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Scott S. Carvalho

Scott S. Carvalho

Frontend / Full-Stack Software Engineer

Boston, MA, US
508-686-6526

Background


About

About

Product-focused software engineer with experience building user-facing features across web, desktop, and mobile apps. Strong in TypeScript/React and UI development, with backend experience in Python/Django and asynchronous processing. Passionate about shipping polished, performant interfaces that improve real user workflows.

Work Experience

Work Experience

  • Software Engineer Intern, Readwise

    Jan, 2025 - Aug, 20257 months

    Built and shipped user-facing product features across web and desktop while collaborating closely with product and design. Worked across the stack with TypeScript/React and Python/Django to deliver reliable document workflows.

    • Built and shipped production frontend features across Web and Desktop using TypeScript, React, and Electron/Tauri for a consumer product used at scale.

    • Led development of a cross-platform Apple Notes integration, designing frontend UI flows, backend APIs, and sync logic end-to-end.

    • Implemented user-facing document import and parsing experiences, improving reliability and usability of PDF and note ingestion workflows.

    • Partnered with product and design to iterate on UI/UX, translating requirements into clean, maintainable React components.

    • Integrated an LLM-powered metadata extraction layer to enable richer summaries and improved document organization for users.

    • Worked across the full stack with Python/Django backends, REST APIs, and asynchronous processing to support frontend features.

    • Contributed to a large, mature codebase with an emphasis on code quality, performance, and user experience.

  • Teaching Assistant, Northeastern University - Khoury College of Computer Science

    Jun, 2024 - Dec, 20251 year 6 months

    Teaching Assistant for core CS and data programming courses; supported students through labs and office hours with a focus on foundational programming skills.

    • Teaching Assistant for DS2000 (Programming with Data) and CS5001 (Foundations of Computer Science).

    • Supported 130+ students learning Python, problem-solving, and foundational CS concepts.

    • Led lab sessions and office hours, helping students debug code and adopt strong programming practices.

  • Quantitative Researcher, State Street Global Markets - State Street Associates

    Jan, 2021 - Dec, 20232 years 11 months

    Built and deployed analytics and reporting tools used by institutional investment teams; collaborated cross-functionally to deliver production software and research outputs.

    • Built and deployed internal analytics tools and reporting workflows used by institutional investment teams.

    • Worked across idea generation, research, backend development, and deployment for indicator and benchmarking products.

    • Collaborated with industry leaders and academics; co-authored a white paper on integrating securities lending and ESG.

    • Presented research to clients at State Street Annual Research Retreats; mentored junior teammates on internal tools.

  • Senior Associate, State Street Global Markets - Professional Development Rotational Program

    Jan, 2019 - Dec, 20212 years 11 months

    Rotated across Global Markets teams and built internal tooling and automation to support real-time monitoring and analysis.

    • Rotated through Securities Finance Algorithmic Trading, Quantitative Risk, Currency Management, and State Street Associates.

    • Built a real-time market monitoring dashboard using Python (Dash), HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and SQL.

  • Intern (Family Office Services; Market Data Services), Fidelity Investments

    Jun, 2017 - Aug, 20181 year 2 months

    Supported data analysis and reporting initiatives and built automation to improve internal workflows.

    • Provided data analysis and reporting for Portfolio Communications, Data Strategy, and Portfolio Analyst teams.

    • Led an independent project to automate market data reporting and searching using Splunk.

  • Special Project Assistant, Bentley University Service-Learning

    Jan, 2016 - Dec, 20182 years 11 months

    Built a functional UI and tracking workflow to support program operations and partner management.

    • Designed and created a functional user interface for Bentley’s Service-Learning and Civic Engagement Office.

    • Supported tracking for 1,000+ students/year and 60+ community partners; collaborated with professors and university staff.

Skills

Skills

  • Frontend

    TypeScript

    JavaScript

    React

    HTML

    CSS

  • Desktop / Cross-Platform Apps

    Electron

    Tauri

  • Backend

    Python

    Django

    REST APIs

    Celery

  • Data & Storage

    SQL

    PostgreSQL

  • Tools

    Git

    Docker

    CI/CD

    LLM APIs

  • Additional Languages

    Java

    C

    Rust

Education

Education

  • Computer Science, M.S., Northeastern University - Khoury College of Computer Science

    Jan, 2024 - Present

    Database Systems

    Mobile Development - Swift

  • Finance (Minor: Computer Information Systems), B.S., Bentley University

    Sep, 2015 - May, 2019

    Computer Information Systems

  • Exchange Student, Exchange, Vienna University of Economics and Business

    Sep, 2017 - Dec, 2017

Publications

Publications

  • Integrating ESG Considerations into Sec. Lending, The Risk Management Association

    Published on: Jan 01, 2021

    Co-authored a white paper on integrating ESG considerations into securities lending.