Margo Smith
Staff Software Engineer at Sealed
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolMargo Smith is a Staff Software Engineer in Pittsburgh with 13 years of experience building performant, user-facing web systems and data visualizations. A scientist-turned-developer, she blends a strong research background in computational modeling and neuroscience with hands-on full-stack work at Google, Venmo, Indigo, and now Sealed, often focusing on perceived performance and seamless UI transitions. Her work on search platform optimizations and preview features demonstrates a knack for both low-level rendering improvements and high-impact UX experiments. Margo pairs formal training in mathematics and data science with practical web development credentials from General Assembly and Recurse Center, and even holds a carpentry certificate—an unusual detail that underscores a pragmatic, craft-oriented approach to engineering.
12 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Certificate Carpentry/Carpenter, Certificate Carpentry/Carpenter at Laney CollegeBachelor of Arts Mathematics and Neuroscience, Bachelor of Arts Mathematics and Neuroscience at Kenyon CollegeWeb Development Javascript, Web Development Javascript at Recurse CenterMathematics, Mathematics at Budapest Semester in MathematicsBack End Web Development, Back End Web Development at General Assembly
Github Skills (13)
react4
nextjs3
gis2
nyc2
graph1
debugging1
debug1
python1
graph-database1
data-visualization1
visualization1
database1
mapping-tools1
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
margo73465/margo73465.github.io
Mar 2015 - May 2020
Contributions:23 commits, 15 pushes, 1 branch in 5 years 3 months
reactnextjs
margo73465/dataScience_homework
Jun 2013 - Jul 2013
Contributions:9 commits in 1 month
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