Yassi Mortensen
About Yassi Mortensen
Yassi Mortensen is a Software Engineer at The New York Times, where she has worked since 2020. She has a diverse background in software engineering and research, with previous roles at organizations such as UC Santa Cruz, UCSF, and NASA.
Work at The New York Times
Yassi Mortensen has been employed at The New York Times as a Software Engineer since 2020. In this role, she has contributed to various projects and initiatives, including leading the Offboarding project, which involved creating a Google Cloud service for sending recapture emails to recently canceled subscribers. Prior to her current position, she worked as an Associate Software Engineer at the same organization from 2019 to 2020.
Education and Expertise
Yassi Mortensen studied at the University of California, Santa Cruz, where she earned a Bachelor's Degree in Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology from 2011 to 2015. She furthered her education at Flatiron School, achieving Full-Stack Web Development from 2017 to 2018. Her educational background supports her expertise in software engineering and development.
Background
Yassi Mortensen has a diverse professional background that includes roles in various organizations. She worked as a Research Specialist at UCSF from 2015 to 2017 and as a Research Assistant at UC Santa Cruz from 2014 to 2015. Additionally, she served as an Undergraduate Research Intern at NASA in 2014. Her early career also included a position as a Resident Assistant at UC Santa Cruz from 2012 to 2013.
Achievements
During her tenure at The New York Times, Yassi Mortensen received the Publisher’s Award for her leadership in developing the Online Cancel application for digital subscribers. She also created a universal Technical Design Document Template that became the standard for the Retention engineering team. Furthermore, she built an A/B test and redesign of the Manage Billing application, which resulted in a 14% increase in the reactivation of lapsed subscriptions.
Community Engagement and Leadership
Yassi Mortensen plays a significant role in community engagement within the tech field. She is a founding member and leader of the Community Engagement pillar of the Javascript Community of Practice at The New York Times. Additionally, she organizes tech talks and facilitates the onboarding process for new hires within the Internal Communications pillar of Women in Tech.