Summary
Shachy Rivas is a Lead Software Engineer with 10 years of experience building high-performance React and Node applications, currently leading engineering at The Walt Disney Company after senior roles at CNN. She specializes in server-side rendering, webpack optimization and isomorphic app development, and led Helium.js—an automated SSR tool that includes tree-shaking, bundle compression, and a Puppeteer-based performance testing CLI. A practical technologist who moves between low-level build tooling and end-user features, she has implemented secure Redux hydration pipelines and automated client-to-server transitions to avoid unnecessary re-renders. An invited speaker on webpack optimizations and an active open-source contributor, she also mentors and encourages Latinas in tech, blending technical depth with community leadership.
10 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS) Computer Science and Mathematics, Bachelor of Science (BS) Computer Science and Mathematics at Emory University
English, Spanish