Hello, I'm
Cecily Toro
Software Engineer
I build software at scale. Currently at Postman working on Flows — a product used by millions of developers worldwide. I got here the long way: military service, a decade in healthcare, then a career switch into tech that didn't come easy. When I'm not at my keyboard, I'm deep in a book or watching hockey (Columbus Blue Jackets fan, for better or worse).
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BookTalk
A full-stack social platform for book lovers. Share reviews, follow readers, get a personalized feed, and discover new reads — production-deployed with real infrastructure.
Education & Experience
August 2024 – Present
Postman
Software Engineer — Flows Product Team
- —Led development of "Requests in Flows," reducing workflow friction and increasing user return rates by 2x.
- —Owned and delivered a large-scale architectural refactor consolidating two core flow primitives into a single unified entity — reducing user confusion, eliminating feature inconsistency, and simplifying future development across the codebase.
- —Authored RFCs outlining technical approach, trade-offs, and implementation plans for new features and system improvements.
- —Defined and implemented event tracking for new features in collaboration with the data team, enabling measurement of user adoption and feature success.
- —Integrated AI-assisted tooling into the development workflow to increase productivity and improve feature delivery turnaround.
November 2023 – August 2024
Postman
Software Engineer — Marketing Engineering Team
- —Optimized npm package library components, cutting internal development time by 80%.
- —Implemented dynamic social media preview images with Next.js and Cloudinary, increasing user engagement by 20%.
- —Built reusable React components for POST/CON 24, Postman's annual developer conference with 700+ attendees.
- —Migrated the documentation web app from Gatsby v4 to Next.js v14.
March 2022 – September 2022
Wethos
Frontend Developer
- —Delivered UI enhancements and new functionality that increased product usage by 25% and user return rates by 50%.
- —Reduced loading times and implemented skeleton loading to improve perceived performance and user experience.
Education
October 2024
Bachelor of Science in Software Engineering
Western Governors University
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