Sonia Phene

Sonia Phene is a skilled software engineer with extensive experience at leading technology companies. Currently a Member of Technical Staff at OpenAI since April 2024, Sonia previously spent nearly nine years at Google as a Senior Software Engineer, where contributions included leading a team focused on vulnerable users within the Search Generative Experience and working on machine learning applications for the Health's Ophthalmology team. Prior to Google, Sonia served as Head Teaching Assistant in the Computer Science Department at Brown University, mentoring over 300 students in object-oriented programming and data structures. Additional experience includes internships at Zynga and the Open Technology Institute, along with research roles at the US Army Research Office. Sonia holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Brown University.