Bianca Severino
Software Engineer at Red Ventures
Connecticut, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolBianca Severino is a full-stack software engineer based in Connecticut with 11 years of professional experience and a strong focus on JavaScript, React, Node, and UI development. She transitioned from a decade as a visual artist into software, bringing a designer’s sensibility and strong interpersonal skills to building engaging, user-focused applications. At edX she contributed to both front-end React microfrontends and back-end LMS features, improving proctoring UX, ID verification flows, and search/indexing for course metadata in prominent open-source projects. Now at Red Ventures, she continues to blend creative thinking with technical rigor to deliver polished interfaces and reliable back-end integrations. Her background in printmaking and customer-facing roles gives her an unusual edge in accessibility, visual clarity, and collaborative problem-solving. Outside work she stays creative through drawing, gaming, and experimenting with vegan recipes, which fuels her iterative approach to product development.
11 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Full Stack Web Development & Computer Science, Full Stack Web Development & Computer Science at BloomTechBachelor's Degree Fine Arts in Printmaking, Bachelor's Degree Fine Arts in Printmaking at University of Hartford
Github Skills (26)
javascript10
openedx10
algolia10
data-service10
python10
apidoc10
django10
webservice10
api10
front-end-development10
backend10
react10
api-design9
restful-api9
testing9
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
openedx/edx-platform
Jul 2020 - Jan 2023
The Open edX LMS & Studio, powering education sites around the world!
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:70 reviews, 162 commits, 161 PRs in 2 years 6 months
Contributions summary:Bianca primarily contributed to the Open edX LMS platform by implementing and modifying features related to ID verification, including redirect functionality and integration with a microfrontend. They also worked on an endpoint for SSO records, and updated URLs in ID verification-related emails to reflect changes to the new experience. Furthermore, the user updated the course overview model and the timed exams feature.
edxlmssitesbackend-serviceopen-edx
openedx/course-discovery
May 2022 - Jan 2023
Service providing access to consolidated course and program metadata
Role in this project:Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:28 reviews, 13 commits, 19 PRs in 8 months
Contributions summary:Bianca primarily contributed to the back-end service, focusing on enhancements and bug fixes related to course metadata and search functionality. Their work included adding location restriction models, refining Algolia search filters, and incorporating new data fields. They also addressed issues related to how executive education courses are indexed, ensuring accurate representation in search results. The user's contributions demonstrate a focus on improving data presentation and search accuracy within the course discovery service.
data-managementconsolidateditilbackend-servicemetadata
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