New-grad software engineer·Seattle, WA·Open to new-grad SWE roles

Maya Okafor

I like turning fuzzy problems into tools people actually use. Recently shipped internal software at Stripe; before that I spent two years helping other students learn to build.

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What I do

Build practical web software, front to back.

Known for

Shipping · Clear UI · Teaching

Focus

Frontend · Developer tools · Product

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Projects

  1. 01

    Support triage dashboard

    Internship

    Internal tool for Stripe's support org, built in TypeScript and React.

    Used by 40+ agents daily.

  2. 02

    TripSplit

    Side project

    React Native app for splitting trip expenses with friends.

    1,000+ downloads.

  3. 03

    LeafLog

    Side project

    Plant-care tracker built on Next.js + Supabase.

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About me

I'm a recent CS grad from the University of Washington. I learn fastest by building — which is how a class project became a 1k-download app, and how a summer at Stripe turned into tooling the support team still uses.

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Highlights

2nd place — DubHacks 2024

UW's largest hackathon.

1k+ downloads

TripSplit, organically.

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