Mahima Chawla
About Mahima Chawla
Mahima Chawla is a Software Engineer with five years of experience at ClassPass, where she has contributed to various projects involving microservices and system upgrades. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and has previously interned at several notable companies.
Work at ClassPass
Mahima Chawla has been working at ClassPass since 2019 as a Software Engineer. In her role, she has contributed to various projects, including creating visualizations of service health using Datadog and implementing a Python and Flask microservice to estimate available spots at studios. She developed a prioritized queueing system utilizing Amazon SQS, PostgreSQL, and Airflow to enhance response times for internal teams. Additionally, she upgraded outdated Django projects to a modern stack, including Kotlin, Ktor, Gradle, and Jooq, which improved code efficiency.
Education and Expertise
Mahima Chawla studied at the University of Wisconsin-Madison from 2015 to 2019, where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science. She also pursued Integrated Studies in Science, Engineering, and Society, achieving a certificate during the same period. Furthermore, she completed a certificate in German Studies from 2015 to 2018. Her educational background provides her with a solid foundation in software engineering and related disciplines.
Internship Experience
Prior to her current position at ClassPass, Mahima Chawla gained valuable experience through several internships. In 2015, she worked as a Summer Intern in the Cyber Crime Cell at the DoD Cyber Crime Center (DC3) in New Delhi, India. She also interned as a Business System Analyst at Pearson VUE in 2016 and as a Software Engineer Intern at Ericsson in 2017. Additionally, she served as an Elected Student Council Representative at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2015.
Mentorship and Coaching
Mahima Chawla actively mentors students and new graduates through her personal coaching platform, mahimachawlacoaching.com. This initiative reflects her commitment to supporting the next generation of professionals in the technology field, providing guidance and resources to help them navigate their careers.