Hello! I'm Debora Choi

Software Engineer | AI Researcher

I'm a recent Computer Science graduate from UC Santa Cruz. I love building things—whether it's through code, design, or creative projects!

Explore My Work

<About Me/>

Who I am

I'm a Software Engineer and AI Researcher with a passion for problem-solving and building scalable solutions. Outside of work, I enjoy going to the gym, writing, and getting creative with arts and crafts.

03+ Years
Personal experience
10+ Completed
projects
04+ Companies
worked

<Skills/>

My tech stack
C/C++
C/C++
Python
Python
React
React
HTML
HTML
CSS
CSS
JavaScript
JavaScript
Node.js
Node.js
Haskell
REST API
jQuery
jQuery
AWS
AWS
Docker
Docker
PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL

<Qualifications/>

My personal journey
Work
Education
Certifications

Keywords Studios

Technical AI Researcher
Mar 2025 - Present

UCSC Artificial Intelligence

Active club member
Feb 2023 - Jun 2024

Mission Bit

Intro to Python Intern
Jun 2021 - Jul 2022

Software Engineer Intern

Code Nation
2019 - 2021

Computer Science B.S.

University of California, Santa Cruz
2021 - 2024

High School Diploma

Galileo Academy of Science and Technology
2017 - 2021

<Portfolio/>

Most recent work

SlugLove

Feb 2023 - (Award Winner)

An interactive website that allows UCSC students to meet new people and find their valentine utilizing chat rooms, a sticker shop, and virtual gram maker mini game.

#React #JavaScript #Firebase #RealtimeDB
Demo

CapyReads

Sept 2024

A responsive website that leverages the MangaDex API to fetch and display manga searches from an extensive manga database.

#React #JavaScript #HTML #CSS #API #MangaDex
Demo

Maomorize

Cruzhacks - Jan 2024

A dynamic website that helps users master effective study methods leveraging secure user experience through Google authentication and note suggestions from Open AI's API.

#React #JavaScript #Node.js #Express #GoogleAuth #OpenAIAPI
Demo

HaiChat

Jul 2024

A responsive messaging platform for logging in, creating channels, and sending messages. Built for scalability with real-time communication and thorough testing.

#React #JavaScript #OpenAPI #SQL #Express #Node.js
Demo

FinSight

Sept 2025

A Python-powered financial dashboard that automates data parsing, validation, and Excel reporting, integrates real-time market data via Yahoo Finance API, and uses OpenAI API to generate AI-driven insights.

#Streamlit #Python #API
Demo

SlugLove

Feb 2023 - (Award Winner)

An interactive website that allows UCSC students to meet new people and find their valentine utilizing chat rooms, a sticker shop, and virtual gram maker mini game.

#React #JavaScript #Firebase #RealtimeDB
Demo

CapyReads

Sept 2024

A responsive website that leverages the MangaDex API to fetch and display manga searches from an extensive manga database.

#React #JavaScript #HTML #CSS #API #MangaDex
Demo
<Contact Me/>
Get in touch

Call Me

510-519-9705

Email

deborachoi3@gmail.com

Location

San Francisco, CA
Open to Remote / Relocation!