Duretti Hirpa is a writer and senior software engineer based in San Francisco, California. She's a ten-year veteran of the technology industry. Duretti has a humanities background and often thinks about the intersection between people and technology. She is a self taught software developer and continually excels at prestigious companies including Fastly, Slack, and most recently MailChimp.
Over the years, Duretti has held various roles including web developer UI designer, front end engineer, and back end engineer. She likes treats, the feeling of finding the perfect animated gif, and the vocal stylings of Beyonc\xe9 Knowles-Carter.\xa0