Violet Wren
Senior Software Engineer at SemanticBits
Portland, Oregon, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolViolet Wren is a Senior Software Engineer in Portland, Oregon with nine years of experience building and maintaining reliable web and data systems, currently contributing to the openFDA project at SemanticBits. She blends Python and JavaScript expertise with hands-on DevOps and CI/CD skills (Jenkins, Bamboo) developed across government and commercial environments. Violet has a proven record of keeping mission-critical systems highly available—managing high-throughput data routing and multi-server infrastructures while providing 24/7 support. Her background in pair programming, mentorship, and TDD informs a collaborative engineering style that emphasizes quality and maintainability. With formal training in computer science technology and a BA in English Literature, she brings both technical rigor and clear communication to complex projects. An understated strength is her experience as a sole system administrator, which gives her practical insight into operational needs beyond pure development.
9 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts (BA) English Literature, Bachelor of Arts (BA) English Literature at Charter Oak State CollegeAssociate in Applied Science Computer Science Technology, Associate in Applied Science Computer Science Technology at Community College of the Air Force
English
Github Skills (15)
graphql10
react10
gatsby10
fastest9
static-site-generator9
frontend9
compiler9
raw-data8
datasets5
rpg5
dnd-tools5
management4
knockoutjs4
backbonejs4
android3
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
FDA/open.fda.gov
May 2022 - Jan 2023
openFDA web site.
Contributions:11 reviews, 36 commits, 110 PRs in 7 months
openfdaweb-site
FDA/openfda-adladae-search
Feb 2025 - Feb 2025
Contributions:2 pushes in 1 day
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