# Liza Floyd > Software Engineer Location: Reston, Virginia, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/lizafloyd Frontend web developer looking for an opportunity to wear a variety of hats and build strong relationships, both within the organization and with its clients. Focused on usability and maintainability. If I'm not learning, I'm not happy. ## Work Experience ### Senior Software Engineer @ Goose Jan 2023 – Present | Virginia, United States • Lead front-end products including design, development and operations • Develop React.js + Material UI public consumer booking and back-office facility admin applications • Collaborate within an agile team to quickly expand and iterate upon product offerings • Collaborate on peer code reviews and architecture discussions • Be an active contributor to decisions on the evolution of our technical architecture ### Software Engineer, Citizen Services @ OpenGov Inc. Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 • Built out React-in-Ember components within legacy application and initiated import of forms logic into a modern React and graphQL stack, reducing response times from ~10 seconds to ~400ms. • Expanded the company-wide component library as part of a cross-department working group to allow faster and more maintainable new customer build outs. • Helped build remote culture by planning and hosting social and brownbag events. ### Software Developer @ The Atlantic Jan 2019 – Jan 2022 | Washington, District of Columbia, United States • Built out The Atlantic’s paywall across platforms, including the legacy CMS in Django/Jinja; a NextJS and graphQL powered frontend; Google AMP; and Facebook Instant Articles. Increased subscriptions tenfold. • Led ground-up rebuild of site search to increase user retention by powering custom recirculation. • Implemented fourteen newsletters, including work on a subscriber-only stack. • Led development on a make-good effort for over10,000 subscribers to complete a database migration. • Implemented A/B testing to optimize the new subscription paywall within approximately two weeks of launch. ### Software Developer @ The Washington Post Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Washington D.C. Metro Area • Contributed to seven full site buildouts during new client engagements for Arc Publishing, a digital first content management platform built by The Washington Post. • Led a three person front end team during all phases of site build out for a large publisher in Europe. • Acted as client facing developer liaison for multiple large engagements. ### Solutions Engineer @ The Washington Post Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Washington D.C. Metro Area • Established support procedures for client issues by regularly providing code updates and hotfixes during the early days of syndication of the Washington Post's in-house content management platform. • Assisted sales and account teams by providing frequent developer demonstrations and trainings during all phases of client engagements. ### Development Coordinator @ Johns Hopkins Hospital Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | Baltimore, Maryland Area • Supported the Director of Development in all fundraising and administrative functions, including managing travel and scheduling. • Managed donor and faculty events, including the departmental Biennial Reunion Reception. • Maintained donor relations through visits and timely correspondence, and drafted communication and outreach materials on behalf of the Director and the department. ### Staff Assistant, Law School Office of Development and Alumni Relations @ The George Washington University Jan 2013 – Jan 2014 | Washington D.C. Metro Area • Worked to coordinate the 2014 GW Law School Reunion by maintaining ongoing communication with venue and catering personnel on behalf of the Associate Director for Alumni Relations. • Drafted fundraising literature and other communications for members of staff, and supported staff with administrative functions, including answering phones, maintaining office records, and conducting alumni outreach. • Managed other student employees in preparation for large fundraising events. ### Research Assistant, Office of Dr. William Chambliss and Dr. Fran Buntman @ The George Washington University Jan 2012 – Jan 2013 | Washington, DC • Assisted Drs. Chambliss and Buntman in creating a database of criminal justice resources for use in their research on public perceptions of the criminal justice system. • Catalogued dozens of articles for inclusion in the database, and provided concise summaries of important sources related to criminal conspiracy in the financial sector during the 2008 crisis. ## Education ### Web Development Immersive Pariticpant General Assembly Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 ### Bachelor's Degree in Anthropology The George Washington University Jan 2010 – Jan 2014 ### High School The George Washington University Jan 2006 – Jan 2010 ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/lizafloyd --- Source: https://flows.cv/lizafloyd JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/lizafloyd/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-22