Sarah Cawley is a software engineering manager in Portland with 12 years of industry experience and 9+ years leading engineering teams across fintech and mission-driven training programs. Currently managing engineering at Best Egg, she previously scaled Techtonica’s training pipeline—mentoring 58 underrepresented developers into roles at companies like Sony and Cisco while boosting applicant quality and employer conversion rates. A former frontend team lead, she combines hands-on engineering, hiring experience, and curriculum design to shorten onboarding, cut research time, and reduce burnout. With a CS degree from Oregon State and an earlier training in vocal performance, she brings both technical rigor and uncommon empathy to people-first leadership.
12 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Music, Vocal Performance, 3.84, Bachelor of Music, Vocal Performance, 3.84 at University of Oregon
Computer Science, 3.88, Computer Science, 3.88 at Oregon State University
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