I am a software engineer and student at Cornell University, passionate about building robust software architecture, cloud infrastructure, and contributing to meaningful technical research.
- Cornell University | B.S. in Computer Science (May 2026)
- Course Assistant, Information Retrieval @ Cornell University
- Software Engineer Intern @ UnitedHealth Group (Summers 2024 & 2025)
- Software Engineer @ Umee Social (Startup)
- What it does: A numerical analysis package for complex mathematical modeling.
- What I built: Served as the lead for the Python package development and lead author for the submitted JOSS paper. Engineered robust computational tools and automated CI/CD pipelines.
- Tools used: Python, PyPI, Conda, Codecov, GitHub Actions, Pytest
- What it does: A high-throughput retrieval system for large language models.
- What I built: Engineered a FAISS/IVFFlat pipeline achieving 204x throughput and optimized Qwen2/TinyLlama alongside Top-K retrieval.
- Tools used: Python, FAISS, LLMs (Qwen2/TinyLlama)
- What it does: A financial dashboard for simulated trade execution.
- What I built: Developed a React UI integrated with TradingView APIs and a Python-based NLP algorithm.
- Tools used: React, JavaScript, Python, LocalStorage, NLP
- Languages: Python (NumPy/SciPy/pandas), Java, C++, React, TypeScript, R, OCaml, SQL, Bash
- Infrastructure & Tools: AWS (S3/DynamoDB), Docker, Kubernetes, Git, CI/CD, Linux/Unix
- Concepts: RAG Pipelines, Multithreading, Embedded Systems, Quantitative Analysis, API Development
- LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/hope-best
- Email: hmb95@cornell.edu