# Lisa Vogt > Software Engineer at Wirecutter Location: San Francisco, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/lisavogt As a software engineer with a background in educational technology and technology education, I care deeply about the way we communicate our ideas. ## Work Experience ### Software Engineer @ Wirecutter Jan 2021 – Present | Remote ### Software Engineer II @ Zynga Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 | San Francisco Bay Area • Software Engineer focusing on web and mobile development on the Words With Friends team ### Software Engineer @ Pivotal Labs Jan 2016 – Jan 2018 | San Francisco, California • Delivered software for 7 projects with clients ranging from non-profit health care and Cloud Foundry (internal Pivotal project), to biotech, banking and professional services. • Constructed modular and testable JavaScript and ReactJS frontend to support market transactions at major financial institution, maintaining interoperability between Redux and custom Flux implementation. • Architected full-stack infrastructure for worldwide security notification site combining XML travel record information with JSON risk alerts utilizing ReactJS, Google Maps, Java and Spring. • Developed recruiting platform connecting job seekers and companies with ReactJS, p-flux, and Ruby on Rails, internationalized to account for employment law in 5 different countries. • Extended system to streamline creation of clinical trial forms for biotechnology firm by shortening feedback cycle between reviewers, saving weeks of developer and researcher time utilizing Go and ReactJS. • Developer resource allocation (internal project) extended features to streamline user workflows using ReactJS, Redux, Kotlin and Spring. • Enabled clients in 'extreme programming' or 'XP' practices like pair programming, test driven development. ### Software Engineer @ Backbeat Networks Inc. Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 | San Francisco Bay Area • Architected new company website using AngularJS, increasing the site's accessibility with ng-aria. • Collaborated with graphic designer to implement re-branding, accomplished with LESS, CSS3 transitions, flexbox, and custom angular controllers. • Managed version control throughout development using Perforce for improved handling of graphics and binary files. ### Software Engineer (via Backbeat Networks) @ Zynga Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | San Francisco Bay Area • Developed Words With Friends EDU (Words EDU) which improved academic word use in 40% of student players in the beta test, including more than 300 students across 7.5 week time span. • Worked on team of 4 engineers developing Words EDU, following scrum agile methodology which involved daily standups, extensive code review, and version control using Git. • Utilized JavaScript Core/S5 to rebuild statistics tracking algorithms on the client-side, storing game data in the local storage and session storage for O(1) lookup times and to maintain COPPA compliance. • Built JSON files containing configuration and feature flags to be used by Grunt to ensure EDU version loaded. • Onboarded new engineers, assisting their understanding of JavaScript Core/S5 and Zynga’s agile process. ### Entrepreneur, Consultant, Tutor @ Gentle Computer Consulting Jan 2010 – Jan 2014 • Taught beginning computer learners how to use desktop, laptop and mobile computer systems, and the internet by creating a supportive learning environment, guiding clients step-by-step, encouraging their exploration, and performing troubleshooting/technical support. • Expanded Gentle Computer Consulting tutoring and consulting business with a focus on marketing and business fundamentals. • Added small business clients who needed computer support that would educate them, not just vanish after solving problems. • Communicated effectively and creatively to ensure comprehension of foreign concepts. ## Education ### BA in History of Science Harvard University ### MA in Women and Gender Studies San Francisco State University ### Web Development Immersive General Assembly ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/lisavogtsf - Portfolio: http://lisavogtsf.github.io/ - Portfolio: https://hachyderm.io/@lisavogtsf --- Source: https://flows.cv/lisavogt JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/lisavogt/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-11