Rachel Laviola
Principal Software Engineer In Loss Mitigation Technology
McKinney, Texas, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolRachel Laviola is a Principal Software Engineer in Loss Mitigation Technology at Capital One, combining eight years of full-stack experience with a track record of delivering complex fintech features on the Collections of the Future platform using Java, Spring Boot, Angular, and TypeScript. She leads cross-team delivery, from BFFs to API integrations and micro-frontends, and has earned multiple awards for leadership and technical impact, including Circle of Excellence, Diamond Award, and Standing Ovation. Previously, she directed frontend modernization and data-visualization efforts on data strategy programs, and even piloted a machine learning UX testing initiative that progressed from a Hackathon idea to production consideration. Her career spans Capital One, a space/defense internship at Raytheon, and a diverse early background co-founding a women’s vocal ensemble featured on NPR, underscoring a rare blend of technical depth and creative collaboration. She holds a B.S. in Software Engineering from UT Dallas (GPA 3.924) and a B.A. in American Studies from Yale, reflecting a liberal arts foundation that informs her strong communication and problem-solving skills. Based in McKinney, Texas, she brings a practical, user-centered mindset to building reliable systems at scale.
8 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Software Engineering, GPA 3.924, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Software Engineering, GPA 3.924 at The University of Texas at DallasBachelor of Arts (B.A.), American Studies, GPA 3.73, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), American Studies, GPA 3.73 at Yale University
Github Skills (7)
react3
javascript2
frontend2
css2
blockchain-platform1
blockchain-network1
blockchain1
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
masud-rachel-wedding/wedding-ui
Oct 2019 - Jan 2024
The frontend
Contributions:34 PRs, 78 pushes, 2 branches in 4 years 3 months
javascriptreactfrontendtypescript
rachel-laviola/Accredilink-Backend
Apr 2019 - May 2019
Accredilink backend repository
Contributions:56 PRs, 66 pushes, 3 branches in 1 month
backend
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