I’m Ornella Friggit-Konaté, staff Software Engineer and consultant. I write code and coach software teams.

About me
I’m a software engineer with 6+ years building data platforms, cloud infrastructure, and production systems at scale.
What I do:
- Architect and implement cloud infrastructure
- Build data pipelines and analytics systems
- Design APIs and developer tooling
- Modernize deployment workflows and CI/CD
- Wrestle with React and other front-end frameworks
Background: Currently Staff Engineer at Bobsled, where I’ve led platform initiatives serving enterprise customers. Previously at Disney Streaming and several early-stage companies. I run Konaté Tech alongside full-time work, taking on select consulting engagements.
Stack: TypeScript, Python, Terraform, React, Node.js, Snowflake, Databricks, BigQuery, Google Cloud, AWS, Docker, and more.
Services
Work I do
Cloud Infrastructure & DevOps Move from manual deployments to Infrastructure-as-Code. Set up CI/CD pipelines, reduce cloud costs, establish best practices.
Data Engineering Build automated data pipelines, warehouse architecture, and analytics infrastructure.
Platform & API Development Design backend systems and APIs that scale.
Technical Leadership Establish engineering standards, improve documentation, mentor teams, or provide fractional technical leadership.
Contact
Currently: Taking select consulting engagements alongside full-time work.
Best for: Projects requiring 10-20 hours/week for infrastructure, data engineering, or technical leadership.
Email: ornella@konate.tech
LinkedIn: /ornellaf
GitHub: 0rnella