Lea Coligado
Lea Coligado

senior software engineer

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coligado

about me

I am a senior software engineer on google.com/maps dedicated to making our desktop product accessible to disabled users. I led my team to being first in our organization to achieve Google’s highest accessibility rating and was subsequently awarded Google’s prestigious Disability Inclusion and Accessibility Award and my organization’s Engineering Excellence Award. Beyond accessibility, I have designed and engineered several impactful features at Google. I develop and code-review primarily in JavaScript / TypeScript.

During my sophomore year at Stanford, I founded Women of Silicon Valley: a “Humans of New York” spinoff that features women and non-binary people of color in tech. Women of Silicon Valley has since interviewed over 500 people, amassed 74K+ cross-platform followers, and received national recognition. Women of Silicon Valley comprised a team of 10 amazing women who volunteered their time as part of Google's 20% program.

For my work towards Equity, Diversity & Inclusion in tech, I was named to the BBC’s 100 Women of 2017. Testimonials to my impact can be found here.

 

Experience

SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER - google maps

August 2019 - Present

  • Lead the engineering effort to make google.com/maps accessible to disabled users

  • Laid the foundation for my team’s accessibility support infrastructure

  • Led my product to be first in-org to achieve Google’s highest accessibility rating; subsequently received Google’s prestigious Disability Inclusion and Accessibility Award and my organization’s Engineering Excellence Award

  • Consult on WCAG compliance of new features and helped draft company-wide guidance on incoming accessibility requirement

  • [TBA] Serve as engineering lead for cross-org OKR on integrating design platform

SOFTWARE ENGINEER - GOOGLE MAPS, google local search

October 2016 - Present

  • Designed, created product roadmap for, and engineered revamp of desktop Google Maps’ categorical refinements; serve as team expert on Refinements stack

  • Designed and engineered pipeline for Local Posts, a feature that allows merchants to share business updates on desktop Google Maps

  • Maintain code health of Web Maps platform via code-reviewing and routine build-monitoring

  • Performed over 1K hours in service of Google’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion and mentored several Googlers; see testimonials of my impact

software engineering intern - apple

June 2015 - August 2015

  • Designed and implemented natural language interactions for providing intelligent user assistance to Siri

software engineering intern - facebook

July 2013 - August 2013

  • Designed and implemented an iPhone app for seamlessly syncing contacts with nearby users in Objective-C

  • Leveraged Multipeer Connectivity to continuously display available users

Education

stanford university - Stanford, ca

B.S. COMPUTER SCIENCE
Graduated May 2016

public advocacy

  • panelist @ WATERMARK CONFERENCE FOR WOMEN (San Jose, CA)

  • ambassador @ TRINITY GATHERINGS (London, UK)

  • keynote @ She++ GALA (Mountain View, CA)

  • speaker @ STANFORD SOCIETY OF WOMEN ENGINEERS (Stanford, CA)

  • speaker @ STANFORD WOMEN IN COMPUTER SCIENCE (Stanford, CA)

  • speaker @ STANFORD WOMEN IN BUSINESS (Stanford, CA)

  • keynote @ GOOGLE WOMEN ENGINEERS SUMMIT (Mountain View, CA)

    • 500+ attendees, 95% approval rating (see feedback)

  • keynote @ MISS CEO (Stanford, CA)

  • ambassador @ VIVA TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE (Paris, France)

  • ambassador @ GENDER, EQUITY, AND JUSTICE SUMMIT (Stanford, CA)

  • panelist @ STANFORD INCLUDE CONFERENCE (Stanford, CA)

Press