Lauren Perez

Lauren Perez is a Lead Instructor at General Assembly, specializing in software engineering. She has a diverse background that combines software engineering with education and operations management. After completing her training at General Assembly in 2017, she worked as a full-stack engineer for a creative agency, collaborating with notable clients such as T-Mobile, Sony, and Microsoft. Most recently, she was part of Microsoft's Azure Portal Compute team, where she contributed to the platform's redevelopment using React.13

In her role at General Assembly, Lauren emphasizes a "zero-to-hero" approach in her teaching, meaning that students are not required to have prior coding knowledge before enrolling in her courses. She believes that passion and commitment are key predictors of success for her students.12 Outside of her professional commitments, Lauren enjoys engaging in creative projects and is currently renovating a mid-century home in Seattle.3