Summary
Brooke Baer is a Senior Software Engineer I at HubSpot with about 11 years of hands-on experience building web-first products and a formal foundation from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Information Technology and Web Science. She has a strong front-end focus developed through roles at Politech and Evolving Software, and a track record of shipping dynamic, standards-based web systems and interactive experiences. Based in Chicago, she blends practical engineering with a passion for accessibility, security, and sustainable business growth. Outside of product work she has taught coding at iD Tech Camps and contributed to local small-business web portals and course projects, showing a knack for translating complex requirements into usable interfaces. As a transgender woman and active advocate for LGBTQ+ rights, racial justice, and environmental sustainability, she brings inclusive collaboration and social impact into her engineering practice while continually learning new frameworks and tools.
10 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Information Technology and Web Science, Web Technologies, Information Technology and Web Science, Web Technologies at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute