Brittany Ellich is a Staff Software Engineer at GitHub with nine years of experience building full‑stack systems and commerce infrastructure, recently focused on metered billing at scale. She pivoted into software engineering by completing a bachelor's in software development in eight months while working full time, and has progressed through roles at Hippo Education, Nike, and consulting engagements. A developer advocate at heart, she regularly speaks at conferences, co-hosts the Overcommitted podcast, and writes The Balanced Engineer newsletter to help engineers grow technically while maintaining sustainable careers. Her technical breadth spans Ruby on Rails, Go, C#/Dotnet, JavaScript/React, and cloud migrations on AWS, with hands-on leadership in replatforming and payments integrations. Deeply committed to inclusion and accessibility, she mentors engineers—especially women—helping them see long-term possibilities in tech.
9 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Public Health (MPH) Environmental and Occupational Health, Master of Public Health (MPH) Environmental and Occupational Health at Oregon State University
Bachelor's of Science Software Development, Bachelor's of Science Software Development at Western Governors University
Contributions:70 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 11 months
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Brittany Ellich - Staff Software Engineer at Overcommitted