I first discovered my passion for technology in 2011 while working as a Music Industry Manager. During that time, I was entrusted with leading web design and digital promotion initiatives for three music projects. Applying an analytical and creative approach, I helped expand their combined online presence from 1,500 to over 20,000 followers. These initiatives also contributed to securing a production contract with a Platinum Record-winning producer and a record deal with an independent label. This experience revealed to me how strategic use of technology and data-driven problem-solving could directly translate into measurable success — a realization that sparked my transition into the IT field.

My interest in technology deepened when I joined Covanta Energy (now Reworld) as a Corporate Accountant. In this role, I worked extensively with the company’s ERP system, Oracle PeopleSoft, and quickly became intrigued by its technical and analytical capabilities. Although my responsibilities were within accounting, I found myself increasingly drawn to understanding PeopleSoft as an integrated Accounting Information System. This curiosity led me to collaborate closely with PeopleSoft consultants and technical support teams, where I proactively expanded my IT knowledge and gained hands-on experience with enterprise system workflows, data structures, and user-assisted testing.

In October 2015, I made the decision to formally pursue my transition into software engineering by enrolling in the Advanced Diploma in Data and Systems Analysis program at the University of Oxford. Studying part-time alongside my professional commitments, I gained a solid foundation in the software development lifecycle, database design, and object-oriented programming. Toward the end of my studies, I accepted a Business Intelligence internship at the Berlin start-up Move24, where I began applying my technical skills in a professional setting. I worked extensively with SQL to query and analyze company databases and was introduced to Python for data extraction, aggregation, and reporting across multiple sources. The Oxford program culminated in a capstone project, where I was selected as team lead to design a complete software system for an event management company. I graduated with distinction, achieving a final course average of 98.20%.

After completing my studies and internship, I transitioned into my first full-time technology position as a Senior Analyst on the Data Integration team at Wayfair. In this role, I supported the monitoring and troubleshooting of enterprise-scale data transfers with EU business partners and leveraged my business intelligence expertise to design and analyze key performance indicators for senior management. This led to my appointment as a Technical Product Manager, where I coordinated cross-departmental engineering initiatives to deliver data integration solutions and improve system interoperability.

Two years later, in August 2018, I completed my full transition into software engineering by joining Wayfair’s Order Management Systems team, where I developed features supporting post-order processes such as cancellations, returns, and replacements. In 2019, I advanced to the FinTech Department — an ideal opportunity to merge my engineering skills with my background in accounting and finance. Over the next five years, I contributed to payments and fraud prevention initiatives that strengthened my technical expertise and deepened my understanding of the FinTech landscape. During this period, I earned two promotions and was selected to join a Greenfield project that evolved into Wayfair’s Global Payment Platform, which now processes over $12B in annual transactions. I also obtained my Google Cloud Professional Data Engineer certification and served as the technical lead for the Payments & Fraud BigQuery Data Warehouses, overseeing 100+ data pipelines powering global analytics. In August 2024, I transitioned to the Engineering Manager track, taking on direct reports while remaining actively involved in the technical design, implementation and ownership of MOTO Fraud Prevention initiatives. In this role, I guided both strategic planning and hands-on delivery efforts that generated approximately $5M in annual savings.

With Wayfair’s closure of its German operations, I am now seeking my next opportunity to continue growing as a Senior Engineer or Engineering Manager. I remain as passionate about technology today as when I first began this journey and am eager to apply my experience to new challenges that drive innovation and business impact.

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