Est. 2026 Personal Edition
Maitreyi Pareek

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Engineering the Full Stack — Front to Back

Currently working as a Production Engineering Fellow with Meta & MLH, and building AI/ML pipelines for Takeda's plasma fractionation process.

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About Me

Hi, I'm Maitreyi Pareek, currently pursing a Master of Engineering in Applied AI at UCLA I graudted with a B.S. in Computer Science & Engineering graduate from UCIrvine last yearI am currenly participating as a Production Engineering Fellow with the Meta & MLH Fellowshipand completing my Capstone Project as a Data Analyst with Takeda- a BioPharm company in L.A. and working on the plasma fractionation process

Tech Stack

Languages

Python Java C++ React SQL

Systems & Backend

Databases OS Distributed Systems Multithreading Concurrency Linux Docker CI/CD

Cloud & Tooling

AWS GCP Git
Work Experience

Where I've Worked

Five roles, one thread: I like taking systems from idea to production and sticking around long enough to see what breaks.

“I'd rather ship something real than talk about shipping something real.”
2026
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Production Engineering Fellow

Meta & MLH Fellowship Remote · Jun 2026 – Aug 2026

Working with Meta engineers on production engineering projects focused on reliability and scalable infrastructure.

  • Partnering with Meta engineers on production-grade infrastructure projects
  • Focused on reliability, scalability, and operational excellence
Production Engineering Infrastructure Reliability
2026
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Data Analyst Intern

Takeda Los Angeles, CA · Jun 2026 – Aug 2026

Building AI/ML models for Takeda's plasma fractionation, leveraging PAT, Databricks, SIMCA Online, and image processing to improve monitoring, deviation detection, and process optimization.

  • Building AI/ML models for plasma fractionation process monitoring
  • Applying image processing for deviation detection and optimization
Python Databricks SIMCA Online Image Processing
2024
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Software Engineering Intern

BRDG Research – Internship Irvine, CA · Jun 2024 – Sep 2024

Developed an end-to-end PVC repurposing solution — a full-stack donation intake application built with Python, Flask, and MySQL that let users upload images and receive classification feedback.

  • Built a full-stack donation intake app with Python, Flask, and MySQL
  • Integrated a fine-tuned MobileNetV2 classifier for PVC identification
  • Co-authored two technical papers on the AI-enhanced recycling system
2 papers authored
Python Flask MySQL MobileNetV2
2024–25
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Research Assistant with Professor QV

ZotPonics Lab, UC Irvine Irvine, CA · Jan 2024 – Feb 2025

Built an IoT pipeline to transmit live pH, nutrient, and moisture sensor data into MySQL through a Flask REST API and React Native dashboard.

  • Built an IoT pipeline streaming live sensor data into MySQL via a Flask REST API
  • Shipped a React Native dashboard for real-time monitoring
  • Trained a CNN to detect plant health issues from leaf images
Flask MySQL React Native CNN
2023–25
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Web Application QA Engineer

UCI Office of Information and Technologies Irvine, CA · Apr 2023 – Jun 2025

Created and conducted comprehensive exploratory and regression test plans across 9 Canvas instructor tools, using Selenium and Postman to validate UI workflows and API behavior.

  • Directed exploratory and regression testing across 9 Canvas instructor tools
  • Reported 150+ bugs via Jira using Selenium and Postman
  • Deployed test branches on Jenkins to surface system-wide issues
150+ bugs reported
Selenium Postman Jira Jenkins

Leadership & Involvement

Non-technical work — mentorship, writing, and campus organizing.

  1. ✍️

    Newsletter Editorial Team

    UCI Student Success Initiative (SSI) Jan 2025 – Jun 2025

    Wrote for the newsletter editorial team at UCI's Student Success Initiative, contributing pieces to the SSI community newsletter.

  2. 🤝

    Mentor

    UCI Student Success Initiative (SSI) Sep 2024 – Jun 2025

    Mentored fellow students through UCI's Student Success Initiative, offering peer guidance and support across the academic year.

  3. 📋

    Corporate Organizer

    WICS x Hack at UCI — Venus Hacks Jan 2024 – Jun 2024

    Helped organize Venus Hacks, UCI's largest women-centric hackathon, coordinating corporate sponsors and partnerships.

Education

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)

M.Eng., Data Science, Applied Machine Learning · Sep 2025 — Aug 2026

University of California, Irvine (UCI)

B.S., Computer Science & Engineering · Sep 2021 — Jun 2025

Travel Map

Cool places I've visited — click a pin for details:

  • 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, USA
  • 🇮🇳 Jaipur, India
  • 🇫🇷 Paris, France
  • 🇨🇭 Bern, Switzerland
  • 🇮🇩 Bali, Indonesia
  • 🇬🇧 London, UK
  • 🇬🇪 Tbilisi, Georgia
  • 🇰🇪 Nairobi, Kenya
  • 🇴🇲 Salalah, Oman
  • 🇦🇪 Dubai, UAE

Books

I try to read during my breaks, and recently I've been reading more memoirs.

Currently Reading

West Wingers: Stories from the Dream Chasers, Change Makers, and Hope Creators Inside the Obama White House

Book Review of the Day

Interpreter of Maladies

by Jhumpa Lahiri
“Jhumpa Lahiri's Interpreter of Maladies stands out to me because of her detailed writing. Unlike other authors who rely on dramatic plots, Lahiri makes ordinary moments feel meaningful. Her collection of short stories shows how simple language can create memorable, thoughtful stories.”

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