Hi, my name is

Emilia Yoffie.

I build unique & accessible digital experiences.

I’m a full-stack software engineer passionate about the growth mindset, collaboration, and solving complex problems. Currently, I’m part of the CS Engineering team at Codesmith , where I engineer & improve major features of the legacy enterprise codebase, in addition to mentoring junior developers.

About Me

Hello! My name is Emilia and I enjoy building things that make a difference. My interest in software engineering started back in 2008 when I learned to build custom MySpace themes using HTML & CSS. From there, however, much of my early professional career was in agriculture. Here's a bit of my story:

Throughout college, I worked on organic vegetable farms, where I fell in love with farming. After graduating with a Bachelor of Technology in Plant Science in 2017, I worked at Cornell University conducting industrial hemp research. Before long, I went on to start several small businesses and managed industrial hemp and CBD oil production throughout NY & PA.

During this time, I was able to grow my technical, analytical, and leadership skills, and by the time I started to transition to software engineering in 2020, I had nearly six years of management experience under my belt. My career pivot into the tech industry felt very natural - turns out farming and software engineering are a lot alike: they're both about collaborating to solve problems and growing things organically!

Fast-forward to today, and I’ve had the pleasure of building out cool new features in several enterprise codebases & working on a number of open-source products, as well as the privilege of mentoring junior developers, giving public technical workshops and Lunch & Learns (KTs), and contributing to web development courses for aspiring engineers.

Here are a few technologies I’ve been working with recently:

  • JavaScript/TypeScript
  • HTML/CSS
  • Node.js/Express
  • Deno
  • React
  • Redux
  • Cypress
  • Jest
  • Docker
  • GitHub Actions
  • SQL/NoSQL
  • OAuth 2.0
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Where I’ve Worked

Software Engineer & Consultant @ CS Engineering

June 2022 - Present

  • Maintained ed tech learning platform with 200k+ users, internal tooling, and public site, employing Docker containers to facilitate consistent development environments, streamline workflows, and enhance code integration and deployment processes
  • Overhauled events management dashboard in React with targeted UI improvements, such as intuitive navigation and responsive design, to create a more fluid experience for end users to manage remote and in-person events
  • Implemented test-driven development with Jest for testing Express controllers in the CI/CD pipeline, enhancing code quality by an estimated 2.5 - 4.2 times and achieving 80% block coverage, ensuring intended functionality
  • Carried out comprehensive knowledge transfers through Lunch & Learn sessions, focusing on the shift-left mentality of developing holistic testing suites, increasing quality engineering and deployment confidence
  • Constructed JavaScript challenges for Frontend Masters’ UI Hard Parts online course, guiding participants in gaining a comprehensive understanding of UI development principles such as DOM manipulation, data binding, the virtual DOM, and hooks.
  • Mentored teams of junior engineers through the complete lifecycle of full-stack open-source products, facilitating use of Agile/Scrum methodology to guarantee proper workflow, team compatibility, and effective product launch

Some Things I’ve Built

Other Noteworthy Projects

What’s Next?

Get In Touch

I'm currently open to new opportunities. Whether you're looking for an engineer or have a question, drop me an email!