# Linda Haviv

> Linda Haviv is a Staff Developer Advocate at Anyscale and founder of CodingCrystals.com, best known for her wildly nonlinear path from philosophy major and professional singer to site reliability engineer and AI infrastructure advocate. After graduating summa cum laude as Baruch College's salutatorian, teaching herself to code at The Flatiron School, and spending years as a JavaScript developer and SRE at Fox Corporation, she joined AWS as a developer advocate before landing at Anyscale — the company behind Ray, the open-source distributed computing framework that powers OpenAI's ChatGPT training. She uses her platform to demystify AI infrastructure for developers everywhere, and sells STEM-inspired crystal jewelry on the side.

- **Role:** Staff Developer Advocate at Anyscale
- **Organizations:** Anyscale, CodingCrystals.com, Amazon Web Services, Fox Corporation
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** BA in Philosophy, Baruch College (Macaulay Honors College), Web Development Immersive, The Flatiron School
- **Known for:** Baruch College Salutatorian 2013, Summa Cum Laude, 4.0 major GPA, First Place — Ernst & Young 'Your Vision, Your World' nationwide competition, Dean's List every semester at Baruch

## Career timeline

- **2009-2013** — BA in Philosophy, Macaulay Honors at Baruch College — graduated Summa Cum Laude as Salutatorian
- **2013-2015** — Production Assistant at Fox News Channel
- **2015** — Completed Web Development Immersive at The Flatiron School; pivoted to software development
- **2015-2020** — JavaScript Developer / Community Engagement Producer at Fox News & Fox Business (foxnews.com, foxbusiness.com)
- **2020-2022** — Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) at Fox Corporation
- **2022-2024** — Developer Advocate & AI Developer Advocate at Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- **2024-present** — Staff Developer Advocate at Anyscale, championing the Ray open-source distributed computing framework
- **ongoing** — Founder of CodingCrystals.com — STEM-inspired jewelry that makes AI/ML concepts accessible

## Achievements

- Baruch College Salutatorian 2013, Summa Cum Laude, 4.0 major GPA
- First Place — Ernst & Young 'Your Vision, Your World' nationwide competition
- Dean's List every semester at Baruch
- University Scholar & Golden Key International Honors Society member
- Senior Staff Writer at The Ticker (Baruch student newspaper)
- Transitioned from bootcamp graduate to AWS Developer Advocate in under seven years
- Founded CodingCrystals.com to make AI/ML concepts accessible through STEM jewelry
- Featured on SuperDataScience Podcast, Packet Pushers, Dev Interrupted, AWS Developers Podcast, and more

## Latest updates

- **2024-01** — Joined Anyscale as Staff Developer Advocate, focusing on the Ray open-source distributed computing ecosystem
- **2023-11** — Featured as AWS Developer Advocate at AWS re:Invent 2023 via vBrownBag
- **2023-01** — Appeared on SuperDataScience Podcast (SDS 987): 'AI Infrastructure, Ray, and Why Nonlinear Careers Win'

## Links

- Website: https://lindahaviv.github.io/Linda-online-resume/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lindahaviv/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/lindavivah
- GitHub: https://github.com/LindaHaviv
- Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/lindavivah.bsky.social
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lindavivah

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Last updated: 2026-05-25