Summary
Elisa Sierra is a Senior User Experience Researcher with nine years of experience at MathWorks, specializing in generative AI and software development workflows for MATLAB and Simulink Projects, including source control integration. She blends an engineering mindset from an MEng in Biomedical and Electrical & Electronic Engineering at Imperial College London with hands-on product research to bridge developer tooling and AI-driven UX. At MathWorks she progressed from intern and support engineer to lead researcher, giving her rare visibility into user needs across support, engineering, and design. Elisa’s background in biomedical imaging and mobile app prototyping informs a data-driven, experimental approach to complex tooling problems and helps her translate technical constraints into usable workflows. Based in Greater Cambridge, she focuses on making advanced developer experiences feel intuitive without sacrificing rigor.
9 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Year 10, Year 10 at Sutherland Secondary School (North Vancouver)
MEng Biomedical Engineering Electrical and Electronics Engineering, MEng Biomedical Engineering Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Imperial College London
Spanish Baccalaureate and International Baccalaureate, Spanish Baccalaureate and International Baccalaureate at IES Rosa Chacel
Summer Program for High School Students, Summer Program for High School Students at Boston University
English, Spanish, French