Summary
Laura Streb is a seasoned engineering leader with 12 years of experience advancing teams from hands-on engineering to senior director roles, currently leading software engineering at Guild in the Denver area. Her background as a dancer informs a collaborative, disciplined leadership style focused on knowledge sharing, constructive feedback, and building predictable patterns that make codebases navigable. She has repeatedly taken on thorny tasks—rewriting front ends, removing technical debt, and scaling teams—and is known for pairing strong documentation with a pragmatic, get-it-done attitude. Laura mentors junior engineers, participates in hiring, and brings a knack for turning chaotic projects into well-documented, maintainable systems. An early educator in coding, she blends people-first management with full-stack engineering experience and a willingness to dive into the work others avoid.
12 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Programming, Computer Programming at Dev Bootcamp
Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) Dance, Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) Dance at University at Buffalo