About

Brielle Harrison is a Principal Software Engineer at Shopify with over 24 years of relevant experience in the industry. She is a full stack engineer and developer manager with a diverse range of skills and experience in machine setup, database installation, architecture and planning, task delegation, and implementation of logic and data handling on the mid and server tiers. She is also proficient in iOS and MacOS development, with a particular focus on fine-tuned UI/UX implementation on the client. As a manager, Brielle brings nearly 20 years of continuing software development experience with a large variety of languages and technical environments to the table. She is passionate about enabling her engineers and preparing them for success in their careers. She is always interested in learning new technologies, meeting bright talented people, and developing the skills to be tomorrow's developer. Brielle is currently working as a Principal Software Engineering Manager at PayPal, leading engineers on a new product team with a startup mentality. She oversees the projects and takes an active role in development and architecture as needed, bringing nearly 20 years of professional engineering experience to bear. Her team is focused on utilizing modern technologies such as geospatial location, augmented reality, machine learning, and more, with a current focus on native mobile development in iOS and Android, as well as client and server web development. Brielle has previously worked at Apple as a Senior Software Engineer, where she designed and built highly usable, powerful, clean, and beautiful Web UIs for internal and partner-facing applications. She worked on a small agile team of talented developers, collaborating closely with users and product owners as well as engineering and operations to design, build, and deploy top-quality applications. Brielle is a self-taught professional with a smattering of languages with varying degrees of proficiency. She is also somewhat visible as a trans activist and is always interested in jobs that further the TLGB equality and rights. Brielle's diverse skill set includes Senior Software Engineering, Software Engineering, iOS, Web, Mobile, UI, Java, Javascript, ML, NodeJS, Infra, Integration, and Swift.