Summary
Lisa White is a software engineer based in Denver with five years of professional engineering experience who blends modern front-end expertise (JavaScript/TypeScript, React, Jest, Storybook) with deep Salesforce development—she holds four Salesforce certifications including JavaScript Developer I and Platform Developer I. After a decade in higher education administration, she brings strong communication, project management, and people-development skills to building user-focused applications that improve workflows. A Hack Reactor alum and current engineer at Contentful, she pairs test-driven UI work with Apex/SOQL and Lightning components to deliver reliable, maintainable features. Her CliftonStrengths (Discipline, Maximizer, Learner) and adventurous off-hours pursuits like scuba diving and backcountry skiing reveal a disciplined, curious approach that fuels continuous improvement in both code and teams.
5 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Ranger Rank, Ranger Rank at Trailhead by Salesforce
M.A., M.A. at New York University
Software Engineering Immersive, Hack Reactor @ Galvanize Inc, Software Engineering Immersive, Hack Reactor @ Galvanize Inc at Hack Reactor
B.A., B.A. at Colgate University