Full Stack Software Engineer
Experience
2024 — Now
2024 — Now
Menlo Park, California, United States
Monetization
2020 — 2024
2020 — 2024
Long Beach, California, United States
As a Full Stack Engineer, spearheaded multiple high-value projects across diverse tech stacks, including TypeScript, React, Next/Node and Java. My work has encompassed development for the Annual Membership program, a Shopify ecommerce shop launch, and significant improvements to software development processes. I've played a pivotal role in team growth, mentoring junior developers, and enhancing productivity through strategic initiatives.
• Key contributor in Annual Membership program launch. Led development of components for pricing display and subscription management, setting patterns and scalable frameworks for engineering adoption.
• Collaborating with external engineers, developed one-click sign-on feature with interactive user components, driving thousands of daily sign-ups and ensuring EU data compliance.
• Led teams on initiatives to phase out outdated internal tools and streamline technology stacks, achieving substantial monthly savings in hosting expenses.
• Directed key marketing initiatives, from product requirement definition to solution deployment, bolstering brand visibility and user engagement.
2019 — 2020
2019 — 2020
Greater Los Angeles Area
Acquired by TravelPerk
• As part of a product rebuild, took charge of the hotel search and booking feature, designing databases and connecting with multiple APIs using Java/Kotlin. Incorporated concurrency, parallel service integration, and optimized data retrieval, leading to a decrease in search loading time by nearly 80%.
• Revamped the internal billing application with React and GraphQL
• Maintaining Legacy Application built with PHP, Javascript and supported existing clients
2017 — 2019
2017 — 2019
Building efficient and user-friendly software primarily with PHP and JS.
Learned and utilized Yii, Vue JS and various other framework and technologies to build robust and scaling solutions; delivering the best software to users.
Github: https://github.com/jameshsu3618
2016 — 2017
2016 — 2017
Los Angeles, CA
Primarily developing with RoR, JS, and Php. Provided information technology infrastructure,
software consultation, and development.
Education
Duke University