Katy La Tour
Software Engineer II at Beyond Finance
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolKaty La Tour is a dedicated Software Engineer II based in Chicago with eight years of experience spanning meteorology and software development. She is a full-stack developer proficient in Ruby on Rails, JavaScript, SQL, and React, with hands-on delivery of end-to-end features and UI/UX improvements at Hunt Club and Beyond Finance. She thrives in collaborative, cross-functional teams and has a proven track record of shipping impactful solutions, including a complete webpage redesign and the integration of an automated contact-sync system. Her background in meteorology and wine consulting informs a curious, analytical mindset and strong communication skills, enabling creative problem-solving across domains. A graduate of the Turing School's Backend Engineering program, she combines structured, test-driven development with a growth mindset and knowledge-sharing ethos to drive innovation. Based in Chicago, she is energized by building software that fosters community and positive change.
9 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS), Meteorology, Bachelor of Science (BS), Meteorology at Central Michigan UniversityCertificate in Backend Engineering, Backend Software Engineering, Certificate in Backend Engineering, Backend Software Engineering at Turing School of Software & Design
Github Skills (8)
minecraft7
ruby5
rails75
backend5
rails55
activerecord5
php4
frontend3
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
klatour324/adopt_dont_shop
Feb 2021 - Feb 2021
Contributions:38 PRs, 19 pushes, 39 branches in 7 days
josephbudina/viewing_party
Mar 2021 - Apr 2021
Starter repo for a backend module 3 project.
Contributions:13 reviews, 16 PRs, 19 pushes in 11 days
module-3phpbackendfrontend
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