Luisa P.
About Luisa P.
Luisa P. is an Engineering Team Lead at Togather and a Lead Instructor at Code First Girls. With a strong background in software engineering and a focus on empowering women in tech, she has held various roles in the industry and has published research in neuroscience and information retrieval.
Work at Togather
Luisa P. serves as the Engineering Team Lead at Togather, formerly known as Feast It, since 2023. In this role, she leads the technical development and maintenance of large-scale web applications for the events marketplace platform. Luisa collaborates with engineering, technology, and product leadership to align strategies and advise on technology and product investments. Her focus is on fostering innovation and continuous improvement within the team.
Current Role at Code First Girls
Since 2023, Luisa P. has been working as a Lead Instructor at Code First Girls. In this capacity, she teaches web development, JavaScript, Data & SQL, Product Management, and React to over 100 women. Her role emphasizes empowering women in technology and providing them with the skills needed to succeed in the tech industry.
Previous Experience at FOOTASYLUM
Luisa P. previously worked at FOOTASYLUM, where she held two positions. She was a Principal Software Engineer in the Epos Retail Team from 2021 to 2023, and prior to that, she served as a Senior Software Engineer in the same team for 9 months in 2021. Her work focused on software engineering practices within the retail sector.
Education and Expertise
Luisa P. has a strong educational background in computing and engineering. She earned a BSc in Computing Science from the University of Glasgow in 2012, followed by a Ph.D. in Information Retrieval and Neuroscience from the same institution from 2012 to 2015. Additionally, she studied at the University of Lisbon, achieving a Bachelor Degree in Informatics Engineering & Computer Science with 1st Class Honours. In 2023, she completed a DevOps Engineer program at Udacity, further enhancing her expertise in DevOps practices.
Professional Contributions and Impact
Luisa P. is recognized for championing engineering practices and driving DevOps to automate the product development life cycle. This approach has led to faster and more reliable delivery of software products. She has also published an award-winning paper during her Ph.D. research, focusing on the connection between relevance and brain activity, contributing to the fields of information retrieval and neuroscience.