Samantha Quiñones

Samantha Quiñones is a highly experienced technology professional currently serving as a Staff Software Engineer at Empower since May 2024. Previously, Samantha held multiple leadership positions, including DEI Officer and Engineering Director at Petal, where responsibilities encompassed advising on hiring strategies, community engagement, and managing engineering teams focused on credit card portfolios and fintech integrations. At Skillshare, as Director of Engineering, Samantha managed site reliability and operational efficiency across engineering teams. Prior roles include Engineering Manager at Etsy, overseeing payments engineering, Principal Software Engineer at AOL, and Development Team Lead at Politico, where Samantha implemented real-time analytics and CI/CD solutions. Early career experience includes Security Software Developer at SAINT Corporation, Software Support Engineer at Visa, and Production Support Analyst at Honor Technologies, Inc.