Jennifer Lao
Senior Software Engineer at PPLSI
Denver Metropolitan Area United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJennifer Lao is a Senior Software Engineer with seven years of experience building practical tools that improve workflow efficiency, currently advancing backend systems at PPLSI in the Denver area. Transitioning from early childhood education to software, she brings a teacher's mindset to engineering—prioritizing clarity, usability, and tailored solutions for specific user needs. Trained at Turing School with a BS in Psychology from USC, she combines strong backend development skills with human-centered problem solving. At PPLSI she progressed from Software Engineer to Senior within a few years, demonstrating rapid technical growth and ownership of complex projects. Jennifer excels at translating domain knowledge into reliable software that reduces friction for end users, often focusing on pragmatic automation and developer-friendly APIs. Colleagues describe her as a continuous learner who mentors others and builds tools that make teams more efficient.
8 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS Psychology, Bachelor of Science - BS Psychology at University of Southern CaliforniaBackend Development, Backend Development at Turing School of Software & Design
Github Skills (13)
parking8
backend4
ruby3
ecommerce3
apollo2
nodejs2
mongodb2
javascript2
rails2
activerecord2
graphql1
frontend1
geocoder1
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
jplao/rales_engine
Nov 2018 - Jan 2022
Contributions:46 PRs, 24 pushes, 22 branches in 3 years 2 months
megstang/parqueen
Dec 2018 - Jan 2022
Parqueen will alert you of the legality of where you've parked your car and notify you of when your parking has expired.
Contributions:21 PRs, 20 pushes, 5 branches in 3 years 1 month
alertparkedparkingexpiredcar
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