Nakita Ray
(Currently)
- Studying
- cs + math, purdue ’28
- Working
- swe @ mitre
- Between
- san diego ↔ west lafayette
Machine LearningFull-Stack DevelopmentCloud ComputingSoftware EngineeringMachine LearningFull-Stack DevelopmentCloud ComputingSoftware Engineering
Aboutme
Hi, i’m Nakita!
Studying CS & Math @ Purdue, and for the last four years I’ve been building at MITRE.
Besides developing, I love food blogging, traveling, and being behind a camera!
See the gallery ✺ See the gallery ✺Recognition05
Recognized for project impact on MITRE's communications work.
Purdue University.
Gold in 2021, 2023 and 2024; Silver in 2022. Each for 250+ volunteer hours in a year, mentoring students in science and advocating for women in STEM.
Front-End Development track, 2021 to 2022.
Awarded through College Board.
Experience
MITRE CorporationSan Diego, CA · 4 yrs 5 mo- Software Engineer InternJun ’22 – Now
- Machine Learning InternJun ’23 – Apr ’26
- AI ResearcherMay ’26 – Now
Purdue Computer ScienceWest Lafayette, IN · 8 mo- Instructor & Lead TAMar ’26 – Now
Undergraduate Student BoardDepartment of Computer Science @ PurdueWest Lafayette, IN · 8 mo- Board MemberMar ’26 – Now
LaunchpadPurdue UniversityWest Lafayette, IN · 1 yr 3 mo- Software EngineerAug ’25 – Jan ’26
- Sponsorship ChairJan ’26 – Now
- MentorSep ’26 – Now
Works& skills
- loading the live site…
A museum that renders itself in type. Paintings rebuilt as live, moving typography.
- 7
- 3D exhibitions
- 70
- paintings rebuilt
- 200+
- visits
Three.js · React · TypeScript · FigmaVisit ↗ - Beziersin progress…
Prints& life
Sayhello.
i’m looking for a summer 2027 internship in software engineering, full-stack development, backend development, or machine learning / ai.
I’d love to hear from you!
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- Based in
- West Lafayette, IN & San Diego, CA
- Currently
- SWE @ MITRE