#FediHire | Software Engineer & Data Scientist | Chicago, IL, US | Remote Preferred, In-Office Okay
I’m Olivia Appleton-Crocker, a software engineer with a strong background in backend development, data science, & research. I have an MS in Computer Science & Engineering from MSU, where I published papers on distributed systems.
Currently a Data Science Fellow at the TMW Center, improving code coverage & diagnosing bugs. Previously at Intel, coordinating small teams & influencing NVMe spec changes.
I’ve put extensive work into #OpenStreetMap, currently adding Chicago sidewalks, mapping my hometown, & leading disaster-response mapathons. Built overpassify–a transpiler for querying OSM data in idiomatic Python.
Projects include adding UDPLite to CPython, adding fediverse comments to sphinx sites, & a multi-language Project Euler site. Proficient in Python, C/C++, Rust, JavaScript, C#, SQL, Fortran & more.
Seeking roles in software engineering, data science, or research—especially in open-source, GIS, Rust, or distributed systems.
More info: https://oliviaappleton.com
Edit: I learned this week that my current contract will not be renewed because of funding issues, so this has become a bit more important
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