Summary
Bailee Johnstone is a Software Development Engineer II with nine years of experience, currently building JP Manga systems at Amazon in Tokyo after contributing to Kindle and Alexa teams. She combines backend and product-focused engineering experience with a passion for learning new languages and technologies, and a track record of shipping customer-facing features at scale. With roots in teaching C++ to undergraduates and early roles at Vrbo and Intel, she blends strong technical fundamentals with practical product empathy. Based on a unique background that includes culinary training in baking and pastry, she brings creative problem-solving and attention to craft to software design. Outside of engineering she pursues photography, writing (working on her first fiction novel), travel and gaming, which inform a user-centric perspective. Her commitment to promoting diversity in tech complements a collaborative, mentor-oriented approach to team work.
9 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
High School, High School at Tualatin High School
Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science, Graduated, Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Science, Graduated at Portland State University
None, Baking and Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef, None, Baking and Pastry Arts/Baker/Pastry Chef at Cascade Culinary Institute
English