Cailyn Hansen

Cailyn Hansen has a strong background in software engineering and data analysis. Cailyn is currently working at Duolingo as a Senior Software Engineer, where they joined in February 2023. Prior to this, they held a Software Engineer position at Duolingo starting in December 2021.

Before their role at Duolingo, Cailyn worked at Ridwell as both a Senior Software Engineer from August 2021 to November 2021, and as a Software Engineer from August 2020 to August 2021.

Additionally, Cailyn has experience as a Software and Data Engineer at Skylight Digital LLC, where they focused on various tasks such as writing ETLs in SQL and Python, managing cloud infrastructure, and developing applications using different technologies. Cailyn was with the company from July 2019 to August 2020. In this role, they also took on the additional responsibility of being a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Co-Facilitator.

Cailyn's earlier experiences include working as a Digital Projects Consultant and Software Developer at the Center for Digital Scholarship, Brown University Library from May 2019 to October 2019, and as a Software Engineer Intern at Facebook from May 2018 to August 2018.

Cailyn also gained practical experience as a Software Developer Intern at Integrated Technology Services, Brown University from May 2017 to August 2017, and as a Software and Data Engineer at the Mapping Violence Project at Brown University from April 2016 to September 2016.

Overall, Cailyn Hansen has demonstrated a strong technical proficiency and a diverse range of experiences in software engineering and data analysis throughout their career.

Cailyn Hansen attended the University of Minnesota Duluth from 2013 to 2015, where they pursued post-secondary enrollment in Math and Computer Science. Subsequently, they attended Brown University from 2015 to 2019, where they obtained a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in Computer Science and Ethnic Studies. Additionally, they obtained a Facilitation Certificate and a Mediation Certification from the Social Justice Mediation Institute in January 2019.