Gabi spent her youth immersed in MS-DOS, server rooms, and Geocities Mariah Carey fan page HTML. She transitioned to a development career in 2016 after spending 7 years as a systems administrator and is active in her local tech community as a volunteer and as Mentor Director for a monthly coding session to help women break into the industry. Her other interests include ashtanga yoga, learning languages, and curating stellar playlists.