Mary Shaw is a seasoned software development manager and front-end specialist with a CS degree and more than 20 years in web development, currently leading FamilySearch’s React front-end stack and unified UX design system. She combines hands-on engineering—shipping high-traffic, mobile-first React experiences used by millions—with people-first leadership focused on mentoring, intern onboarding, and developer retention. Mary drives front-end architecture, automated migrations, and code-mod strategies while using data to demonstrate team impact to engineering leadership. Her background includes building analytics and operational tooling at Adobe and scaling product-facing web platforms across media and e-commerce, giving her a strong track record of pragmatic, measurable improvements. Known for evangelizing unit testing, UX, and design systems, she quietly balances technical stewardship with improving developer experience and documentation. Based in Pleasant Grove, Utah, she excels at turning complex front-end challenges into repeatable practices that uplift multiple teams.
11 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science Computer Science, Bachelor of Science Computer Science at Brigham Young University
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Mary Shaw - Software Development Manager at FamilySearch