Bangbay Siboliban (she/her) Seattle, Washington, USA
I'm a creative technologist with over a decade of professional experience in web development. A “hand raiser” and constant learner, I seek challenges and new ways to contribute. In my spare time, I also code personal projects and mentor people interested in learning to code.
Work Experience
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Engineering Manager
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Senior Software Engineer II
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Senior Software Engineer
Dutchie
- Prioritized and planned work for teams based on past velocity data.
- Created biweekly sprint plans and provided organizational support.
- Met 1:1 with direct reports for career guidance and feedback.
- Advocated for promotions of strong performers during touchpoint cycles.
- Coached underperforming individuals and outlined performance improvement plans.
- Prepared updates for weekly business reviews.
- Filled in as an individual contributor (IC) to help team velocity.
- Team lead for enterprise e-commerce solutions for cannabis businesses.
- Participated in pilot Leadership Development Program for new and recent people managers.
- Split time between IC work and managing people.
- Migrated and refactored code from Node.js to Ruby on Rails.
- Developed web applications using React, TypeScript, GraqhQL, MongoDB, and Postgres.
- Served as release manager and on-call on a rotating schedule.
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Senior Software Engineer
Cisco
- Worked on Webex Teams, a real-time voice, video, and messaging product.
- Developed web applications using React, Redux, Jest, and Cypress.
- Refactored code and advocated for quality and consistency.
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Senior Software Engineer
Leafly
- Team lead responsible for defining user stories and tasks, and shepherding releases.
- Full-stack development primarily with Ruby on Rails, Node.js, and PostgreSQL within a distributed service architecture.
- Worked with product managers and other team leads to determine roadmaps and priorities.
- Pushed for technical excellence and consistency; performed code reviews across multiple squads.
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Studio Lead / Front-End Architect
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Studio Senior / Front-End Engineer
Deloitte Digital
- Lead engineer and architect for web applications in a consultancy role.
- Full-stack development using Angular, React, Vue, Node.js, Ruby on Rails, .NET (C#), and Salesforce.
- Test-driven development (TDD) using a variety of tools, such as Enzyme, Jasmine, Mocha, RSpec, and NUnit.
- Worked closely with user experience (UX) and visual designers in an Agile environment.
- Mentored junior web engineers; implemented code reviews and code pairing sessions.
- Coordinated with distributed and offshore team members.
- Presented technical requirements to prospective clients.
- Maintained documentation and internal reference materials.
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Front End Developer
Precision Development
- Developed web applications with AngularJS, Backbone.js, Bootstrap, jQuery, and SCSS within ASP.NET MVC.
- Performed peer code reviews.
- Participated in weekly Agile sprints and served as a scrum master.
- Used Atlassian tools (Bitbucket, Jira, Bamboo) for project management and deployment.
- Interviewed candidates for open positions.
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Front End Engineer
Mulu
- Developed front-end for Ruby on Rails applications in a technology start-up environment.
- Created WordPress (PHP) plugin for contextual advertising widget.
- Attended Nielsen Norman Group's Usability Week for UX training.
- Participated in a two-day hackathon with engineering team.
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User Interface Developer
Mendelsohn Zien Advertising
- Developed web applications using cross-browser-compatible HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
- Built custom content management systems (CMS) with Ruby on Rails, Haml, and Sass.
- Installed and managed Linux distributions on virtual private servers (VPS).
- Integrated third-party APIs and components from other developers.
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Multimedia
Cesar and Ruben
- Projected digital video and English supertitles during live musical play Cesar and Ruben.
- Edited and optimized digital video for projection.
- Purchased and maintained projection equipment based on production needs.
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Systems Analyst II
Texas Department of Aging & Disability Services
- Built and revised websites for distributing online and print forms.
- Reviewed and tested accessibility (Section 508) methods and technologies.
- Maintained Internet applications to provide forms and handbooks to agency staff.
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Instructional Technology Technician
Austin Community College
- Coordinated audio/visual needs for special events in 748-person capacity auditorium.
- Created DVDs, PowerPoint presentations and other materials for instructional use.
- Provided daily audio/visual support for faculty/staff and maintained performance logs.
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Apprentice Editor
Westside Productions
- Assisted editorial department during post-production of feature film Fahrenheit 9/11.
- Maintained FileMaker Pro database of original footage and archival tape library.
- Provided technical support for network computers and peripherals.
Projects
- Legacies of War – Pro bono web designer/developer for organization dedicated to raising awareness about the legacies of the Vietnam War-era bombing of Laos.
- WP User Avatar – Creator of open source plugin for WordPress. Within the top 100 (out of 30,000+) of the most popular WordPress plugins. Sold in June 2014.
Education
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Bachelor of Science: Computer Science
Oregon State University
- Postbaccalaureate degree
- Languages: Assembly, Bash, C, C++, JavaScript, MySQL, NoSQL, PHP, Python
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Master of Fine Arts: Media Arts Production
The City College of New York
- Winner of departmental “MVP” award for the most exemplary student in my class.
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Bachelor of Arts: Film Studies
Barnard College , Columbia University
- One of the first graduates in Film Studies at Barnard College.
Certifications
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2018 – 2019
Full Stack Developer Certification
freeCodeCamp
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Six certifications equivalent to
1,800
curriculum hours:
- Responsive Web Design Certification
- Front End Development Libraries Certification
- Javascript Algorithms and Data Structures Certification
- Data Visualization Certification
- Back End Development and APIs Certification
- Information Security and Quality Assurance Certification
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Six certifications equivalent to
1,800
curriculum hours: