Summary
Shayna Cummings is a software engineer and civic technologist with 11 years of experience building user-centered systems that make complex public services more accessible. At Code for America she automates criminal record clearance through the Clear My Record program, pairing product-minded engineering with policy impact. She’s taught software development in community organizations, served as a tech lead at Pluralsight creating guided learning experiences, and built administration tools for healthcare and higher education. As Director for Women Who Code Boston she helps a 7,000+ member network advance in tech, blending mentorship with community-driven programs. Trained in linguistics and psychology, Shayna brings a human-centered lens to engineering, often surfacing usability and inclusion improvements that go beyond typical feature work.
11 years of coding experience