Rebecca Swernofsky
Backend Engineer at Spotify
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolRebecca Swernofsky is a backend engineer based in Boston, currently shaping personalization initiatives at Spotify. She brings a decade of software experience across backend, full-stack, and product management, with a knack for translating user problems into scalable solutions. At Spotify she has driven initiatives from an alpha test rolled out to 300 employees to a Discover Weekly beta that touched 22.4 million end-users, guided by data and cross-functional collaboration. Her background also includes a consulting stint at Fidelity Investments as a Full Stack Software Engineer, plus leadership roles in CS education and product engineering. She earned a BS in Computer Science from Northeastern with a 3.95 GPA and studied Informatics at The University of Edinburgh. A curious, relationship-driven engineer, she prioritizes continuous learning and making a meaningful impact on teams and products.
10 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Informatics, Informatics at The University of EdinburghComputer Science, Computer Science at Foothill CollegeBachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science, 3.95/4.0, Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science, 3.95/4.0 at Northeastern UniversityLos Altos High School
Github Skills (3)
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Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
rswernofsky/rswernofsky.github.io
Dec 2015 - Sep 2017
Contributions:6 PRs, 27 pushes, 9 branches in 1 year 9 months
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rswernofsky/Snake
Jul 2017 - Apr 2020
Contributions:6 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 9 months
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