Karina Macancela
Founder at Macancela Technologies
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolKarina Macancela is a Senior Software Engineer in New York with a decade of experience building web applications and leading front-end initiatives at Ai Media Group. She began coding at 14 and has progressed from web developer to senior engineering roles, blending strong computer science and applied mathematics foundations from Queens College. Her background includes hands-on Java development and project management at Aetna, giving her both technical depth and cross-functional delivery experience. Karina excels at translating abstract ideas into polished user experiences and scalable front-end architectures, often bridging design sensibilities from her arts-focused high school training with engineering rigor. Comfortable across the full stack, she brings practical product instincts and a history of accelerating teams through mentorship and clear execution. Colleagues describe her as a persistent problem-solver who pairs curiosity with a disciplined approach to shipping quality software.
10 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science and Applied Mathematics, Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science and Applied Mathematics at Queens CollegeHigh School Diploma, Art and Design, High School Diploma, Art and Design at Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School
English, Spanish, French
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (38)
stripe10
stripe-api9
prototyping8
redmine8
pdf8
nodejs8
ecommerce7
javascript7
medicine7
ruby-on-rails7
babeljs6
oracle6
computer-science6
graph-theory6
ui-generator6
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
kmacancela/kmacancela.github.io
Mar 2019 - May 2022
Creating and managing personal website with the usage of GitHub pages and Jekyll.
Contributions:2 PRs, 76 pushes, 4 branches in 3 years 2 months
jekyll
kmacancela/jpdraws
Dec 2019 - Sep 2021
E-commerce web application for an artist, using Ruby on Rails, JavaScript, Node.js, and Stripe API.
Contributions:25 commits, 7 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 9 months
ecommercejavascriptnodejsruby-on-railsstripe-api
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