Daniel Gasienica

Daniel Gasienica has a diverse work experience in software engineering. Daniel is currently a Principal Software Engineer at CollegeVine since April 2023. Prior to that, they worked as a Technical Lead at CollegeVine from October 2021 to April 2023. At CollegeVine, they held the position of Senior Software Engineer, specializing in Ruby/Rails and Haskell/PureScript, where they focused on data visualization and school list management from February 2020 to October 2021. Before joining CollegeVine, Daniel worked at Signal Messenger as a Software Engineer for their Signal Desktop app from February to May 2018.

Earlier in their career, Daniel worked as a Senior Software Engineering Consultant at Shutterstock from September 2017 to January 2018. Daniel also had a brief period of self-employment where they embarked on a personal journey called SEA2NY from April to July 2017. In 2013, Daniel joined FiftyThree, Inc. as a Senior Software Engineer, contributing to the development of innovative mobile creation tools. Daniel stayed with the company until April 2017.

Daniel also worked at Zynga Seattle as a Senior Software Engineer responsible for the transition to a service-oriented architecture (SOA) from October 2011 to December 2013. Daniel co-founded The Thingdom in April 2011, an online platform for people who love their belongings. Before that, they worked as a Software Development Engineer at Microsoft Bing from September 2010 to April 2011, where they contributed to the Zoom.it and Seadragon projects. Daniel also gained experience as a Research Intern at Microsoft Live Labs from September 2009 to January 2010, enhancing the touch capabilities and API architecture of the Zoom.it project. Additionally, Daniel founded the OpenZoom open-source project in October 2008 to promote the use of high-resolution images and Zoomable User Interfaces (ZUIs) on the web.

Overall, Daniel Gasienica has a strong background in software engineering, with a focus on developing cutting-edge technologies and tools for various companies in the industry.

Daniel Gasienica completed their high school education at Kantonsschule Wiedikon from 1999 to 2001. During this time, they studied subjects such as Latin, French, German, History, and Geography. Daniel then pursued their Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science at ETH Zürich from 2006 to 2010. After completing their high school education, they attended MNG Rämibühl from 2001 to 2005 for further studies in Mathematics and Sciences, earning their High School Diploma.