Gretchen Ziegler
Engineering at Apartment List
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolGretchen Ziegler is an engineering leader with 11 years of experience who blends a background in education and the arts with strong web and core infrastructure expertise, currently contributing at Apartment List after principal and manager roles at Sapphire Digital and BuzzFeed. A former NYC public high school English and drama teacher, she brings curriculum-driven product empathy and a passion for building tools that streamline teachers’ workflows and enhance student learning. Known for being tenacious and “in the zone,” she approaches problems from multiple angles to deliver practical, user-centered solutions. Her unusual path—from directing school productions and mentoring IB students to leading engineering teams—gives her a rare combination of communication, pedagogy, and technical leadership.
11 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Web Development Immersive, Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Web Development Immersive, Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services at General AssemblyMaster's degree, Education, Master's degree, Education at New York UniversityBachelor's degree, Theater and Spanish, Bachelor's degree, Theater and Spanish at Skidmore College
English, SpanishProgramming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
gretchenziegler/pss_refactored
Apr 2015 - Jun 2022
pss rails site
Contributions:164 pushes, 1 branch in 7 years 2 months
ruby-on-railsrailspssruby
Sapphire-Digital-Interns-Master/code_challenges
Jun 2018 - Jul 2021
Code challenges for the Vitals engineering interns, summer 2018.
Contributions:8 reviews, 6 PRs, 13 pushes in 3 years 1 month
engineeringinternssummervitals
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