Summary
Elba Chimilio is a Principal Engineering Manager in New York with seven years of hands-on experience building and scaling modern web applications across startups and health tech. She progressed rapidly at Phrase Health from Software Engineer to Principal Engineering Manager, blending full-stack expertise (TypeScript, React, Node, SQL) with team leadership and delivery ownership. Known for shipping reusable component libraries and reducing bugs through robust API and backend work, she has led cross-functional teams through agile sprints and major product iterations. Her background includes driving a jump from v2.0 to v3.0 at HyperQube by contributing both front-end and GraphQL/NestJS backend improvements, reflecting a pragmatic, end-to-end mindset. Trained at Ironhack after a University of Florida philosophy degree, she brings uncommon analytical rigor and communication skills to technical decision-making. She pairs technical depth with a volunteer spirit, having contributed pro-bono engineering work to humanitarian projects during the COVID-19 response.
7 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Web Development Bootcamp Full-Stack Web-Developement, Web Development Bootcamp Full-Stack Web-Developement at Ironhack
Police/Public Service Aide (PSA) Certificate, Police/Public Service Aide (PSA) Certificate at Miami Dade College
Bachelor’s Degree Philosophy, Bachelor’s Degree Philosophy at University of Florida
Spanish, English