Hi! I'm Ally Palanzi.

I'm a front-end engineer with a passion for design, accessibility, inclusion, and ice cream.

EXPERIENCE

Lead Front-End Engineer, Stitch Fix

August 2018 – Current

    Software Engineer, Nava PBC

    April 2017 – July 2018

    • Tech lead on the HealthCare.Gov marketplace application
    • Along with individual contribution, I provide pairing, technical direction, and mentorship to teammates
    • Handle complex relationships with stakeholders and other contract teams within the HealthCare.Gov ecosystem
    • Work closely with engineers, designers, and product to research, redefine, and build the next version of HealthCare.Gov
    • Build scalable web applications that serve 30+ Million Americans

    Senior Front-End Engineer, Vox Media

    November 2015 – March 2017

    • Work closely with designers, product managers, and full-stack engineers to implement new features across our platform, Chorus
    • Work with other engineers to redefine the architecture and tooling for the front-end of our platform
    • Contribute to our front-end work flow and guidelines across our team
    • Unify 8 brands (300+ websites) onto a single core platform.
    • Mentor and help new teammates
    • Lead a monthly front-end skill-share
    • Work with other Product Team members and leadership on developing a culture for hosting events and contributing back to the community
    • Create guidelines and advocate for Accessibility within the company

    Front-End Engineer, Vox Media

    May 2014 – November 2015

    • Post Vox.com launch, worked with a product manager, a designer, and a full-stack engineer to implement new features and bug fixes to support the site and editorial needs. Including launching embeddable card stacks.
    • Worked with a product manager, a designer, and Editorial staff on developing interactive feature layouts for Polygon

    Front-End Designer, Vox Media

    May 2012 – May 2014

    • Worked as one of the founding designers of Polygon
    • Worked with editorial staff and a designer on developing interactive feature layouts
    • Led front-end development for the corporate website

    AWARDS

    DCFemTech Powerful Woman Programmers

    2015, 2016, 2018 Recipient

    2016 & 2017 Recipient

    INVOLVEMENT

    DCFemTech Leadership

    2018 – Current

    DCFemTech Member

    2014 – Current

    CSSConf Australia

    2016 Speaker

    SassConf

    2015 Speaker

    SassyDC Meetup Organizer

    2014 – 2016

    SKILLS

    Proficient in: JavaScript, React, Backbone, Sass/CSS, HTML, Git, front-end testing, accessibility best practices, front-end performance best practices

    Knowledge of: Ruby / Ruby on Rails, SQL, Node, Webpack, Python, AWS

    EDUCATION

    Bachelor of Arts, Graphic Design & Minor in Computer Science

    American University