Miles Jaffee

Hi, I'm Miles 👋

Full Stack Software Engineer. I like making cool stuff and working on complicated problems.

About

I'm a Software Engineer and computer science student with 2+ years of experience, currently working with Intel through a Lehigh University capstone program. I am in the senior year of a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Lehigh University. I enjoy reading, socializing, and exploring new tech in my free time.

Work Experience

Optamo LLC

Jun 2026 - Nov 2026

Software Developer Intern

Engineered internal tooling used by ~50% of employees, reducing manual configuration time by hundreds of engineer person-hours
Reworked a legacy Python module, enabling a 12x speedup in a multi-minute daily compute job
Ensured compliance with FEDRAMP Moderate standards for security of state government clients' sensitive data

Intel

Jan 2026 - Dec 2026

Systems Software Engineering Co-op -- Capstone

Reworking parts of the Java Cryptography Provider - integrated into the broader Oracle suite and used by millions worldwide - to work with Intel's QAT Hardware Acceleration.

Lehigh University

Jul 2025 - Dec 2025

CSE Research Fellow

Project: Research application development under international award-winning Professor Mooi Choo Chuah
Developed a fork of R. Wang et al's PATIENT-psi (2024), an AI chatbot enabling CBT therapists in training to chat with simulated AI patients with over 100 complex personalities.
Added ability to converse with a patient in 8 different languages (with automatic English translations for optimal language learning), as well as AI chat summaries and multiple sessions with the same simulated patient.
Addressed the critical December 2025 React2Shell vulnerability in the context of a complex web app.

Hyphenova

Jan 2025 - May 2025

Full Stack Software Engineer Intern

Utilized React Native, Expo, and Typescript to enhance the startup's mobile app.
Completed 20+ new app screens and contributed to 100+ bug tickets across two versions of the app.
Executed time-sensitive development, problem-solving, and bug-testing deliverables on a daily basis.
Worked with a team of 8 other interns via Slack; immersed in Agile practices with 2-3 sprint meetings per week.

Creative Inquiry @ Lehigh University

Jun 2024 - Dec 2024

Research Fellow

Project: Intelligent Tutoring Systems for K-12 AI Literacy under Professor Juan Zheng.
Collaborated with a team of 5, including several PhD candidates, to design curriculum and UI/UX for an Intelligent Tutoring System (ITS) that enhances K-12 understanding of AI topics such as ethics and responsibility.