7top-3 finishes across 6 events
15+hackathons entered
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3.8/ 4.0
Stephen Sookra
Software Engineer ·Software Engineer ·Software Engineer ·Software Engineer ·Software Engineer ·Software Engineer ·Software Engineer ·Software Engineer ·Software Engineer ·Software Engineer ·Software Engineer ·Software Engineer ·Software Engineer ·Software Engineer ·Software Engineer ·Software Engineer ·
About // who I am
I'm a software engineer with hands-on experience across XR, full-stack, and machine learning. Right now I'm interning at XR Dojo, where I build gameplay features for an augmented reality mobile game in Unity and prototype the migration of the game's interfaces to React.
I do my best work in fast-paced, collaborative rooms, whether that's a cross-functional product team or a weekend hackathon. What drives me is the challenge of shipping software that feels polished and actually matters.
My goal is to build technology that pushes boundaries, from immersive experiences to AI tools to products that make a real difference for the people who use them.
- GPA
- 3.8 / 4.0
- Class
- KSU CS, 2028
- Record
- 7 top-3 finishes
- Base
- Atlanta, GA
Atlanta, GA
Experience & affiliations
- Kennesaw State University✦
- XR Dojo✦
- JPMorganChase✦
- SMASH Academy✦
- KSU ASCEND✦
- CodePath✦
- Kennesaw State University✦
- XR Dojo✦
- JPMorganChase✦
- SMASH Academy✦
- KSU ASCEND✦
- CodePath✦
What I build with
A working toolkit shaped by shipping across XR, full-stack, and machine learning.
33capabilities / 4 groups
Primary languages
- Python
- Java
- JavaScript
- TypeScript
- SQL
- C++
- C#
- Swift
- Ruby
- Python
- Java
- JavaScript
- TypeScript
- SQL
- C++
- C#
- Swift
- Ruby
01
Frameworks
10 entriesReactReact NativeFastAPITensorFlowscikit-learnPandasNumPyOpenCVspaCyUnity
02
Tools
09 entriesGitGitHubGitLabFirebaseSupabaseExpoGoogle ColabJupyterFigma
03
Concepts
05 entriesMachine LearningNLPComputer VisionData Structures & AlgorithmsAgile
Selected work
01 / 05Work
Legendary01 / 05
Trace
1st of 22Semantic forensic search that bridges family descriptions and unidentified-remains records.
- Python
- SapBERT
- Actian VectorAI DB
- Named Vectors
Actian VectorAI Build ChallengeApril 2026
Experience // Service record
Field history and the commendations that came with it, pulled straight from the record.
Deployment log
- ★ FounderJan 2026 to Present
Nest
Founder & Project Lead // Atlanta, GA
- Founded an AI navigator that generates 90-day benefits, housing, and education plans for aging-out Georgia foster youth.
- Partnered with KSU ASCEND for institutional validation and lived-experience usability testing, advised by Dr. Richard Gesick.
- Selected for the KSU Spring 2026 Computing Showcase (C-Day) as project UC-151-197.
- EngineeringMar 2026 to Present
XR Dojo
Software Engineer Intern // Atlanta, GA
- Build and ship gameplay features for ATL Quest, an AR mobile game in Unity (C#) targeting XR headsets and mobile.
- Prototype a React migration path for the game's frontend to reach more platforms, working across engineering, design, and creative.
- ProgramApr 2026
JPMorganChase
Data Analyst, HBCU Data for Good // Plano, TX
- Selected as 1 of 100 participants from 800+ applicants for JPMorganChase's HBCU Data for Good program.
- Led exploratory analysis across 6 HUD datasets (73,000+ census tracts) and built a weighted scikit-learn model ranking 357 Tarrant County neighborhoods for the Fort Worth Community Land Trust.
- Integrated FEMA flood zones, OpenStreetMap, and Census TIGER shapefiles, and presented results to the nonprofit's executives.
- TeachingSummer 2026 (Upcoming)
SMASH Academy
Teaching Assistant // Atlanta, GA
- Selected as a TA at Morehouse and Spelman to teach Python, JavaScript, and project-based web and game development to underrepresented high-school scholars.
Commendations // the shelf slides as you scroll
Gold// 01
1ST1st of 22, Actian VectorAI Build Challenge
Trace, semantic forensic search
Gold// 02
1ST1st, HMI Hackathon 2026 (KSU)
StepSafe, diabetic foot-ulcer detection
Silver// 03
2ND2nd, Wells Fargo x Global Career Accelerator Early Talent Competition
SafeHaven, Top 2 of 4,700+ students
Silver// 04
2ND2nd Assurant + 3rd Capgemini, KSU Social Good
PyroLens, prescribed-burn optimizer
Bronze// 05
3RD3rd, KSU FinTech Hackathon 2025
EchoPay, voice-native payments
Bronze// 06
3RD3rd, Vibra ATL 2026 (SHPE)
Saber, ELL diagnostic
- CodePath WEB101Intro to Web Development, Spring 2026
- Wells Fargo x The Global Career AcceleratorEarly Talent Competition
- AT&T Technology Academy 2025Networking, 5G strategy, cloud fundamentals
- Anthropic Academy 2026AI Fluency, Claude API, MCP, Agent Skills
- Udacity x AWS AI PractitionerAI Practitioner Challenge, 2026
OFF THE CLOCK // THE LINEUP
The worlds, teams, and games that set the tone while I build.
- File
- PDF // 1 page
- Degree
- B.S. CS · AI & ML
- Class
- May 2028
- Status
- Open to internships
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