Carissa Dean
Senior Software Engineer at Engine by Starling
United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolCarissa Dean is a Senior Software Engineer based in the UK with eight years of experience building resilient, production-grade systems across finance and developer security domains. She progressed from Associate roles at JPMorgan Chase into senior engineering positions at Snyk and now Engine by Starling, demonstrating strong adaptability moving between large enterprise and fast-paced product teams. Her background blends software engineering with early data-quality work at Centrica, giving her a practical appreciation for data integrity alongside application architecture. Carissa has repeatedly taken on accelerated promotion tracks, suggesting a talent for ownership, mentorship, and delivering impactful features under tight timelines. Comfortable across backend and platform contexts, she focuses on shipping reliable, scalable solutions that bridge business needs and developer experience. Based in the UK with a BSc in Information Technology/Business Management from the University of Exeter, she brings both technical depth and product-aware judgement to engineering challenges.
8 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
High School, High School at Bilborough CollegeLoughborough High SchoolBachelor of Science (BSc) Information Technology/Business Management, Bachelor of Science (BSc) Information Technology/Business Management at University of Exeter
Github Skills (26)
snyk10
monitors10
sarif9
monitor9
security9
api9
versioning9
vulnerabilities8
code-generation8
matching8
supply-chain-security8
static-analysis7
software-composition-analysis7
cli7
linting6
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
carissadean/juice-shop
Apr 2022 - Mar 2025
OWASP Juice Shop: Probably the most modern and sophisticated insecure web application
Contributions:78 PRs, 83 pushes, 94 branches in 2 years 11 months
juiceqbcore-frameworksecurityweb-applicationmethodology
carissadean/snyk-goof
Jan 2025 - Jan 2025
Contributions:8 PRs, 7 pushes, 7 branches in 7 days
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