About

Celia Song is a skilled software engineer at Palo Alto Networks, with an extensive background in mechanical engineering and entrepreneurship. She is a versatile professional who is adept at wearing multiple hats and is passionate about building great products using her software, hardware, and business experience. Celia's career began shortly after graduating from Cornell University with a degree in mechanical engineering. She worked at an aerospace company and then at a small engineering firm where she oversaw numerous projects from design to manufacture. She then co-founded a business called 1up Events with a friend, where she taught herself HTML, CSS, and Javascript to build the website for the business, igniting her interest in software. At 1up Events, Celia was responsible for overseeing all the event operations, company financials, insurance, and other non-customer facing tasks. She managed over 10 event hosts and developed processes to scale the operations of the company. She also managed over 80 different vendors in varying industries on their platform, including establishing contracts and terms, maintaining and building vendor relationships. Celia developed and created the first two versions of the website and helped create the current version in terms of architecture and key features needed. Celia's current position at Palo Alto Networks is as a Staff Software Engineer, having previously worked as a Software Engineer at Expanse, which was acquired by Palo Alto Networks in December 2020. She has a degree in Computer Software Engineering from Hackbright Academy and has completed courses in Computer Software Engineering from Coursera. Celia's tech stack includes Software Engineering, Senior Software Engineering, and Javascript. She has nearly ten years of relevant experience and is passionate about building great products. She is a versatile professional with experience in engineering, entrepreneurship, and software development, making her a valuable asset to any team.