Paola Valdivia

Paola Valdivia

Senior Software Engineer

Senior Software Engineer specializing in React, TypeScript, and C# with a proven track record in leading technical initiatives and driving architectural decisions. Expertise in full-stack development, performance optimization, and data visualization, with emphasis on scalable solutions and cross-functional collaboration.

Expertise

Frontend Development

TypeScript and React, with focus on performance optimization, data visualization, and modern web practices.

Backend Development

C#, Python, Node.js, with expertise in DDD, Clean Architecture, and designing scalable systems.

Technical Leadership

Driving technical initiatives, architectural decision-making, cross-team collaboration, and mentorship.

Professional Experience

Senior Software Engineer Pigment
Oct 2024 – present
  • Improved the data visualization stack and contributed to architectural decisions for charting features.
  • Designed and implemented full-stack features across React and C#.
  • Investigated user-reported issues and delivered targeted fixes to improve UX.
Software Engineer Criteo
Jan 2022 – Oct 2024
  • Contributed to large-scale frontend and backend features using React, Angular, and C#.
  • Improved dashboard performance and contributed to the internal Design System.
  • Participated in technical mentorship, knowledge-sharing sessions, and the tech blog.
Fullstack Developer Mobeye
May 2021 – Dec 2021
  • Built and improved features across web and mobile (React, React Native, Python/Django).
  • Optimized backend performance for data-intensive endpoints.
Research Engineer Télécom Paris
June 2020 – May 2021
  • Developed interactive web tools for data visualization and large dataset exploration (D3, TypeScript, Angular, WebGL).
Postdoctoral Researcher Inria Saclay
June 2018 – May 2020
  • Researched and developed visualization tools for dynamic social networks (Python, Dart, Canvas).

Education

Ph.D. Computer Science Dec 2013 – May 2018
University of São Paulo, Brazil

Specialized in network and spatio-temporal data analysis, with a focus on graph signal processing and advanced data visualization.

M.Sc. Computer Science Aug 2011 – Nov 2013
University of São Paulo, Brazil
B.Sc. Informatics Engineering 2005 – 2010
Catholic University San Pablo, Peru