Emily Jirles
Software Engineer at Fulcrum
Durham, North Carolina, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolEmily Jirles is a full-stack software engineer with eight years of experience building data-driven web applications for SaaS and DaaS companies, currently developing product and performance improvements at Fulcrum. Her background in analysis, communications, and intelligence work gives her a knack for translating ambiguous requirements into reliable, user-focused features and robust data pipelines. Comfortable across Ruby on Rails stacks and modern web tooling, she pairs pragmatic engineering with a strong sense for product optimization and bug triage. Emily’s early roles in international services and government contracts sharpened her attention to detail and cross-team collaboration—skills she leverages to manage complex projects end-to-end. Based in Durham, NC, she blends technical craft with clear stakeholder communication, and her GitHub tagline—"Aspiring no longer"—reflects a practical, delivery-oriented mindset.
8 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Spanish Language, Spanish Language at I.C.AMandarin Chinese, General Chinese Studies, Mandarin Chinese, General Chinese Studies at The Beijing Center for Chinese StudiesComputer Software Engineering, Computer Software Engineering at Flatiron SchoolBachelor of Arts (B.A.), International/Global Studies, 3.9/4.0, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), International/Global Studies, 3.9/4.0 at University of Dayton
Chinese, Spanish
Github Skills (15)
expressions9
api4
clojure4
query-language4
grid2
react2
grid-system2
sql2
generator2
schema-validation2
databases1
esri1
schema1
database1
ruby1
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
Jirles/ttt-with-ai-project-v-000
May 2018 - May 2018
Contributions:322 pushes in 1 day
Jirles/has-many-through-forms-rails-labs-v-000
Jun 2018 - Jun 2018
Contributions:189 pushes, 1 branch in 1 day
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