Seattle, Washington, United States
Continued working with clients to provide software needs, but now with more direct client interaction and team mentorship.
• Attended design meetings, gathered requirements, recommended and proof-of-concepted potential solutions for client needs.
• Wrote tickets and worked with my team's developers to ensure work was understood and executed to a high standard. Reviewed, instructed, and coached developers on best coding practices and serverless architecture.
• Coached and maintained open communication on a team that had severe miscommunication issues, reducing wasted time in meetings, improving team efficiency by a great deal, and lessening frustration and interpersonal stress between my team and the client.
Additionally I acted in several internal roles related to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.
• I co-led the local Women Who Build affinity group which formally included organizing and hosting ~10 meetups a year. More informally I mentored, met, and encouraged new engineers and interns, as well as spoke to and organized with other leaders in the DEI space.
• I was Diversity Champion for my location, which meant attending and keeping track of all affinity space activities and events, communicating with upper level leadership about any issues in our location, and occasionally helping organize activities and events.
