Sophie Crennan
About Sophie Crennan
Sophie Crennan is a Software Engineer with experience in developing scientific pipelines and backend systems. She has worked at notable organizations such as the Broad Institute, WHOOP, and Klaviyo, and holds a degree in Computer Science from Northeastern University.
Work at Klaviyo
Sophie Crennan has been employed as a Software Engineer at Klaviyo since 2022. Based in Boston, Massachusetts, she contributes to the development of the company's software solutions. Her role involves leveraging her technical skills to enhance Klaviyo's platform, which focuses on marketing automation and customer engagement.
Experience at Broad Institute
Prior to her current position, Sophie worked as a Software Engineer Co-op at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard from 2020 to 2021. During her six-month tenure in Cambridge, Massachusetts, she published scientific pipelines to Terra, a cloud analysis and data platform. This work enabled scientific researchers to utilize these pipelines for their research projects.
Background in Computer Science
Sophie Crennan studied Computer Science at Northeastern University from 2018 to 2022, earning her degree over four years. Her education provided her with a solid foundation in software development and engineering principles, which she applies in her professional roles.
Previous Roles and Contributions
Sophie has held various technical roles throughout her career. She served as a Backend Engineer Co-op at WHOOP in 2021, where she worked for five months. Additionally, she was a Teaching Assistant for Object-Oriented Design at Khoury College of Computer Sciences from 2019 to 2020. In these positions, she implemented user-requested features in Picard, a tool for processing biological data, and created publicly accessible genomic test data to enhance pipeline testing.
Early Education and Teaching Experience
Sophie completed her high school education at the Academy of Our Lady of Peace from 2014 to 2018. She also gained teaching experience as a Teaching Assistant at Sylvan Learning from 2017 to 2018 and as Operations Director at Sandbox at Northeastern from 2019 to 2022. These roles contributed to her skills in communication and leadership.