Becoming a Leader: From Gamer to Lead Engineer and Chair of STEM Outreach at Zynga

Michelle Del Rosario is a Principal Software Engineer at Zynga where she architects features on brand new mobile games and mentors junior engineers; she additionally manages Zynga’s STEM Outreach initiatives, connecting thousands of students from underrepresented communities to women professionals and inspiring them to pursue STEM studies and careers in the video game industry. Prior to Zynga, Michelle shipped over a dozen mobile hits at several video game start ups and contributed to Virtual Reality and Micro Robotics research at Stanford University and Harvard University respectively. Outside of work, Michelle speaks at women in leadership tech events (most recently Google’s Women in Games Executive Round Table, Women of Silicon Valley, and General Assembly), practices Parkour, and enjoys quality time with her family.