About

Rachel Honig is a highly skilled full-stack software engineer with over 9 years of experience in the field. She is proficient in Ruby on Rails, ReactJS, GraphQL, and other technologies. Rachel is passionate about programming and has a proven track record of delivering thoughtful code, working collaboratively with cross-functional teams, and educating users about personal finance. Currently, Rachel is a Software Engineer at Credit Karma, where she is responsible for implementing, testing, deploying, and monitoring new features for users of the Spend (checking) and Save (savings) products. She uses cutting-edge technologies like React.JS and GraphQL in a fast-paced environment with extremely high standards for accuracy, security, and reliability. Previously, Rachel worked as a Full-Stack Software Engineer for Swell Investing LLC, a financial technology/investing startup in Los Angeles. Her responsibilities included writing platform code in Ruby on Rails and ReactJS, extensive testing, API writing and documentation, developing new features, consulting with designers on product decisions, and more. Rachel's past experience also includes working as a Full Stack Developer for The Tracking Board, where she was a core development team member for the redesign of tblaunchpad.com. She wrote full-stack code for their new custom CMS and e-commerce platform from concept to launch. Rachel is mostly self-taught after attending an intensive basic programming education course through Codecademy Labs. Before becoming a software engineer, she worked in feature film and television development and production for companies like Broadway Video (SNL, Portlandia) and Imagine Entertainment (The Dark Tower, Rush). Rachel graduated magna cum laude from Tufts University with a BA in International Relations and a minor in Chinese. In addition to her technical skills, Rachel has experience in human resources from her first job as an HR rep for Inverness Technologies in Washington D.C. Rachel is a highly motivated individual with a passion for learning and a strong work ethic.