Stephen Carrera
Senior Software Engineer at Pinterest
San Francisco, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolStephen Carrera is a Senior Software Engineer with nine years of experience building growth-focused web platforms, currently driving product and engineering efforts at Pinterest from San Francisco. He combines full-stack chops—JavaScript, React Native, Node.js, databases—and a background in HealthIT and management consulting to turn ambiguous requirements into measurable product improvements. At startups he streamlined auth flows and API integrations, cutting duplicate accounts and developer data access time substantially, while at agencies he delivered data-driven dashboards that doubled marketing effectiveness. Comfortable shipping at scale and in fast-moving teams, he brings cross-functional project management experience tied to a business foundation from UT Austin. Notably, his career path spans both product-scale engineering and hands-on operational roles, giving him a pragmatic edge when aligning technical work with business outcomes.
9 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
BS, Biology, BS, Biology at The University of Texas at AustinCertificate, Business Foundations, Certificate, Business Foundations at The University of Texas at Austin - The Red McCombs School of Business
Github Skills (5)
forking8
python5
react4
javascript3
fundamentals3
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
stephencarrera/toy-problems
Nov 2017 - Mar 2018
Contributions:63 commits, 60 pushes, 1 branch in 4 months
stephencarrera/Rithm-Prep
Oct 2017 - Nov 2017
Contributions:96 pushes, 1 branch in 1 month
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