# Layla Mandella

> front-end software engineer

Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/laylamandella

## Work Experience
### Front-End Software Engineer @ Midi Health
Jan 2024 – Present

### Front-End Software Engineer @ Udacity
Jan 2022 – Jan 2023
• Developed a modern React library (TypeScript, ChakraUI, i18next) for cloud-based coding environments called Workspaces, paving the way to reduce infrastructure costs
• Worked cross-functionally with the Content team to deliver cutting-edge coding experiences to students by integrating the above workspaces library into Udacity's internal course creation tool (Next.js)

### Programming Retreat Participant @ Recurse Center
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022

### Web Developer @ Asana
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021
• Developed React components and marketing pages in Next.js for asana.com
• Implemented growth experiments using Google Optimize
• GDPR Compliance: worked with legal team to create inventory of all asana.com cookies, wrote script to automate time-consuming cookie auditing process, coordinated across multiple teams to ensure smooth and on-time deployment of GDPR cookie banner

### Front-End Engineer @ Hinge Health
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | San Francisco
• Developed components for the Hinge Health mobile app using React Native, TypeScript, Redux, Apollo, and GraphQL
• Assisted in user studies

### Front-End Engineer @ WIRED
Jan 2014 – Jan 2017 | San Francisco, CA
• Built custom React components for wired.com.

• wired.com re-platform project, moving from a Wordpress-based PHP/HTML/CSS/JavaScript stack to a stack based on Node.js, React, and Redux. 

• Integrated internally-developed recommendations API to do A/B testing on consumer-facing components.

• Built a custom Node.js web scraping tool to facilitate knowledge gathering and perform real-time notifications.

• Developed algorithm for placement of in-copy ads in wired.com articles.

### Account Services @ Leone Advertising
Jan 2007 – Jan 2014
Leone Advertising is a boutique search-based advertising company. I wore many hats here:

• building WordPress websites
• training clients on how to add content to their websites via the WordPress dashboard
• creating/designing ads using Adobe Illustrator
• account services
• designing websites
• building websites
• planned and conducted photo shoots
• user studies

### Photographer Assistant @ Gary Parker Photographic Productions
Jan 2007 – Jan 2008
I worked alongside an advertising photographer as his assistant. This is where I perfected my photo imaging skills using Photoshop and learned the ins and outs of planning and executing a successful photo shoot.

### Photo Intern @ San Francisco Bicycle Coalition
Jan 2005 – Jan 2005
Took pictures of areas in SF where bike lanes and other safety features for bikes were needed. Took pictures at SFBC events and for their publication Tube Times. Organized the extensive SFBC photo archive to make finding particular types of images easier.


## Education
### Data Analyst Nanodegree
Udacity

### BA in TV/Film with a minor in Photography
San José State University


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/laylamandella
- GitHub: https://github.com/layla37

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Source: https://flows.cv/laylamandella
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Last updated: 2026-04-11