Max Giraldo is a Senior Software Engineer based in New York with 12 years of experience building web and product engineering at companies from startups to Shopify. He brings a hybrid background in design and engineering—holding a BFA in Advertising—and has shipped production systems at Warby Parker, Hearst Technology, and Shopify while also founding and producing the animated show "Gig Work." Known for bridging creative direction and technical implementation, Max excels at crafting polished user experiences and scalable backend services. His career blends agency-style design thinking with hands-on software delivery, making him comfortable leading cross-disciplinary teams and prototypes through to production. Outside of core engineering, he applies storytelling and product intuition to technical problems, a perspective reflected in his entrepreneurial studio work.
12 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
BFA, Advertising, BFA, Advertising at ArtCenter College of Design
The George Washington University School of Business
Contributions:2 PRs, 31 pushes, 5 branches in 3 years 9 months
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