I'm Maggie, a full-stack engineer with six years of experience developing, testing, and maintaining consumer and enterprise software applications. I built my first web app focused on puzzles, and the programming world still draws me in with its puzzle-solving nature and endless possibilities. In 2024 I relocated to the United Kingdom with a pre-settled status, and I'm excited to continue building impactful software from Bristol.

Maggie Holbling

I'm Maggie, a full-stack engineer with six years of experience developing, testing, and maintaining consumer and enterprise software applications. I built my first web app focused on puzzles, and the programming world still draws me in with its puzzle-solving nature and endless possibilities. In 2024 I relocated to the United Kingdom with a pre-settled status, and I'm excited to continue building impactful software from Bristol.

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I’m Maggie, a full-stack engineer with six years of experience developing, testing, and maintaining consumer and enterprise software applications. I built my first web app focused on puzzles, and the programming world still draws me in with its puzzle-solving nature and endless possibilities.

In 2024 I relocated to the United Kingdom with a pre-settled status, and I’m excited to continue building impactful software from Bristol.

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Language

English
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Work Experience

Software Engineer (Contract) at Aico
January 1, 2025 - July 1, 2025
Built and maintained IoT-integrated software using TypeScript, Angular, React, Node.js, MySQL, RabbitMQ, Amazon SES, and Auth0; created a modular React component library, unifying UI/UX across platforms; added dynamic localization to the app and email system using i18n, Pulumi, Auth0, and AWS SES; resolved major production issues including Auth0 token errors, SQL bugs, missing migrations, and third-party integration failures; implemented PDF export functionality in Angular with embedded images to enhance reporting capabilities; improved app accessibility to AA level VPAT conformance; led global online team-building events for ~150 attendees.
Full Stack Software Developer at Staffbase
January 1, 2022 - August 1, 2024
Worked on a SaaS internal communications app serving over 600 clients built using JavaScript, Node.js, MySQL with React, Hapi, AWS Aurora, AWS DynamoDB, and AWS S3. Implemented client-requested features such as email sending through aliases, secured account deactivation, and added capability to add users to multiple groups (ARR $1.2M). Drove thorough code reviews, improved test coverage, produced documentation, demo videos, and researched integrations with third-party apps such as Recurly and Pendo.
Software Engineer at Cognitive 3D
November 1, 2019 - November 1, 2021
Developed, debugged, tested, and maintained code for a SaaS application written in JavaScript, TypeScript, Java, and MySQL with React, AngularJS, Express, Play Framework, AWS RDS, and AWS S3. Served two frontend services, a 3D analytics platform, and a 3D session replay platform. Built user-friendly analytics components (tables and graphs) and RESTful API routes. Created custom shaders with OpenGL for VR visualization, and built 3D scenes in Three.js; prototyped in Unity for testing. Used AWS CLI to manage S3 assets and deployed images to staging and production environments using Jenkins. Improved performance of large 3D scenes from 13 fps to 56 fps with 0.5–1 GB of assets.
Volunteer Coordinator at Queer Arts Festival
May 1, 2016 - July 1, 2017
Recruited, trained, and supervised over 70 volunteers in year one and over 110 volunteers in year two. Created and maintained a volunteer schedule and roles; collaborated with Box Office to create a smooth ticketing/line-up system; organized volunteer orientation and sourced in-kind donations from local companies.

Education

Software Development (Java) at BCIT, Vancouver
January 1, 2019 - December 24, 2025
Diploma in Web Development at Light House Labs, Vancouver
January 1, 2019 - December 24, 2025
BA Events Management at Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen
January 1, 2017 - December 24, 2025

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Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Other