Laune Harris
Software Engineer at Persona
Old Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Summary
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Top SchoolLaune Harris is a software engineer and architect with eight years of professional experience designing and building systems that range from small web apps to high-performance, distributed platforms. He co-founded Wippl, a self-service ad network serving Caribbean audiences, and has led technical strategy as CTO while also co-creating community-focused products like Wiwords and Caribdaily. At companies from Amazon to Bolt and Persona he’s shipped resilient, multi-tenant APIs and data-driven services, often translating business vision into clear domain and data models. His background spans security certification, large-scale vendor platforms, recommendation systems, and analytics-focused data warehousing, reflecting a rare mix of hands-on engineering and domain modeling expertise. Based in Toronto, he pairs startup grit with enterprise discipline—able to manage cross-functional launches and international rollouts. An understated strength is his focus on culturally relevant products, bringing regional insight to technically robust, scalable solutions.
8 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (MS), Computer Science, Master of Science (MS), Computer Science at University of Wisconsin-MadisonMaster of Science (MS), Computer Science, Master of Science (MS), Computer Science at New York UniversityBachelor of Science (BS), Information Systems, Bachelor of Science (BS), Information Systems at City University of New YorkNatural Sciences, Natural Sciences at The University of the West Indies, Mona
Github Skills (10)
native-code10
payment9
checkout9
bolt8
high-performance7
compiler6
python6
magento5
ecommerce5
llvm4
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
launeh/remove-drupal-code-injection
Jul 2018 - Apr 2023
Contributions:8 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 9 months
launeh/minesweeper
Sep 2017 - Apr 2019
Contributions:4 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 7 months
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