr 10 mos)
    • Engagement Manager
      Feb 2017 - May 2017 · 4 mos

      - Promoted to Engagement Manager in shortest cycle (1.5 years) - End-to-end experience with 4 terabyte-sized datasets including cleaning, aggregating, loading and validating raw client data, as well as querying, analyzing, and presenting results from the data - Distilled experimentation data into actionable recommendations for 10+ technical analyses analyzing pricing, CapEx, and marketing; presented insights to senior executives across my clients, leading to $100+ million of saved or incremental revenue - Managed independent work streams for seven teams across five different industries, ensuring on-time completion of deliverables from both more junior and more senior team members - Assisted in development of new software products for understanding market share using Mastercard data in collaboration with APT Product Managers and engineers - Built lasting relationships with clients, from analysts to executives, including some that persisted after leaving the company - Mentored 7 Business Consultants, formally and informally, a noted strength on my performance reviews

    • Business Consultant
      Aug 2015 - Feb 2017 · 1 yr 7 mos

      - Created 10+ automated SQL scripts to regularly import, clean, transform, validate, and load transaction-level, daily and weekly data across 5 clients - Owned 5+ technical analyses using APT's proprietary software and SQL to analyze many different types of clients' tests including those around CapEx, pricing, and marketing decisions - Built statistical models to project business KPIs including sales/margin growth, customer churn, and customer acquisition - Developed 5 Powerpoint Macros to increase the productivity of the client services and marketing departments internally - Primary point of contact for 12+ client analysts to discuss upcoming tests and current analyses - Co-managed Princeton recruiting effort, organizing new events including the first Princeton Women's Dinner, reviewing resumes and supporting applicants

  • Business Consultant Intern at Applied Predictive Technologies
    Jun 2014 - Aug 2014 · 3 mos

  • Business Operations Analyst Intern at Yipit
    Jun 2013 - Aug 2013 · 3 mos

  • Supply Chain Team Intern at interDesign, Inc.
    Aug 2012 - Aug 2012 · 1 mo