Summary
Rebecca Shapiro is a Staff Software Engineer with 11 years of experience building full-stack e-commerce and SaaS platforms, currently driving engineering at Glossier. A communications major turned engineer, she excels at translating complex technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders and pairing strategic thinking with hands-on delivery. Her background spans product-facing roles—from procurement and analytics at Amazon’s MyHabit to forward-deployed engineering at Bluecore and subscription/fulfillment systems at Ollie—giving her a rare blend of business, data, and engineering intuition. Technically fluent in Python/Django, JavaScript/React, SQL and AWS, she focuses on performance, extensibility, and measurable impact for operations and revenue-facing features. Known for turning manual workflows into robust digital tools, she began her transition to engineering by building Excel-based planning systems and completing Flatiron’s immersive web program. Based in Denver, she brings a strategist’s mindset to code, prioritizing clarity, scalability, and cross-functional collaboration.
11 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Horace Greeley High School
Web Development Immersive, Web Development Immersive at Flatiron School
B.A., Communication Studies, Business Institutions Program, B.A., Communication Studies, Business Institutions Program at Northwestern University