Summary
Lisa Hoque is a Forward Deployed Engineer with nine years of multidisciplinary experience blending software development, data coding, and financial forensics. Based in Philadelphia, she brings a unique background from management accounting and market research into product-focused engineering at Bluecore, pairing technical problem solving with strong stakeholder communication. She mentors and interviews aspiring engineers, having taught and coached at App Academy, and has deep experience translating messy, real-world data into reliable code and insights. Passionate about free education, financial literacy, and open-source values, she combines analytical rigor with a human-centered approach to building systems. Outside work she’s equally committed to good food—cookies, ice cream, and fried chicken are clearly serious motivators.
8 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Management Accounting and Applied Finance, Management Accounting and Applied Finance at Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand
Bachelor's degree, Information Technology (Mobile App Development)/ (Computer Science), Bachelor's degree, Information Technology (Mobile App Development)/ (Computer Science) at Academy of Information Technology
Master's degree, Professional Accounting - Retirement and Financial Planning, Master's degree, Professional Accounting - Retirement and Financial Planning at La Trobe University
Full Stack Software Engineer, Computer Software Engineering, Full Stack Software Engineer, Computer Software Engineering at App Academy