Lauren Didonato
Senior Software Engineer at Prudential Financial
New Jersey, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolLauren Didonato is a Senior Software Engineer with nine years of experience building web and mobile applications, currently advancing platform work at Prudential Financial. She combines a Columbia MS in Technology Management with a RIT background in Web and Mobile Computing to bridge UX-focused front-end work and backend integrations using React, Node.js, and service-oriented APIs. Lauren has progressed internally from co-op roles to senior engineering, demonstrating an ability to modernize legacy systems and collaborate closely with QA and business partners. Her early roles emphasized accessibility and UX—testing with screen readers and creating wireframes—so she brings usability and inclusivity into production development. Comfortable in team-focused environments, she enjoys mentoring and learning from peers while delivering customer-facing features. Based in New Jersey, she pairs thoughtful design sensitivity with practical, production-minded engineering.
9 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS Technology Management, Master of Science - MS Technology Management at Columbia University School of Professional StudiesBachelor’s Degree Web and Mobile Computing, Bachelor’s Degree Web and Mobile Computing at Rochester Institute of TechnologyHigh School, High School at Miss Porter's School
English, Spanish
Github Skills (12)
whoosh9
ruby-on-rails7
django6
django-framework5
python5
haystack5
web-application5
django-rest-framework5
mysql4
arcade2
raspberry2
raspberry-pi1
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
drdendi/drdendi.github.io
Apr 2018 - Mar 2025
Contributions:23 pushes in 7 years
ldidonato/ldidonato.github.io
Mar 2017 - Nov 2019
Contributions:26 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 9 months
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