Rachelle Holmgren

Staff Software Engineer / Software Engineering Manager

San Francisco, California, United States

About

I'm a staff software engineer with over a decade of experience spanning consulting, product development, data platforms, and engineering leadership. At Pivotal Labs, I partnered closely with teams to build scalable systems, navigate ambiguity, and deliver real business outcomes. Along the way, I moved into engineering management, leading and mentoring teams while staying hands-on with system design and implementation, and more recently I've been deepening my hands-on expertise in applied AI engineering. I'm now focused on bringing those skills to mission-driven work at the intersection of climate, health, and science, where data, software, and AI can meaningfully improve real-world outcomes. I'm especially energized by building systems, including AI-powered ones, that turn complex scientific information into actionable insight, whether that's climate resilience, public and environmental health, or evidence-based decision-making at scale

Experience

  • Staff Software Engineer / Software Engineering Manager at Kohl's
    Sep 2022 - Jun 2026 · 3 yrs 10 mos

    Airflow, Docker and +11 skills

  • Mobile Software Engineer at Coursera
    Sep 2021 - Sep 2022 · 1 yr 1 mo

  • Mobile Software Engineer at ClassDojo
    Jul 2020 - Aug 2021 · 1 yr 2 mos

    Android Development, SQL and +2 skills

  • Senior Software Engineer / Software Engineering Manager at VMware
    Jun 2019 - Jul 2020 · 1 yr 2 mos

    Docker, Kubernetes and +6 skills

  • Software Engineer at Pivotal Software, Inc.
    Aug 2016 - Jun 2019 · 2 yrs 11 mos

    Started on an internal team. Then I transferred to the consulting division (Pivotal Labs) in 2017.