Currently a software engineer at Snap Inc., working on large scale and mission critical projects within Monetization org, and leveraging my skills in cloud computing (AWS, GCP), full stack engineering, and data analysis to develop, test, and deploy reliable and secure applications and APIs.

Experience

Snap Inc.Software Engineer

2024 — Now

Seattle, Washington, United States

Ads Platform

VanguardSoftware Engineer

2023 — 2024

Greater Philadelphia

Securities Lending Team in Global Investment Operations

LucidworksSoftware Engineer

2023 — 2023

San Francisco Bay Area

Enterprise AI Search Product

Personal ProjectsFull Stack - BruinNetwork

2020 — 2023

Tech Stack: MongoDB, Express, React, Node.js (MERN), socket.io, Google Cloud API, Mongoose, Material UI, AWS, REST API

Launched complex web application from scratch (90+ for all Lighthouse Performance Scores) that allows users to organize events and chat with others, reduced Total Block Time by 485% by implementing React Hooks and dynamic rendering

Managed 10+ complex and scalable user/event NoSQL databases using CRUD, advanced queries, validations

Created unparalleled chat experience by implementing live search, random queue, local storage, Google Assistant, Google Custom Search Engine, online status, and smooth interactions between users

Personal ProjectsFull Stack - Chitchat

2022 — 2022

GitHub Repo: github.com/kenfukuyama/chitchat

Tech Stack: Java, Spring Boot, MySQL, ORM, JSP, WebSocket, STOMP, Bootstrap, AWS, source control (Git)

Boosted load benchmark by over 3000 requests per second with the integration of a full duplex socket system

Led the project by reviewing 16 PRs, organizing documentations, delegating over 50 tasks, initiating additional features

Developed more than 5 schemas in relational databases using ORMs in Java Spring, custom relational queries

Education

UCLA

Experience+3

Education

Bachelor of Science, Data Science and Statistics

Experience