• Led development of the TikTok US Elections Center 2024, delivering a seamless in-app experience for civic information — featured on the front page of the US App Store on Election Day.

• Enhanced user safety and transparency in short-form video experiences, improving trust and integrity for over a billion users worldwide.

• Built and launched Footnotes, a misinformation-reduction feature rolled out in the US with a press event in NYC.

• Partnered with legal, policy, and regional teams to meet government expectations and compliance audits across multiple markets.

• Scaled TikTok STEM initiatives, leading technical implementation and expansion to new regions such as Indonesia.

• Mentored interns and new grads, helping them ramp up quickly and contribute to high-impact projects.

• Rebuilt legacy systems from the ground up, translating detailed Figma specifications into fully functional React components styled with Tailwind CSS for a modern, responsive interface.

• Developed a high-performance backend in Golang, integrating GraphQL for efficient data querying and mutation to enable seamless frontend–backend communication.

• Authored comprehensive documentation and best practices, improving developer onboarding and ensuring consistent coding standards across the team.

• Boosted application performance through lazy loading, code splitting, and optimized component rendering, resulting in a 30% faster load time and a smoother user experience.

• Collaborated with cross-functional teams and stakeholders during design and planning sessions to evaluate technical feasibility and deliver scalable, production-ready solutions.

• Contributed to multiple enterprise and nonprofit projects, including Zillow, Arc'teryx, the American Lung Association, and the New York Blood Center, delivering scalable software solutions tailored to each organization’s needs.

• Engineered a RESTful API integration leveraging OAuth for secure service communication, improving efficiency and reducing recurring administrative expenses.

• Engineered custom object-oriented solutions to automate manual workflows, effectively reducing administrative overhead and improving operational efficiency.

• Collaborated with clients and cross-functional teams in an Agile environment using Jira, implementing enterprise-grade features within both new and existing codebases.

• Developed automated scheduling systems to process and update large data volumes on a recurring basis with high reliability.

• Wrote and maintained unit tests, debugged and deployed code through continuous integration pipelines, ensuring stable and production-ready releases.

• Authored developer and user documentation, assisting teams and clients in adopting and transitioning to new systems and features.

• Formerly Traction on Demand — acquired by Salesforce.