Andrea Khan
Senior Frontend Software Engineer at New York Life Insurance Company
New York, New York, United States
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Top SchoolAndrea Khan is a Senior Frontend Software Engineer based in New York who builds vibrant full-stack web applications using React, JavaScript/TypeScript, Node/Express, SQL/Sequelize and Firebase, with a keen eye for polished UI using TailwindCSS. After a decade in education and operations—including Teach For America, Peace Corps service in Ukraine, and leadership as a Director of School Operations—she pivoted into software engineering to create more robust tools for education and enterprise. At New York Life she progressed from consultant to senior engineer, shipping front-end solutions that balance accessibility, performance, and maintainability. She combines strong project management and team leadership with hands-on coding, mentoring junior engineers and translating complex stakeholder needs into pragmatic technical designs. Known for thoughtful communication and cross-functional collaboration, she brings uncommon operational and classroom experience to product thinking and user empathy.
10 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Arts - MA Educational Leadership Politics and Advocacy, Master of Arts - MA Educational Leadership Politics and Advocacy at New York UniversityBachelor of Arts - BA English; Jurisprudence; Classics minor, Bachelor of Arts - BA English; Jurisprudence; Classics minor at Montclair State University
English, RussianProgramming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
coollikeabreeze/leetcode-solutions
May 2022 - Aug 2022
Contributions:70 commits, 56 pushes, 1 branch in 3 months
coollikeabreeze/coollikeabreeze
Feb 2022 - Nov 2025
Contributions:39 pushes in 3 years 9 months
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