Emma Green
Staff Software Engineer at Pearl Health
Greater Boston United States
Summary
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Top SchoolEmma Green is a Staff Software Engineer based in Greater Boston with a decade of industry experience and a strong track record of leading teams to deliver high-impact, revenue-driving features. She has driven architecture and observability improvements at Pearl Health and edX, where her work on payment systems and monitoring directly increased revenue by millions and reduced business risk. Comfortable across the full stack, Emma has contributed backend Django logic and ecommerce payment integrations as well as React front-end enhancements to the widely used Open edX platform. She combines hands-on coding with hiring and mentoring practices that scale team capability and quality. Pragmatic and product-focused, she pairs client-facing product development experience from earlier roles with deep technical ownership of core services. An attention to detail shows in both UI polish and complex backend discount/discount-token flows—work that impacts millions of learners worldwide.
8 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Computer Science, 3.67, Bachelor's degree, Computer Science, 3.67 at Brandeis University
English, Hebrew
Github Skills (21)
javascript10
data-service10
python10
back-end-development10
django10
testing10
user-interface10
webservice10
front-end-development10
backend10
react10
pytest9
apidoc9
jwt9
api9
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
openedx-unsupported/ecommerce
Apr 2019 - Jan 2021
(Deprecated) Service for managing edX's product catalog and handling orders for those products
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:19 reviews, 63 commits, 43 PRs in 1 year 8 months
Contributions summary:Emma contributed to the `ecommerce` service, specifically focusing on features related to dynamic discounts. The commits show modifications to payment processing, including integrating dynamic discounts from the LMS using JWTs. They also modified basket-related components and tests, indicating an understanding of the service's core functionality and a focus on improving the payment and discount logic. There are also commits to revert changes.
djangoedxproduct-catalogbackend-servicehandling
openedx/edx-platform
Oct 2018 - Jun 2021
The Open edX LMS & Studio, powering education sites around the world!
Role in this project:Backend Developer
Backend DeveloperContributions:2 reviews, 42 commits, 42 PRs in 2 years 8 months
Contributions summary:Emma primarily contributed to the backend of the edX platform, focusing on features related to course modes and programs. Their work involved modifying Django views, implementing logic for bundle discounts, and addressing course run-related issues within the programs' utilities. Furthermore, the user also made changes to the content gating test suite, specifically related to the application of content experiments. Overall, the user's contributions were focused on enhancing the platform's course and program management capabilities.
edxlmssitesbackend-serviceopen-edx
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