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Sam Fiallos
Experience
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Microsoft
SWE Intern, Commercial Engineering & AI
May 2026 – Aug 2026Redmond, WA
- Launched a secure AI Workspace admin portal in React and TypeScript, cutting multi-hour workflows by over 90%.
- Built a C# .NET authorization system that validates identity against Microsoft ServiceTree via Azure Kusto.
- Shipped a Cosmos DB–backed MCP server registry for creating and managing AI tool connections end to end.
- Delivered a self-service slash-command platform for instant access to critical business data.
Microsoft
Explorer Intern, AI Transformations
May 2025 – Aug 2025Redmond, WA
- Launched a centralized dashboard and preferences platform that saved users about 52 minutes per week.
- Built a responsive React and TypeScript frontend with Redux Toolkit.
- Developed C# .NET APIs with Cosmos DB–backed preference syncing.
- Implemented AI-powered personalization across users, accounts, and tenants — helping unblock roughly $133M in blocked tasks.
New York University
Course Assistant, Introduction to Programming
Sep 2024 – PresentNew York, NY
- Selected as 1 of 6 assistants from 120+ applicants for CS-1114.
- Run weekly office hours and labs for 20+ students, reinforcing Python fundamentals, debugging, and exam prep.
Projects
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Group IOUs, fewer transfers.
Settlement app with a Go and PostgreSQL backend for live transactions, a debt-graph compression engine that minimizes transfers, and a Next.js frontend for graph visualization and expense tracking.
TypeScript / Go / React / Next.js / PostgreSQL
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Social walking with an AI coach.
Hackathon app with GPS-verified walks, live navigation, leaderboards, and tiered rewards. Cerebras-powered coaching on a Go and SQLite backend, React on the client, Azure VPS hosting.
React / Go / Azure / SQLite / Cerebras
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Canary delivery that watches itself.
Kubernetes platform that automates canary releases, scores real-time service health, and rolls back regressions. Go operator plus a Linux eBPF agent for telemetry, with a React and TypeScript view of rollout status.
Kubernetes / Go / eBPF / React / TypeScript
Procrastination Manager
Syllabus in, calendar out.
Parses syllabus PDFs with Multer, uses the OpenAI API to extract assignments, and syncs generated tasks to Google Calendar through a Node and Express backend.
Node.js / Express / OpenAI / Google Calendar
Care Cuff
Child monitoring on a wrist budget.
Low-cost wristwatch prototype with embedded C++ on Arduino, multiple sensors, and a companion site for monitoring.
C++ / Arduino / HTML / CSS
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Credits
Education, stack, and leadership.
Education
New York University, Tandon School of Engineering
B.S. Computer ScienceExpected May 2027
Brooklyn, NY
Coursework: Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Networking, Operating Systems, Computer Architecture, Agile Development & DevOps, Open Source & Professional Development
NYU LondonSpring 2025
NYU ParisSpring 2026
I spent two semesters studying abroad in London and Paris, getting to explore new places, meet people from all over, and experience different cultures. It ended up being one of my favorite parts of college!
Stack
LanguagesPython, Go, TypeScript, JavaScript, C++, C#, SQL
FrameworksReact, Next.js, Node.js, Express.js, .NET, Redux Toolkit
SystemsGit, Kubernetes, Docker, Linux, eBPF, PostgreSQL, Cosmos DB, Azure
Leadership
Director of Events & Founding Member
ColorStack at NYU
Public Relations Chair
Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers
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