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Maya Lindqvist

Maya Lindqvist(she/her)

Senior Product Engineer at Fernway · I build calm software for busy people

About

I'm a product engineer who started out in design, and I still sketch before I code. For the last four years I've built the trip planner at Fernway, from the first prototype to an app that 400,000 travelers open every month. I care about fast pages, plain words and interfaces that work for everyone, including people using a screen reader or a slow phone on a train. Outside work I mentor new developers and teach a weekend web class at the library.

Experience

4

  • Fernway

    Portland, Oregon · Hybrid

    1. Senior Product Engineer

      Full-time · Mar 2024 – Present · 2 yrs 7 mos

      Lead engineer for trip planning. Rebuilt the itinerary editor so it works offline, which cut support tickets about lost changes by 70%. Run our accessibility reviews and mentor three engineers.

      • TypeScript
      • React
      • Offline-first
      • Accessibility

    2. Product Engineer

      Full-time · Jun 2022 – Feb 2024 · 1 yr 8 mos

      Joined as the fourth engineer. Shipped shared trips, the map view and the first version of the mobile web app.

      • Next.js
      • PostgreSQL
      • Maps

  • Frontend Engineer

    Brightloop Health · Full-time

    Aug 2019 – May 2022 · 2 yrs 9 mos

    Seattle, Washington

    Built the patient scheduling flow used by 60 clinics. Moved the booking pages to server rendering, taking the first load on older phones from 6 seconds to under 2.

    • React
    • Performance
    • Design systems

  • Design Intern

    Cobalt & Pine Studio · Internship

    Jun 2018 – Aug 2018 · 2 mos

    Seattle, Washington

    Designed and coded marketing sites for small local businesses, from sketch to launch.

    • Figma
    • HTML & CSS

Skills

12
  • TypeScript
  • React
  • Next.js
  • Accessibility
  • Product design
  • PostgreSQL
  • Performance
  • Design systems
  • Mentoring
  • Figma
  • Offline-first
  • Technical writing

Education

1

  • Cascadia State University

    Bachelor of Science, Computer Science, minor in Graphic Design

    2015 – 2019

    Graduated with honors

    Activities: Women in Computing (president), campus hackathon organizer

    Senior project: a bus-arrival display for the campus shuttle, still running today.

    • Algorithms
    • Human-computer interaction

Licenses and certifications

2

  • Certified Web Accessibility Specialist

    Open Access Web Institute

    Issued Oct 2025 · Expires Oct 2028

    Credential ID OAWI-48213

  • Cloud Architecture Foundations

    Northbridge Learning

    Issued Apr 2023 · No expiration date

Languages

3

  • English

    Native or bilingual proficiency

  • Swedish

    Full professional proficiency

  • Spanish

    Limited working proficiency

Projects

2

  • Next Bus Board

    Jan 2025 – Present

    An open-source arrivals screen for coffee shops and libraries. Runs on any old tablet and shows the next buses and trains in big, readable type.

    • TypeScript
    • Open data
    • Kiosk mode

  • Pantry Planner

    May 2023 – Dec 2023

    A weekend project that turns what's in your cupboard into a week of dinners and one shopping list. Used by about 2,000 people a month.

    • React
    • Service workers

Publications

1

  • Nothing Lost: Building an Editor That Works Offline

    Fernway Engineering Blog · Jun 2025

    By Maya Lindqvist

    How we used a local-first data model so travelers never lose changes on a plane.

Honors and awards

2

  • Best Civic Project, Rose City Hack Day

    Rose City Hack Day · Sep 2024

    For Next Bus Board's first version, built in 24 hours with two friends.

  • Fernway Craft Award

    Fernway · Dec 2025

    Voted by the team for the offline itinerary editor.

Volunteering

2

  • Weekend web class teacher

    Alder Street Library

    Education · Feb 2023 – Present

    Teach a free eight-week class where adults build and publish their first website.

  • Mentor

    Code Bridge Mentors

    Economic Empowerment · Jan 2021 – Dec 2024

    Paired with career changers for six months at a time; eleven mentees now work in tech.

Recommendations

2

  • Ana Ferreira

    VP of Engineering, Fernway

    Maya is the engineer people ask when something has to be both fast and kind to use. She rebuilt our editor without a single day of downtime and taught the whole team how to test with a screen reader.

    Managed Maya directly

  • Devon Price

    Engineer, Brightloop Health

    The clearest code reviews I've ever had. Maya explains the why, not just the what.

    Worked with Maya on the same team

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