Carissa Dean
Senior Software Engineer at Engine by Starling
United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolCarissa Dean is a Senior Software Engineer based in the UK with eight years of experience building resilient, production-grade systems across finance and developer security domains. She progressed from Associate roles at JPMorgan Chase into senior engineering positions at Snyk and now Engine by Starling, demonstrating strong adaptability moving between large enterprise and fast-paced product teams. Her background blends software engineering with early data-quality work at Centrica, giving her a practical appreciation for data integrity alongside application architecture. Carissa has repeatedly taken on accelerated promotion tracks, suggesting a talent for ownership, mentorship, and delivering impactful features under tight timelines. Comfortable across backend and platform contexts, she focuses on shipping reliable, scalable solutions that bridge business needs and developer experience. Based in the UK with a BSc in Information Technology/Business Management from the University of Exeter, she brings both technical depth and product-aware judgement to engineering challenges.
8 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
High School, High School at Bilborough CollegeLoughborough High SchoolBachelor of Science (BSc) Information Technology/Business Management, Bachelor of Science (BSc) Information Technology/Business Management at University of Exeter
Github Skills (13)
snyk9
gitbook9
versioning8
parser8
code-generation8
vulnerabilities8
security8
monitor8
api7
cli6
linting5
compiler5
kubernetes2
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
carissadean/snyk-goof
Jan 2025 - Feb 2026
Contributions:2 reviews, 24 PRs, 31 pushes in 1 year 1 month
carissadean/juice-shop
Apr 2022 - Feb 2026
OWASP Juice Shop: Probably the most modern and sophisticated insecure web application
Contributions:113 PRs, 130 pushes, 139 branches in 3 years 10 months
juiceqbcore-frameworksecurityweb-applicationmethodology
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