Virtual Try-On Extension
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Chrome Extension APIDiffusion ModelsFastAPIPython
Hi, I'm
Kayla
Data / Cloud / AI Engineer
I build data pipelines, ship AI features, and occasionally solder things. This is my notebook — where I document what I'm building and what I've learned.
Experience
2024 – Present
Senior Associate, Application Security Engineering
Macquarie GroupDesigning security-critical data pipelines capturing vulnerability signals across 70,000+ applications.
2023 – 2024
Associate Data Engineer, Vulnerability Management
Macquarie GroupBuilt enterprise pipelines on AWS with dbt, Airflow, Apache Iceberg, and Grafana dashboards.
2025
Blackbird Giants Cohort 10
Blackbird VenturesExploring AI-driven approaches to reskilling through the GetReskilled.ai project.
2023
Software Lead, Avionics
UTS RocketryDeveloped flight software for the Honeyeater payload — apogee detection and dual deployment.
2022 – 2023
Climate Change Research Assistant
UNSWConverted legacy IDL code to Python for global weather trend prediction.
2022 – 2023
Cyber Security Intern
Macquarie GroupManaged end-to-end security testing of 33 high-risk applications. Automated Jira ticket creation for upcoming security assessments.
2021
Associate Software Engineer
T-Shirt VenturesDesigned invoicing UI in Figma, built middleware with React and Node.js, and integrated an OCR API for third-party clients.
2020 – 2021
Group Technology Intern
WestpacSupported the Basel III team with data profiling for risk models. Automated data visualisations using R.
2019 – 2020
Cyber Security Intern
WoolworthsBuilt a real-time dashboard reading SQL scripts to report on duplicate and orphan accounts for the Identity Management team.
2019 – 2023
B. Engineering (Honours), Data Engineering
UTS1st Class Honours. Women in Engineering Scholar. Exchange at Lancaster University.
Featured Projects
LED Earring PCB
completedCustom 20mm PCB with TTP223 touch IC for capacitive-touch LED earrings
KiCadTTP223CR2032SMD LEDs
GetReskilled.ai
activeExploring how AI can reshape the way people learn and reskill — built as part of the Blackbird Giants program
AIProduct DesignBlackbird Giants Cohort 10
Enterprise data pipelines capturing vulnerability signals across 70,000+ applications at Macquarie Group
dbtAirflowApache IcebergAWSTrino/StarburstGrafana
AI Support Bot — Hackathon Winner
completed1st place company-wide AI Hackathon MVP: auto-reply bot with domain-specific knowledge on internal security tools.
LLMPrompt EngineeringPython
Honeyeater Rocket Avionics Payload
completedCustom avionics payload for electronic and dual deployment, built with the UTS Rocketry team
C/C++AltimeterBarometric SensorsPCBDual Deployment
Who Will Win the FIFA 2022 World Cup?
completed1st place UNSW x Atlassian Datathon project — simulating 1,000 rounds of matches to predict World Cup qualifiers
PythonMonte Carlo SimulationData AnalysisVisualisation