Sameena Khan

Lead developer with over eight years of experience building complex digital solutions.

I spent the last eight years building large-scale digital solutions — primarily in the .NET stack (.NET MVC, then .NET Core), React, and TypeScript, often along with Optimizely CMS and Optimizely Customized Commerce. Much of this work involved building and improving e-commerce flows. Beyond writing code, I served as the main point of contact for clients, meeting with them to provide updates, clarify technical questions, and gather requirements for upcoming work.

I take pride in the high satisfaction ratings from my clients and my ability to build solutions that meet their needs. For example, a recent client gave my team a 90% happiness rating. I also take pride in recognition from peers — in 2023, I was selected as the top voted employee among a staff of 60+ for the quarterly company all-star award, recognizing excellence in client delivery and teamwork.

As a lead, I managed technical planning and worked with my team to define roadmaps and delivery timelines. I'm now excited to continue to grow and learn at my latest role as a Staff Software Engineer at Happy Returns, a UPS Company.

Skills
C# .NET MVC .NET Core JavaScript TypeScript React Optimizely CMS Optimizely Customized Commerce Google Vertex AI Search Google Vertex AI Search for Commerce Claude Code
Selected Work

Things I've built.

AAP Search interface showing a query for 'what is a fever' with the Generative AI Overview section displaying medical information about fevers
September 2025

AAP Search Experience

An AI-driven search rebuild for the American Academy of Pediatrics, built on Google Vertex AI Search and Google Vertex AI Search for Commerce. Handles 13,000+ daily queries, with generative AI summaries and suggested follow-up questions.

Google Vertex AI Search React TypeScript C# Optimizely CMS
Crisis Prevention Institute event registration interface showing the program selection step with filters for industry, format, and training type; a 4-step progress indicator at the top; and a Program Summary panel on the right
November 2025

CPI Event Registration Experience

A redesigned event registration flow for the Crisis Prevention Institute, built with React, TypeScript, and Optimizely CMS. Improved user experience with breadcrumbs, filtering, and a real-time summary of user selections. Winner of a 2025 Horizon Interactive Gold award.

React TypeScript C# Optimizely CMS
What people say

Voices from collaborators.

Here's what some of the people I've built with have said.

Sameena is one of the best Developers I’ve had the opportunity to work with. She has the unique combination of exceptional technical skills and phenomenal communication skills with colleagues and clients alike. She does a great job of explaining technical challenges to non-technical audiences and at building trust and getting buy in. As her Project Manager, she was always quick to alert me if there were concerns about an estimate or a task and to provide the information I needed to make decisions, prioritize work, and call out any risks that had been identified. She excels at both focusing on just one project at a time and also managing a mixed portfolio of clients and priorities. In addition, she is one of the kindest, pleasant people I’ve ever worked with. She was beloved by her teammates and her clients. It was truly a pleasure to have her on my team, and I could not recommend her more highly.
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Amy Catanzaro Manager, Project Delivery
Thank you to Sameena for your continued commitment to the CPI project. Her thoughtful planning and clear communication have been instrumental in navigating a complex and fast-moving timeline. Whether it’s preparing code merges, technical walkthroughs, or coordinating deployments to CPI’s environments, Sameena’s leadership and attention to detail continue to make a major impact.
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Alison DeFrancisco Senior Project Owner · Adage Technologies
Career

Where I've worked.

August 2026 — Present

Happy Returns, a UPS Company

Staff Software Engineer
Remote
July 2018 — June 2026

Adage Technologies

  • Developed digital experiences with complex business logic using .NET Core/ASP.NET MVC, React, TypeScript, and Optimizely CMS for a portfolio of non-profit digital e-commerce clients
  • Interfaced with clients as their main point of contact, and on cross-functional Agile scrum teams to plan and execute projects
  • Received the quarterly company all-star award in 2023 for excellence in client delivery and teamwork; selected as the top-voted employee among a staff of 60+
  • Partnered with leadership to interview and assess candidates and finalize hiring decisions
  • May 2025 — June 2026 Lead Developer
  • October 2020 — May 2025 Senior Developer
  • July 2018 — October 2020 Backend Developer
Chicago, IL
2017 — 2018

Hotplate

Application Developer
  • Developed an iOS and Android application in React Native to assist users choosing dishes at restaurants for an early-stage startup, acquiring 500+ users
  • Conducted user research testing and redesigned application to boost engagement
  • Designed, prototyped, and built an updated navigation user flow, revamped dish ratings system, and new “Discover” and “Search” pages
Evanston, IL
Summer 2017

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Technology Analyst Program Intern
  • Developed automation tool for change management system on DevOps team using Windows PowerShell and Jenkins, reducing time spent to generate change requests by 88%
  • Improved Spring RESTful web service for document retrieval by adding error handling and input validation while on an Agile team
Columbus, OH
2014 — 2018

Northwestern University

B.A. in Computer Science
Evanston, IL
Get in touch

Let's collaborate.

I'm open to new projects and roles. You can also find me on LinkedIn.