Laura Mooney
About Laura Mooney
Laura Mooney is a Senior Software Engineer with a strong background in backend and data engineering, currently working at TrainingPeaks since November 2023. She has previously held positions at various companies, including Gloo, Sauce Labs, and Mapbox, where she specialized in building data products for endurance coaching and training.
Current Role at TrainingPeaks
Laura Mooney is currently employed as a Senior Software Engineer at TrainingPeaks, a position she has held since November 2023. In this role, she focuses on backend and data engineering, specializing in building data products that enhance platforms for endurance coaching and training. Her expertise contributes to the development of tools that support athletes and coaches in optimizing performance.
Previous Experience at Gloo
Before joining TrainingPeaks, Laura worked at Gloo as a Senior Software Engineer from 2020 to 2023. During her three years at Gloo, she contributed to various projects that involved software development and engineering, further honing her skills in the tech industry. Her experience at Gloo provided her with a solid foundation in software engineering practices.
Career Background in Software Engineering
Laura Mooney has a diverse background in software engineering, having worked at several companies in various roles. She was a Software Engineer at Sauce Labs in 2017 for nine months, where she focused on web and analytics. Additionally, she spent time at BitTorrent, Inc. as a Software Engineer in Data Applications from 2015 to 2016, and at Mapbox as a Data Engineer from 2017 to 2020. Her early career included a programming assistant role at the UC Davis Center for Educational Effectiveness.
Education and Academic Background
Laura Mooney earned her Bachelor's Degree in Philosophy - Symbolic Logic from the University of California, Davis, completing her studies from 2011 to 2015. This academic background provided her with critical thinking and analytical skills, which she applies in her software engineering roles.
Early Career and Internships
Laura began her career with an internship at Zillow Group as a Software Engineer Intern in 2015. Following this, she worked briefly as a Web Developer at Breyta in 2014 for three months. These early experiences laid the groundwork for her subsequent roles in software engineering and data applications.