Erin Coughlan
Software Engineer at google
Greater Pittsburgh Region United States
Summary
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Top SchoolErin Coughlan is a software engineer with a decade of experience specializing in front-end development and JavaScript tooling, currently based in the Greater Pittsburgh area. A Harvey Mudd CS graduate and former Google software engineering intern, she has contributed to high-profile open-source projects including google/closure-compiler and angular/material. Her work focuses on AngularJS type definitions, UI components, and robustness—adding detailed externs for Angular Material and implementing the initial panel component with positioning, tests, and styling. Erin combines a strong engineering foundation with practical attention to compatibility across framework versions, helping prevent runtime errors through better typing and tests. Her background in stage and lighting engineering hints at a practical, systems-oriented mindset for orchestrating complex front-end interactions.
11 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
B.S, Computer Science, B.S, Computer Science at Harvey Mudd College
Github Skills (11)
angularjs-material10
angular-material10
closure10
material-design10
google-closure-compiler10
javascript10
angularjs10
type-check9
type-checking9
css8
optimization8
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
angular/material
Jan 2016 - Mar 2017
Material design for AngularJS
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:60 commits, 78 PRs, 54 pushes in 1 year 2 months
Contributions summary:Erin primarily contributed to the `angular/material` repository by fixing bugs related to the dialog and tooltip components, as well as cleaning up DOM elements in tests. They also implemented the initial implementation of the panel component, including adding functionality, tests, and styling. Furthermore, the user added positioning configurations, including absolute and relative positioning, to the panel component, enhancing its flexibility.
angularjsmaterial-designangularjs-materialjavascriptlts
google/closure-compiler
Jul 2016 - Jan 2017
A JavaScript checker and optimizer.
Role in this project:Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:6 commits in 6 months
Contributions summary:Erin contributed primarily to the project's externs related to AngularJS, specifically adding and updating type definitions for Angular Material and core Angular libraries. These contributions included adding type definitions for `md.VirtualRepeatContainerController`, `$panel`, and related components. The changes also reflect the user's involvement in adapting the project to different versions of Angular, ensuring compatibility and code correctness.
javascriptclosure-compileroptimizationtypechecking
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