Summary
Dafna Rosenblum is an engineering manager and founder with 11+ years of experience leading cross-functional teams and scaling developer-focused communities. She blends hands-on full-stack expertise (React, Node, Python, Java, microservices, AWS) with senior leadership roles at Epidemic Sound, Volvo Cars and Kry, driving hiring, performance development and engineering strategy. As co-founder of Baot and multiple community initiatives she has built programs serving 8,000+ members, run events and a podcast for junior engineers, and coached dozens of engineers to promotions. Known for servant leadership, psychological safety and thoughtful processes, she pairs technical depth—including past work in OCaml, Prolog and embedded DevOps—with a talent for turning community energy into measurable career growth. An experienced speaker and writer, she publishes technical guides and talks on architecture and React, often pushing teams to higher impact through continuous learning and transparency.
11 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BSc) Computer Science and Economics, Bachelor of Science (BSc) Computer Science and Economics at Tel Aviv University
Computer Science, Computer Science at University of Maryland
English, Hebrew, Swedish