Rachel Pham

Rachel Pham

Software Engineer and Creative

about me

I am currently a software engineer at Goldman Sachs located in NYC and have worked in various fields such as finance, aerospace, and transportation. Outside of work, you can find me coding side projects, ranking food on Beli, running around the city, or thrifting.

where i am now

New York, NY

education

University of California, Santa Barbara 2024

current food obsession

Tenderloin Katsu at konban NYC

drink of choice

Kombucha

music artists i like

The Marias, Clairo, Michael Jackson, Laufey, Fleetwood Mac, Bee Gees, Mac Miller

learning how to

Play jazz, design jewelry, and how to make the best chia pudding

Professional Experience

Building impactful solutions across finance, aerospace, and transportation

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Goldman Sachs

Current
July 2024 – Present
NYC

Software Engineer

Full-stack engineer building global fund management platform; automated workflows for 700+ users.

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Northrop Grumman

June – Aug 2023
San Diego

Software Engineer Intern

Developed financial analysis and automation tools to optimize data workflows.

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NASA JPL

July – Dec 2022
Pasadena

Software Engineer Intern

Redesigned international GNSS web map with interactive 3D visualization.

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Cubic Transportation Systems

June – Sept 2021
San Diego

Systems Test Engineer Intern

Tested and validated contactless card payment system for Boston transit.

Projects

my personal & passion projects!

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Nouvelle

2025

An iOS movie ranking app letting users review films, see friend activity, and generate automatic ranked lists.

SwiftUIFirebaseTMDB API
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Plan Pal

2025

AI-powered scheduling app with Gemini LLM and Google Calendar integration.

Next.jsGemini AIGoogle Calendar APITypeScript
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Ziwei Chart Calculator

2024

Astrology chart web app with Flask, Firebase, and real-time data sync.

FlaskFirebasePythonJavaScript
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Neural Networks Food Classification

2023

Built CNN models to classify food images with high accuracy.

PythonTensorFlowCNNComputer Vision
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Dough Tracker

2023

A money tracking web app created with React, MongoDB, and Node.js.

ReactMongoDBNode.js

Skills & Interests

my joys in life

Technical Skills

Languages & Tools

PythonC++JavaHTML/CSSJavaScriptRSQL

Frameworks & Libraries

ReactNext.jsVueDjangoSpring BootFirebaseAngularNode.js

Personal Passions

Piano

classical, jazz, and contemporary pieces

Running

currently training for a marathon

Photography

street, nature, food, and portrait photography

Fashion

thrifting is a weekend must do activity

Designing Jewelry

Creating unique pieces and artistic accessories

Let's Connect

Always excited to discuss new opportunities and innovative projects