Lynn Root
Staff Engineer at Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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RockstarLynn Root is a Staff Engineer at Spotify with 14 years of experience building full-stack systems and shipping production-ready features at scale. Based in New York, she blends backend data work—illustrated by her Python data-visualization and GeoJSON tooling—with thoughtful front-end design, having led UI improvements for the global PyLadies site. She also teaches as an adjunct professor at Columbia, translating industry practice into classroom-ready curricula. A community leader and organizer (PyLadies) who shares code and mentorship openly, Lynn bridges engineering, education, and advocacy to grow diverse technical talent.
14 years of coding experience
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Github Skills (15)
html10
data-visualizations10
css10
data-visualization10
data-visualisation10
ui-design10
python10
matplotlib10
geojson9
csv-parse9
csv-parsing9
project-setup8
authentication6
kerberos6
django6
Programming languages (12)
Github contributions (5)
pyladies/pyladies
Dec 2012 - May 2019
PyLadies is a global mentorship group focused on helping more marginalized genders become active participants & leads in the Python open-source community.
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:2 reviews, 315 commits, 150 PRs in 6 years 6 months
Contributions summary:Lynn's commits focused on the initial design and implementation of a new website design for PyLadies. These commits included changes to CSS files, specifically modifying the visual styling elements of the site. The user made modifications to the navigation bar, and header elements. The commits demonstrate a focus on front-end development and UI design within the PyLadies repository.
pythonpyladiesleadsdiversity-inclusion-in-techdiversity-in-tech
econchick/new-coder
Jan 2013 - Jun 2015
New Coder tutorials
Role in this project:Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:1 release, 300 commits, 7 PRs in 2 years 4 months
Contributions summary:Lynn contributed to the development of a data visualization tutorial using Python. They implemented parsing functionality to process data from CSV files, created functions to visualize data using matplotlib, and built a system to generate GeoJSON files for map visualizations. They also established the project's structure and setup initial elements.
pythoncoder
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