Emily Hontoria
About Emily Hontoria
Emily Hontoria is a Senior Site Reliability Engineer at Klaviyo, where she has worked since 2022, focusing on incident management tooling and system upgrades. She previously held various engineering and teaching roles, including positions at Imprivata, Turo, and Northeastern University.
Work at Klaviyo
Emily Hontoria currently serves as a Senior Site Reliability Engineer at Klaviyo, a position she has held since 2022. In this role, she focuses on enhancing incident management tooling with an emphasis on reporting. Prior to her current position, she worked as a Site Reliability Engineer at Klaviyo from 2020 to 2022. During her tenure, she led the initiative to upgrade Django and Python versions without causing any downtime, contributing to the overall stability and performance of the platform. Additionally, she played a key role in creating developer tooling to support Klaviyo's growth.
Education and Expertise
Emily Hontoria earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science from Northeastern University, where she studied from 2014 to 2018. Her educational background provided her with a solid foundation in software engineering principles and practices. She also attended Matignon High School from 2010 to 2014, where she completed her high school education. Emily's expertise lies in site reliability engineering, software development, and incident management.
Background
Emily Hontoria has a diverse background in software engineering and site reliability. She began her career as a Teaching Assistant at Northeastern University College of Computer and Information Science in 2015, followed by a role as Head Teaching Assistant in 2018. She gained practical experience as a Software Development Co-op at Blueport Commerce in 2016 and as a Software Engineer at Turo in 2019. In 2018, she also completed a Software Engineering Co-op at Imprivata, further enhancing her skills in the field.
Achievements
Throughout her career, Emily Hontoria has made significant contributions to her teams and organizations. At Klaviyo, she focused on improving incident management tooling and led critical upgrades to technology stacks, ensuring seamless operations. Her work in creating developer tooling has been instrumental in supporting Klaviyo's growth. Emily's commitment to enhancing software reliability and performance reflects her dedication to the field of site reliability engineering.