Maria Banister is a Senior Software Engineer in Calgary with nine years of experience building web applications and a unique background as a former pharmacist. She combines clinical domain knowledge from years in pharmacy and healthcare-focused projects with hands-on engineering roles at Secureframe and Clio, delivering practical, user-centered solutions. Maria transitioned from frontline pharmacy practice to software through co-op and internship roles that produced decision-support and internal analytics tools, giving her a strong appreciation for data-driven product impact. Comfortable across the full stack, she iterates quickly in collaborative teams and brings healthcare process empathy to technical design. Her cross-disciplinary career enables her to translate complex clinical requirements into reliable, maintainable software that improves operational outcomes.
9 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Pharmacy (B.Pharm.) Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Bachelor of Pharmacy (B.Pharm.) Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at University of Alberta
Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.) Computer Software Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.) Computer Software Engineering at University of Calgary
Contributions:5 PRs, 24 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 10 months
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