AI Predictive Platform
AI data pipelines that analyze complex datasets without requiring ML specialists.
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Hi, I'm Ida ("ee-dah")
Full-stack Engineer
FROM ROCKETS
TO STARTUPS
TO AI.
Senior Engineer @ AI startup5+ years experience
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Aerospace
Shipped Python tooling supporting 21 launches, 1,000+ engine tests, and NASA CAPSTONE propulsion systems — where reliability and failure tolerance are critical.
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Wordpress E-commerce Integration
Implemented a custom e-commerce integration for Endura Equipped LTD
PHPWordPressCSS+1Woocommerce
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Aerospace Data Engineer
Built data pipelines and analytics tools for rocket engine analysis at Rocket Lab USA
PythonETLC# .NET
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SaaS Full-Stack Engineer
Developed core features for a global SaaS platform.
ReactTypeScriptAWS+1Pulumi
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Wordpress Autocomplete Plugin
Enable use of Google Places API (New) in Woocommerce Checkout.
PHPWordPressWoocommerce
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WebGazer
Web development on a browser-based eye-tracking research tool
JavaScriptCSSHTML
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Professional Journey
Senior Software Engineer
CurrentML4 Industry (AI Startup)
May 2025 – Present
Remote
- Architecting and building a flexible, multi-tenant AI predictive data processing platform from the ground up.
- Designing scalable cloud-based ETL pipelines in AWS (ECS, Lambda, S3) using Python and Typescript
- Building client-facing dashboards with Next.js & React; driving product decisions and customer success.
- Additional web development and e-commerce integrations for Nimble Marketing (10-15 hrs/week).
Career Sabbatical & Solo Travel
Various
May 2023 – Nov 2025
Canada & Global
- Relocated to Canada; completed a planned international sabbatical followed by diverse local work.
Full Stack Software Engineer
Joyous
Apr 2022 – May 2023
NZ
- Developed core features with React, TypeScript, and AWS for a global 100,000+ user base.
- Modernized observability infrastructure using Pulumi (IaC), successfully migrating AWS CloudWatch to Datadog; engineered automated alerting.
- Mentored junior developers and maintained high-quality engineering documentation.
Operational Data Software Engineer
Rocket Lab USA
Oct 2018 – Mar 2022
NZ
- Built Python data pipelines processing 21 rocket launches and 1,000+ engine tests; reduced reporting latency from hours to minutes.
- Developed reusable ETL tooling used by 20+ engineers to time-sync and analyze millions of data points across multiple sources, notably NASA’s CAPSTONE mission’s propulsion team.
- Stabilised C# WPF and Python analytics pipelines for propulsion systems.
Core Stack
Languages
Strongest with
PythonTypeScriptJavaScriptC# / ASP.NET
Also used
PHPBash
Web & API
Strongest with
ReactNext.jsNode.jsREST
Also used
GraphQLExpressDjangoFlask
Cloud & Data
Strongest with
AWSPostgresPulumiMongoDBDatadog
Also used
DynamoDBGrafana
AI
Strongest with
BedrockOpenRouter
Also used
Tensorflow
Testing
Strongest with
CypressJest
About Me
My background in Software Engineering and Psychology gives me a unique perspective on building tools that are not just powerful, but intuitive and human-centric. I’m naturally curious and never afraid to raise my hand in meetings to ask, “why?”
University of Auckland & McGill
B.Eng (Hons) Software & B.Sc Psychology
Based in Vancouver, Canada
Open to new opportunities!
Let's connect!
ida@katinkaa.comDownload my CV
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