Summary
Roisin O'dowd is a software engineer at NetApp with a strong interdisciplinary background combining Computer Science and Microbiology from the University of Pittsburgh. She transitioned from bioinformatics research—where she used computational tools and live-cell experiments to study protein evolution—into full-stack development at a health-tech startup before joining enterprise storage software. Based in Seattle, she brings 11 years of experience delivering practical, data-driven solutions and a knack for translating scientific problems into production-ready code. Fluent in advanced Farsi through a Critical Language Scholarship, she also pursues interests in national security and creative hobbies like hiking, cooking, and playing saxophone, which inform a collaborative, curious approach to engineering.
11 years of coding experience
University of Mississippi
Critical Language Scholarship, Critical Language Scholarship at U.S. Department of State
Bachelor of Science (BS), Bachelor of Science (BS) at University of Pittsburgh
German, Chinese, Tajik, Persian, English