Tieshia Francis is a backend engineer based in San Francisco with eight years of experience building messaging and commerce integrations that improve user experiences and drive installs. At Shopify she led backend work for Messenger/Instagram and Ping, shipping GraphQL APIs, onboarding flows, performance improvements, and the largest driver of Inbox installs on Shopify Admin. She contributes to open-source—adding delivery confirmation and Ping API integrations to Shopify’s popular shopify-api-ruby gem—and brings a scientist’s rigor from prior research roles. A Hackbright-trained developer with a master’s in Nanoscience, she pairs data-driven problem solving with production-grade engineering. Uncommonly, six years of improvisational comedy have sharpened her communication, adaptability, and calm leadership in high-pressure launches. Currently at Reshop, she continues to translate complex integrations into reliable, developer-friendly systems.
8 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Software Engineering Program Computer Software Engineering, Software Engineering Program Computer Software Engineering at Hackbright Academy
Master's Degree Nanoscience and Microsystems Engineering, Master's Degree Nanoscience and Microsystems Engineering at The University of New Mexico
Bachelor of Science (BS) Environmental Science, Bachelor of Science (BS) Environmental Science at New Mexico State University
ShopifyAPI is a lightweight gem for accessing the Shopify admin REST and GraphQL web services.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Contributions:8 commits, 5 PRs, 20 pushes in 22 days
Contributions summary:Tieshia contributed to the Shopify API Ruby gem, primarily focusing on the integration of Ping API functionalities. They added features such as delivery confirmation endpoints and message creation methods within the conversation resource. Their work involved modifying existing Ruby files to incorporate new API interactions and update the gem's version. The user also refactored code to align with IAPI request requirements.
Contributions:18 PRs, 41 pushes, 9 branches in 14 days
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