Kristal Soman

@kristal_
Mentor | Community Builder | Software Engineer
Bay Area
she/her

Community Builder

Board Member

Mentor

Software Engineering

Seen Some Sh*t

DEI Advocate

Musician

Lecturer

Networker

Music Producer

Speaker

Podcast Guest

I'm Kristal and most of my work is focused on community building and mentorship for underrepresented and non-traditional folks in tech. Happy to connect and pitch in where I can!

I'm open to

open source contributions,

giving resume feedback,

guest lecturing,

joining company boards,

mentoring,

beta testing new products,

making introductions,

speaking on podcasts,

volunteering,

and advising companies.

Contact Me

Resume

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Aug 2020 - Present

Chief Strategy Officer, YearOne

Nov 2019 - Dec 2020

Software Engineer - Infrastructure, BuzzFeed

May 2018 - Nov 2019

Software Engineer, Marqeta

Feb 2017 - Oct 2017

Director of Operations and Product, Crypto Company

Portfolio

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Supporting bootcamp grads at General Assembly as they competed in a 3-day hackathon with a 'pet' theme.

Getting our community closer and closer with Discord!

Launched the YearOne Elevate Peer Mentorship Program for early-career, non-traditional software engineers! elevate.joinyearone.io

Gave a short talk on how to begin the technical interviewing process at the South Florida Tech Lunch! https://www.meetup.com/south-florida-tech-lunch/events/278606920/