Katy La Tour
Software Engineer II at Beyond Finance
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolKaty La Tour is a full-stack Software Engineer II with nine years of diverse experience, currently building product-focused features at Beyond Finance after delivering end-to-end solutions in the talent-tech space at Hunt Club. She combines strong Ruby on Rails, React.js, SQL and ElasticSearch skills with a collaborative, customer-centered approach to ship intuitive search and integration features that improve user workflows. Her background in meteorology and wine consulting informs a unique analytical and people-first perspective—she excels at translating complex requirements into usable interfaces while communicating effectively across stakeholders. Trained through Turing School's intensive backend program, Katy pairs test-driven engineering discipline with a creative drive to craft impactful software that bridges technical depth and real-world value.
9 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS) Meteorology, Bachelor of Science (BS) Meteorology at Central Michigan UniversityCertificate in Backend Engineering Backend Software Engineering, Certificate in Backend Engineering Backend Software Engineering at Turing School of Software & Design
Github Skills (6)
minecraft7
ruby5
backend5
activerecord5
php4
frontend3
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
klatour324/adopt_dont_shop
Feb 2021 - Feb 2021
Contributions:38 PRs, 19 pushes, 39 branches in 7 days
josephbudina/viewing_party
Mar 2021 - Apr 2021
Starter repo for a backend module 3 project.
Contributions:13 reviews, 16 PRs, 19 pushes in 11 days
module-3phpbackendfrontend
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