Emily LaFollette
Emily LaFollette
Chicago, IL 60647
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Work Experience
TandemRemote
Founding Engineer July 2022 - Present
  • Full-Stack engineer for Tandem - a finance app for couples
  • Raised over $3.7M in seed funding and achieved over 80K signups, contributing to a rapid product-market fit
  • Successfully developed, tested, and shipped an iOS app from scratch
  • Designed and implemented robust backend systems (GraphQL with Apollo Server, Typescript/ExpressJS)
  • Architected and optimized infrastructure and deployments and Managed CI/CD pipelines with AWS CodePipeline and ECS/Fargate
  • Set up and monitored system performance using DataDog for metrics and alerting
  • Worked along side 2 other developers with extremely high velocity, shipping new app versions weekly
  • Leveraged StoreKit for subscription management, and AppStore Connect for release management
  • Worked closely with 3rd parties, most notably Plaid, to implement transaction synchronization into our app
VenmoChicago, IL
Senior Software Engineer Mar 2022 - July 2022
Software Engineer II Mar 2020 - Mar 2022
  • Backend developer responsible for creating accessible APIs for native Venmo app clients (both Android/iOS)
  • Successfully developed, tested, and launched Venmo’s first Credit Card from scratch
  • Feature lead Venmo Credit Card rewards program and architected calculation logic for payout to customers
  • Work closely with stakeholders and Synchrony Bank to align on desired product features and API contracts
  • Create necessary on-call runbooks and Datadog monitors to alert team of ongoing production incidents
  • Responsible for production deployments servicing millions of users
Technology Services GroupChicago, IL
Web Systems Developer / ECM Consultant Mar 2019 - Mar 2020
  • Full-Stack developer and consultant developing configurable content management solutions for the web
  • Created web applications using JavaScript/Backbone front end with a Java back-end
  • Built an AngularJS application from scratch to configure the migration of client content through an interface
  • Communicated and building relationships with clients to provide the best software solutions for their goals
Education
Michigan State University
B.S. in Computer Science Engineering, Minor in Graphic DesignDecember 2018
Additional Skills
  • Skilled programming in Python/Django, Typescript
  • Experience with containerization and related technology like Docker and Kubernetes
  • Experience with containerization and related technology like Docker and Kubernetes
  • Confident with event-based messaging systems like Kafka and AWS Lambda
  • DevOps experience including AWS CloudWatch, CodePipeline, and Fargate for ECS
  • Additional AWS knowledge including S3
  • Both relational and NoSQL (MongoDB) database management experience
  • Strong leadership, time management, and social skills
  • App Store Connect
  • Well-versed with monitoring tools such as DataDog
Projects
Volkswagen Car-Net demo app
Michigan State Capstone Project
  • Worked with Volkswagen to develop an app as a sales tool for dealers and their customers
  • Demonstration app that allows for unauthenticated experience to use Volkswagen’s Car-Net features
  • Capstone won Best-Overall at Michigan State University
Information and Communication Technology for Development
Study Abroad in Tanzania
  • Installed 20 computers and 2 projectors in 5 different schools
  • Laid electrical and Ethernet wiring; mounted wireless access points
  • Learned and set up a server with help from a native technician
  • Trained students and teachers in general usage of computers