Aisha Ahmad

About

Full-stack software engineer, experienced in Ruby on Rails, React, and Vue. I like solving problems, making work easier for my teammates, and mentoring.

Experience

• Senior Software Engineer II at Kit (formerly ConvertKit)
  Dec 2024 - Present · 1 yr 7 mos

• Sittercity (2 yrs 8 mos)
  • Senior Software Engineer II Technical Lead
    Aug 2024 - Nov 2024 · 4 mos

    Ruby on Rails, Vue, GraphQL full stack engineer with team and project lead responsibilities - Mentoring junior and mid-level team members - Designing technical plans for projects - Collaborating with team members on product ideas and solutions

  • Senior Software Engineer Technical Lead
    Jul 2023 - Aug 2024 · 1 yr 2 mos

  • Senior Software Engineer
    Apr 2022 - Jul 2023 · 1 yr 4 mos

• Home Chef (5 yrs)
  • Software Engineer II
    Jul 2018 - Mar 2022 · 3 yrs 9 mos

    I joined Home Chef as an apprentice, fresh out of bootcamp. I learned Ruby and RoR on the job, built the first ever React app for the tech team (and plenty more after). As a fun bonus, I learned a lot about food and cooking while working here.

  • Software Engineer I
    Apr 2017 - Jul 2018 · 1 yr 4 mos

• Research Technologist II at Northwestern University
  Nov 2014 - Mar 2017 · 2 yrs 5 mos

• University of Chicago Medicine (Greater Chicago Area)
  • Student Technician for Human Tissue Research Center
    Sep 2013 - Jun 2014 · 10 mos

  • Student Technician for Department of Pediatrics
    Sep 2012 - Sep 2013 · 1 yr 1 mo

  • Research Assistant for Hospitalist Project
    Oct 2012 - Jun 2013 · 9 mos