cv

overview of my CV. see PDF on the right for more detailed information

General Information

Full Name Henrique Schechter Vera
Languages English, Spanish, Portuguese, Guaraní

Education

  • 2019 - 2023
    B.S.E. in Computer Science
    Princeton University
    • Graduated Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Tau Beta Pi
    • Minors in
      • Applied & Computational Mathematics
      • Statistics & Machine Learning
      • Optimization & Quantitative Decision Sciences

Experience

  • 2024 - Now
    Machine Learning Engineer III
    Google
  • 2023 - 2024
    Machine Learning Engineer II
    Google
    • Research, design, implementation and deployment of the query understanding model for Google Search
    • Working on natural language understanding (representation learning, information retrieval, question answering, and neural semantic parsing) at a massive scale
  • 2022
    Software Engineering Intern
    Google
    • Improved neural semantic parsing models for Google Search
  • 2021
    Software Engineering Intern
    Google
    • Developed voice queries for electric vehicles in Google Assistant
  • 2020
    Product Management Intern
    Landed (Y Combinator W19)
    • Launched features such as a pricing tool and data analytics dashboards
  • 2020 - 2023
    Undergraduate Course Assistant
    Princeton University
    • Served as research advisor, head teaching assistant, teaching assistant, instructor, grader, and tutor for various courses
    • Courses include Analysis of Succinct Data Structures, Machine Translation, Machine Learning, Reasoning About Computation, Algorithms and Data Structures, Programming Systems, and Introduction to Computer Science
  • 2017
    Product Intern
    Po Paraguay
    • Conducted user interviews to refine 3D-printed prosthetic designs and create assembly guides

Honors and Awards

  • 2017 - 2018
    Paraguay National Math Olympiad
    • (2x) Silver Medal and Departmental Champion
  • 2010 - 2019
    International Mathematical Kangaroo
    • 1st, 3rd, 3rd, 5th, 5th, and 7th place nationally