Polar Montgomery

512-641-8695 | polarmontgomery@gmail.com | github.com/polarmontgomery | linkedin.com/in/polarmontgomery

Education

T350 Seattle, WA
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Concentration in Machine Learning & AI September 2022 — April 2026

Experience

Amazon Web Services Seattle, WA

Software Development Engineer Intern June 2023 — September 2023
● Created a monitoring tool to detect performance regressions caused by new package deployments to AWS Lambda, utilizing
advanced statistical methods such as Wilcoxon’s and Cohen’s to attain a 99.9% confidence level in detecting anomalies.
● Tested with JUnit and Mockito to achieve a robust 95% test coverage, ensuring reliability for over 100,000 monthly users.

Projects

Khan Academy Notifications Extension | TypeScript, ESLint, Webpack December 2022 — Present
● Enhances the Khan Academy experience by providing timely notifications, improving reply functionality, increasing
comment loading amount to 100 at a time, and offering customizable comment sorting options.
● Achieved over 80 daily users within one year while consistently maintaining an impressive 4.9-star rating.
● Featured in the Chrome Web Store with 4.41k impressions, underscoring its recognition and utility among Khan Academy
users, the extension has gained significant visibility.

Realtime Chat Application | React, TypeScript, CSS, Firebase December 2022 — February 2023
● Developed a responsive front-end web application using React, TypeScript, and CSS3, integrated with Firebase and Google
Cloud for database management, serving over 30 users.
● Improved user experience by optimizing performance through enhancements such as perceived performance loading
animations, cache-control updates, and load-on-scroll feature, reducing latency by 1.2 seconds with a single re-render.
● Addressed various challenges, including Safari compatibility, image uploading, and asynchronous state updates, effectively
resolving over 30 reported issues, resulting in a polished product.

HTML Platformer with Level Maker | JavaScript, HTML, CSS April 2022 — May 2022
● Created a popular and innovative HTML5 platformer hosted on Khan Academy, featuring a unique gameplay element where
players can strategically place blocks upon dying, enhancing the user experience with 71 upvotes.
● Developed intuitive controls, a one-skip feature, and a user-friendly Level Creator tool that encouraged community
involvement and content creation, resulting in the creation of 50 user-generated levels within the first month of release.
● Demonstrated precision in collision detection, maintained transparency about limitations, and fostered community
engagement, earning 10 positive comments on quality.

Skills

Languages: JavaScript, TypeScript, Java, Python, C++

Other: React, Angular, SCSS, HTML, CSS, Webpack, Firebase, ESLint, Git, Node.js, Express.js