# Celine Otter > Staff Software Engineer @ Akili Interactive Location: Seattle, Washington, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/celineotter San Francisco based software engineer currently developing healthcare mobile and web apps. Skills: *Proficient: JavaScript, ES6, React Web, React Native, Redux, AngularJS, Flux, Node.js, MySQL, Jest / Mocha / Chai / Karma, TDD, jQuery, HTML5, CSS, SASS, Compass, Bootstrap, Zurb Foundation, Promises / Async Handling, Git, Docker. *Knowledgeable: Postgres, Firebase, MongoDB/ MongooseJS, Backbone.js, D3.js, Jasmine, Socket.io, Google Analytics. * Tools: Bitrise, SumoLogic, Hockeyapp, CodeClimate, Jira, Pivotal Tracker, Jenkins. I am excited to take part in an engineering team developing meaningful web and mobile applications within the healthcare industry. I love how dynamic, creative and collaborative Software Engineering can be. Previously, I worked for a large education incubator, as well as for a cybersecurity company.

 I have a B.S. in Human Sciences and an M.S. in International Health Management. Prior to working into tech, I gained a broad range of experiences within healthcare. This includes working in business development for a Biotech firm in Beijing and being an analyst in Health Information Management in LA. I also delivered a consultancy project to the UK Department of Health, as well as to Medtronic Inc.. 

 Beyond coding, I run with #sfrrc and some critical skills I developed since immersing myself in the Californian way of life include surfing, rock climbing and most recently swing dancing. :) ## Work Experience ### Staff Web & Mobile Software Engineer @ Akili Interactive Jan 2022 – Present ### Senior Mobile & Web Software Engineer @ Akili Interactive Jan 2018 – Jan 2021 | San Francisco Bay Area ### Fullstack Mobile & Web Software Engineer @ Pear Therapeutics Jan 2016 – Jan 2018 | San Francisco Bay Area - Developed mobile and web applications using React Native, React, Redux & AngularJS (reSET®, reSET-O™ & Thrive™). - Engineer lead for reSET + reSET-O. Responsibilities involved overseeing engineering efforts, regulatory compliance, following outlined agile processes, overseeing team development, feature planning, critical bug investigating, and being the engineering representative for cross-disciplinary efforts involving reSET and reSET-O apps from 12/2017 till my departure in 09/2018 - Expanded a themeable component library to ease maintenance & speed development for parallel app development. - Complied with the development of multi-versioning needed for A/B testing or usability studies. - Developed features in our web client apps (clinician & clinic-admin dashboards), previously using AngularJS & Gulp, then converted to React & Redux. - Developed and investigated backend APIs & events for my client features in NodeJS, Restify, Express, MySQL & Postgres. - Maintained excellent test coverage practices. Our codebases had 93-97% coverage through unit & integration testing. - Managed package updates through "Greenkeeper / Dependabot" & examine "Snyk" reports to keep our codebase up to date & free of known vulnerabilities. - Deployed apps within the constraints of a regulated space, our apps are regulated HIPAA compliant SaMD (Software as a Medical Device) products, with development adhering to a QMS (Quality Management System), as specified in the Design Reviews. - Utilized Docker for application development. - products: reSET, reSET-O & Thrive are the first two FDA-approved SaMD - software as a medical device to treat cognitive ailments through cognitive-behavioral therapy. Core Skills: FrontEnd, BackEnd, Mobile development, React Native, React Web, Redux, NodeJS, TDD, Jest, Mocha, Chai, Enzyme, MySQL, Restify, Express, Postgres, SumoLogic, HockeyApp, Bitrise, Dependabot, AngularJS. ### Front End Software Engineer @ CloudPassage Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | San Francisco Bay Area - Redesigned Backbone.js app into a modular AngularJs single page application with React Flux architecture to manage unidirectional data flow between the many controllers & services. - Presented & manipulated millions of lists & tree-structured data across tables, using custom sort, filter, pagination directives. - Improved website load time through close collaboration with the backend team. - Implemented CSS graphics, dynamic reusable templates for modals & custom views. - Developed access based actionable tools: single & bulk CRUD handling, import JSON, export to CSV, export page to PDF. - Introduced unit testing of our services with Mocha, Chai, Karma. ### Software Engineer @ skilledup.com, Apollo Education Gp. Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 | San Francisco - Owned the development & delivery of their database administration platform. - Introduced the team to AngularJS & successfully onboarded colleagues to develop in this new platform. - Hired during the rewrite efforts of the customer-facing website. - Improved website load time through applying GTmetrix recommendations: specifying image dimensions, file minification, moving static files to CDN servers for faster download, combining images to reduce the number of requests. - Created dynamic reusable forms & data views, allowing faster development & improved maintenance ease with evolving API. - Worked cross-functionally with UX designers, product & marketing teams, creating functional, dynamic & responsive web pages from mocks & wireframes using CoffeeScript, jQuery, Zurb Foundation, SASS, Compass, dust.js, JINJA2. ### Health Information Coordinator & Analyst @ Prime Healthcare Services Jan 2013 – Jan 2014 | Sherman Oaks, CA - Worked in health data management for both Sherman Oaks and Encino Hospital Medical Center. - Analyst of patient medical data to ensuring their completeness and accuracy prior to billing requests. - Administrator for treatment authorization requests and patient cases with Medi-Cal insurance. - Managed medical records between patients, continuing care agencies, insurances and our own clinical and management staff. ### Health Care Consultancy (solicited by the UK Department of Health) @ All Party Parliamentary Group On Vascular Disease Jan 2012 – Jan 2012 - Published report: “Putting vascular disease at the center of government thinking”. - Interviewed NHS professionals, presented national disparities in outcomes and how to improve vascular outcomes through prevention, treatment & service reengineering. - Report submitted to the UK Department of Health. ### Health Care Consultancy @ PB Political Consulting Jan 2012 – Jan 2012 | UK, London - Report delivered: Health economics analysis of aneurism repair procedures. - Submitted to Medtronic Inc. and Cook Medical Inc.. Satisfied clients, encouraging us to publish our report in an academic journal. ### Marketing Consultancy @ One 2 One Medicine Jan 2011 – Jan 2012 | UK, London - Report: Market expansion proposal, and evaluation of the firm’s current online marketing efforts. - Assessed the business environment, led the qualitative research, and developed the strategy’s design and recommendations. ### Biotech Internship, International Business Development & Marketing. @ CapitalBio Jan 2010 – Jan 2010 | China, Beijing - Sales & marketing assistant, Managed overseas customer relations. - Technical writer and editor to our French and English publication documents. ## Education ### Master of Science (M.S.) in International Health Management Imperial College London Jan 2011 – Jan 2012 ### BSc Hons in Human Life Sciences UCL Jan 2007 – Jan 2011 ### PCEM1 in Medicine Université catholique de Lille Jan 2006 – Jan 2007 ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/celineotter --- Source: https://flows.cv/celineotter JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/celineotter/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-22