Laura Rothman is a Director of Engineering based in San Francisco with 11 years of experience building consumer-facing mobile products and leading cross-functional engineering teams. She progressed from iOS engineer to director within Whatnot, scaling product and people operations in a fast-growing marketplace after earlier iOS work at Yelp and platform engineering at Slack. Known for blending hands-on shipping with team coaching, she mentors engineers through the full product lifecycle and has formal teaching experience from Hack Reactor. Her background in legal procedure and international studies gives her a pragmatic, detail-oriented approach to compliance and global product considerations. Colleagues describe her as a product-minded leader who prioritizes delightful user experiences and operational rigor.
10 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
B1+ Certification French Language and Literature, B1+ Certification French Language and Literature at Ecole l'Etoile Language Institute
The University of Hong Kong (HKU)
University of Kansas
Cohort 33, Cohort 33 at Hack Reactor
Study Abroad Economics, Study Abroad Economics at Yonsei University
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Laura Rothman - Director Of Engineering at Whatnot