Summary
Mia Anaya is a Staff Software Engineer with 10 years of experience building cloud-native backend systems and leading cross-functional teams, currently at Kizen. She pairs strong technical delivery in Python and Java with product-focused empathy, having partnered with Product teams throughout her career to turn ambiguous requirements into meaningful software. Mia has led data ingestion and foundational service projects for enterprises like Scotiabank and NewtonX, and mentored engineers in reactive programming, design patterns, and testing. A top-reputed AMXX game modder since 2014, she brings a creative, user-centered perspective to engineering problems and an aptitude for automating repetitive work—evidenced early in her career when she cut reporting time from days to under a minute with simple scripts. Lifelong learner and mentor, she thrives at the intersection of product thinking, backend architecture, and developer coaching.
10 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Electromechanical Engineering, Bachelor of Science - BS, Electromechanical Engineering at National University of Engineering
English, Spanish