Erin Velez
Software Engineer at Spotify
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolErin Velez is a software engineer in New York with nine years of experience building data-focused and full-stack systems, currently contributing to Spotify’s Podcast Mission. She moved from a career in archives and corporate history into engineering, bringing a unique strength in translating complex, historical data into maintainable, user-focused services. Prior roles at Mailchimp and Welcome sharpened her backend and data services expertise, while time at Recurse Center and Fullstack Academy reflects a commitment to continuous learning and mentorship. Erin is comfortable working across the stack and with cross-disciplinary teams, pairing rigorous documentation habits from her archivist background with pragmatic software delivery. Her archival training gives her an uncommon attention to provenance and auditability in data workflows, which she applies to production systems at scale.
9 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Arts (MA), History / Archival Administration, Master of Arts (MA), History / Archival Administration at New York UniversityBachelor of Arts (BA), American History (United States), Bachelor of Arts (BA), American History (United States) at University of Chicago
Github Skills (8)
tinder9
graph8
javascript7
canvas6
charts5
touchscreen2
css2
card1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
erinkshaw/columbiasolar
Mar 2021 - Jun 2023
Contributions:1 PR, 62 pushes, 4 branches in 2 years 3 months
Attune-GH/attune
Sep 2017 - Feb 2018
Contributions:165 commits, 63 PRs, 135 pushes in 4 months
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