Lauren M. Carter is a Software Engineer at TaskRabbit, where she leads the company's IKEA software integrations. In her role, she developed a pilot program that integrated jobs for conjoined IKEA Assembly and Delivery on the TaskRabbit platform as well as developed and led the initiative to support multiple taskers on a given TaskRabbit task.

Prior to TaskRabbit, Lauren was a Platform Engineer at HotelTonight, where she focused on in-app retention and enhanced the app's engagement capabilities. She also laid the foundation for the API that powers the user's ability to unlock a cheaper hotel price.

Before HotelTonight, Lauren held Software Engineer positions at B2B ecommerce platform Handshake (which was acquired by Shopify) and customer service company StellaService. She also held roles as a Software Developer at several prominent companies, including Deutsche Bank and Showtime.

In addition to her technical roles, Lauren is a long time distance runner. She competed with Central Park Track Club for 6 years before moving to California. Since moving to California, Lauren has also taken up cycling and swimming. She is looking forward to competing in her first tri-athlon.

Lauren received her B.S. in Computer and Systems Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. While there, she was a part of the university’s Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers and the Latin sorority, Hermandad de Sigma Iota Alpha, Inc.