Vanessa Dean

Vanessa Dean is a Senior Software Engineer with extensive experience in developing and maintaining complex applications across various industries. Currently employed at Splitwise Inc. since June 2025, Vanessa previously held senior engineering roles at Alma, where the focus was on Django applications for insurance claim management, and at Policygenius Inc., where contributions included developing a customer relationship management system using React, GraphQL, and Ruby on Rails. Vanessa's expertise also extends to Kindbody, where oversight of electronic health records software was provided, and at Slice and BeenVerified.com, where technical leadership played a crucial role in optimizing online services. With a foundational education in Biochemistry from New York University, Vanessa began a career that includes teaching full-stack web development and earlier roles in business development and marketing at prominent law firms.