Valerie Arena

Valerie Arena is an accomplished software engineer with extensive experience in various roles within the technology sector, currently serving as a Principal Software Engineer at Mobile Heartbeat since September 2015, where expertise includes modern technologies such as Spring Boot, MongoDB, Docker, and Kubernetes. Previous positions include Senior Software Engineer roles at Atlantic Broadband, GoDaddy Afternic, and Cambridge Interactive Development Corporation, implementing solutions using JAX-RS, RESTEasy, and Spring frameworks. Valerie's career began in education, teaching high school science before transitioning into software development, culminating in a Master of Science in Computer Science from Boston University and a Master of Arts in Science Education from Teachers College, Columbia University.