Samina Khanam
Santa Clara
Summary
Technical Lead and senior software engineer with 10 years of experience building mobile apps, full-stack products, internal platforms, and speech AI infrastructure. Strong track record of turning ambiguous operational needs into reliable tools and services, from data architecture and backend APIs to polished user interfaces and production rollout.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Engineering Manager, Data and Tools
Sensory Inc.
Santa Clara
01.2026 - Current
- Driving the cross-functional redesign of the primary customer platform, including an orchestration framework connecting long-running model-training and retraining systems.
- Designed and implemented a centralized PostgreSQL registry and ingestion pipeline that unified all audio assets from fragmented sources and legacy systems, improving data discovery, review, and reuse across model-training workflows.
- Lead a team of three comprising a senior software engineer, a contract linguist, and a data-operations coordinator responsible for third-party providers and crowdsourcing platforms.
- Oversaw company-wide adoption of generative AI development tools through LiteLLM and AWS Bedrock, including model access, usage governance, cost visibility, and practical guidance for engineers.
Senior Software Engineer, Product Strategy
Sensory Inc.
Portland
10.2022 - 01.2026
- Led development of internal data-review tools, providing technical direction for a three-person team and reducing manual effort and customer turnaround time.
- Built and maintained Python/Flask and PostgreSQL services for searching, synchronizing, and analyzing crowd-sourced audio data.
- Extended a Go-based speech synthesis service across Azure, AWS Polly, and other providers, standardizing integrations and multilingual SSML handling.
- Architected Android applications for proprietary voice and vision technologies using Jetpack Compose, Hilt, and Room, and built the corresponding Swift/SwiftUI iOS application with legacy C integration.
Software Engineer, Applications
Sensory Inc. Portland, OR
05.2016 - 09.2022
- Developed Android proof-of-concept and sales applications, including real-time audio/video synchronization, Unity integration, and performance optimization.
- Built and maintained production Android tools, including Play Store data-collection apps and a shared AWS S3 upload library.
- Prototyped embedded voice-enabled systems in C, including a Zigbee IoT hub and a BlueZ-based Bluetooth module for a smart speaker.
Software Engineering Intern
Intel - Portland, OR
11.2015 - 12.2015
- Implemented a server-client module for audio transfer in the Linux audio stack for I2S sensors.
Education
Portland State University - MS in Computer Science
Portland, OR06-2015
Skills
- Languages: Go, Python, SQL, Java, Kotlin, TypeScript
- Other: PostgreSQL, AWS, Azure, Docker, data modeling,
Timeline
Engineering Manager, Data and Tools
Sensory Inc.
01.2026 - Current
Senior Software Engineer, Product Strategy
Sensory Inc.
10.2022 - 01.2026
Software Engineer, Applications
Sensory Inc. Portland, OR
05.2016 - 09.2022
Software Engineering Intern
Intel - Portland, OR
11.2015 - 12.2015
Portland State University - MS in Computer Science