Sarah Oliver

Resume

Education
Boston College · B.A. Computer Science
  • Minor in Management & Leadership
  • GPA: 3.7 · Cum Laude
Work Experience
Amazon · Software Engineer II
  • Driving end-to-end design and implementation of a VAST-compliant skippable video ad format spanning 50+ Amazon Ads teams supporting ad serving, creative rendering, campaign management, measurement, billing and reporting
  • Built a full-stack web app that orchestrates an AI agent to automate the creation of ad targeting configurations, reducing a 2 week, multi-team process to ~5 mins. Won 1st place as a solo competitor among 9 teams in an org-wide hackathon
Amazon · Software Engineer I
  • Built and maintained Amazon Advertising systems supporting 12.5k advertisers via 6 data upload integrations that ingest and process over 100k events/second, handling identity resolution, legal compliance, campaign association
  • Eliminated bottleneck in a high-throughput service, reducing processing load by 11% and enabling 3x advertiser growth
  • Developed data pipelines powering a dynamic dashboard that surfaced 155 metrics to 30+ senior leaders in weekly business reviews; built an AI chat agent to help stakeholders interpret trends and anomalies
Boston College CS Department · Research Assistant
  • Used Python and STAN to analyze the impact the Covid-19 pandemic had on mass shootings in the U.S.
  • Simulated a Hawkes process to analyze the change in the contagion effect of shooting events pre and post pandemic
  • Published a paper as a chapter in Gun Violence: The Statistical Issues
Deloitte · Risk & Financial Advisory – Cyber Intern
  • Assisted clients in implementing ERP software to maximize business performance in a secure manner
  • Collaborated with a multinational team to program a ruleset that maintains secure access controls in client systems
Projects
Spot a Pot · Software Engineer
  • Built a full-stack iOS app (available on the Apple App Store) using SwiftUI and Firestore, enabling users to find, rate, and upload public bathrooms across 50 US states
  • Developed a Python data pipeline leveraging OpenStreetMap and Google Maps Geocoding APIs to populate 40k public bathrooms nationwide, with automated batch uploads to Firestore and deduplication via deterministic document IDs
Portfolio Website · Front-End Developer
  • Learned HTML and CSS independently to build a personal portfolio website: sarahgatesoliver.com
Mentoring
AmazonNext x CodePath · Mentor
  • Mentored 4 female CS students through CodePath, a nonprofit providing industry-aligned technical courses and career support for underrepresented students in tech
  • Guided mentees through STEM career exploration and technical interview preparation on a monthly basis
Boston College Engineering · Discussion Leader
  • Led weekly class discussions about ethics in technology and engineering for 12 freshman students
  • Served as an academic and social mentor for all members of the class
Skills
Languages
Java · TypeScript · Scala · Python · R · Swift · HTML · CSS
Infrastructure
AWS · EMR
AI Development Tools
Claude Code · MCP Servers · Agentic Workflows
Spoken Languages
Spanish (Proficient) · Italian (Beginner)