Summary
Ruth Hill is a Software Engineer II with nine years of experience building user-focused web applications and data-driven backends, currently contributing to SimpliSafe. She specializes in JavaScript ecosystems—React, Node, Express—and relational databases (PostgreSQL/Sequelize), with a track record of designing RESTful APIs, authentication, and automated test suites. At Stark she launched and scaled a user-management product that supported a 20x growth in users, owning migrations, integrations (payments, email, analytics), and UI flows. Her background in glassmaking and small-business operations gives her a practical, detail-oriented approach to craftsmanship in code and collaborative product work. Based in Belmont, MA, she pairs strong front-end polish with reliable backend engineering and a knack for turning ambiguous requirements into maintainable systems.
9 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Certificate Software Development, Certificate Software Development at Fullstack Academy
Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) 3-Dimensional Studies Glassblowing, Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) 3-Dimensional Studies Glassblowing at Alfred University