Summary
Heather Lorenzo is a Senior Software Engineer based in Austin with 11 years of engineering experience and a background in digital design, blending user-centered thinking with robust full‑stack development. She has driven architecture and feature delivery across startups and enterprises, building RESTful APIs, serverless services, and resilient event-driven systems using AWS, ECS, SQS, GraphQL, and Kafka. Heather pairs strong frontend skills—reusable React components and dynamic micro-frontends—with backend expertise in TypeScript, SQL, OpenSearch/Elasticsearch, and automated testing to ship reliable, high-performance web apps. Notably, she has delivered client-facing APIs and webhook systems, configurable automation for task lifecycles, and PDF compliance tooling that bridge product and operational needs. A former designer and animator, she brings visual sensibility to UX and a mentor’s mindset from time spent guiding bootcamp students. She thrives on solving complex problems, improving automation, and translating design intent into pragmatic, testable code.
11 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Digital Art, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Digital Art at Cleveland Institute of Art
Dev Bootcamp