About

Verance Goldberg is an experienced Full-stack Software Engineer with a specialization in Frontend development. With over 5 years of relevant experience, Verance has honed skills in team management, working with teams, and soft skills like communication and empathy. Verance is skilled in utilizing a diverse stack that includes Frontend technologies like Javascript/Typescript, React, and Redux, Backend technologies like Ruby on Rails, Node.js, and GraphQL, and Mobile technologies like React Native and Flutter. Additionally, Verance is proficient in using design tools like Figma, Affinity Designer, and Sketch, and time/product management tools like Jira, Confluence, Grafana, Google Docs, Google Analytics, and SCRUM. Currently working as a Product Design Lead at Latitude, Verance is leading the transition to a more design-focused development process and is responsible for feature development. Verance conducts user and product research to solve friction points and improve UX flow and UI implementation. Verance creates wireframes and mockups through Figma and presents solutions to developers, owning the building of each feature from start to finish. Verance has previously worked as a Full Stack Engineer at Latitude, where they worked with a team to solve problems through building out new features and squashing bugs in React Native, GraphQL, Node.js, and Postgres. Verance owned features and bug fixes from start to finish. Verance has also worked as a Wordpress Developer at Leftvoice, where they collaborated and managed the project with a team to build out 15 pages, including implementing mobile responsiveness according to the provided wireframe. Verance holds a degree in Computer Software Engineering from Flatiron School and has also studied Art/Art Studies, General at Tarrant County College. Beyond their professional work, Verance is a freelance eccentric artist and designer, a player of videogames, and overly obsessed with the science (and consumption) of coffee and tea.