Summary
Shoshi R is a Staff Software Engineer based in New York with 15 years of experience building human-centered web and mobile products. She blends deep hands-on expertise in Ruby, Rails, and Vue.js with a strong focus on design systems, accessibility, and inclusive engineering practices. As founder of a boutique consultancy she delivered end-to-end apps for mission-driven clients—ranging from modular campaign component libraries to math-learning platforms built with Elixir/Phoenix and KaTeX. At Donut she led engineering teams, hiring and mentoring engineers while driving SOC2 readiness, PEN testing, and performance improvements. Her background in design and theater lighting informs a pragmatic, user-focused approach to UX and collaboration across product and design. She’s known for favoring respectful, human-centered technology and for translating design-system thinking into scalable, maintainable code.
16 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
BA Film and Electronic Arts, BA Film and Electronic Arts at Bard College
New York University
English, French