Elena S.
About Elena S.
Elena S. is a Senior Staff Engineer at Carta, where she leads the architecture and development of microfrontends and microservices. She holds a Master's degree in Science and Technology Commercialization from The University of Texas at Austin and has extensive experience in software engineering across several prominent tech companies.
Work at Carta
Elena S. currently serves as a Senior Staff Engineer at Carta, a position she has held since 2022. In this role, she leads the architecture and development of microfrontends and microservices. She focuses on building Carta's application platform, which is designed to enable fast and scalable product development. Elena utilizes a tech stack that includes React, NodeJS, Python, and Kubernetes to enhance the company's technological capabilities.
Previous Experience at Salesforce
Elena S. has extensive experience at Salesforce, where she held multiple roles over several years. She worked as a Member of Technical Staff from 2008 to 2011, then progressed to Senior Member of Technical Staff from 2011 to 2013. She continued to advance her career as Lead Member of Technical Staff from 2013 to 2014, and later as a Software Architect from 2015 to 2016. Her tenure at Salesforce spanned various responsibilities, contributing to her expertise in software development.
Experience at IBM
Elena S. began her career at IBM, where she held several positions from 2002 to 2008. She started as a Software Engineer during an ExtremeBlue Internship in 2002, followed by a year as a Technical Coordinator / Software Developer from 2002 to 2003. She then served as a Senior Software Engineer from 2003 to 2008. Her roles at IBM provided her with foundational skills in software engineering and technical coordination.
Education and Expertise
Elena S. holds a Master's degree in Science and Technology Commercialization from The University of Texas at Austin, which she completed in 2006. Prior to that, she earned a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from York University, graduating in 2003. Her educational background has equipped her with a strong foundation in technology and commercialization, which she applies in her engineering roles.
Consulting and Leadership Roles
In addition to her roles at Carta, Salesforce, and IBM, Elena S. has held consulting and leadership positions at other organizations. She served as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at InsightRX from 2016 to 2018, where she provided technical leadership. Additionally, she worked as an Engineering Consultant and Technical Advisor at InsightRX from 2018 to 2019. These roles contributed to her experience in technology strategy and development.