Lu Jiang, Developer in Everett, WA, United States
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Lu Jiang

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Bio

Lu is an experienced technologist with over a decade of engineering expertise spanning education, healthcare, and other industries. She is skilled at quickly adopting new tools and languages to build scalable, reliable software. Analytical by nature, with a strategic mindset and a drive to refine workflows, Lu solves complex problems and develops systems that support long-term impact in learning and healthcare environments.

Portfolio

Thought Industries
Node.js, Open-source Software (OSS), React, GraphQL, Amazon OpenSearch, Redis...
Chegg (contract via Toptal)
Next.js, React, Redux, GraphQL, Node.js, Optimizely, Docker...
EagleView Technologies
Amazon Web Services (AWS), Zoom, Slack, API Integration, REST...

Experience

  • JavaScript - 8 years
  • SQL - 6 years
  • React - 5 years
  • Node.js - 5 years
  • REST - 4 years
  • Git - 3 years
  • Docker - 3 years
  • OAuth 2 - 2 years

Availability

Full-time

Preferred Environment

Amazon Web Services (AWS), Zoom, Agile Software Development, Slack, Git, Docker, Visual Studio Code (VS Code), JavaScript

The most amazing...

...project I've developed is part of a complex workflow to onboard a new solar product. The work I did was critical to the customer-facing deliverable.

Work Experience

Senior Software Engineer

2021 - 2025
Thought Industries
  • Built the foundation of an open-source web application and tools to extend the education platform. The application serves as a template for client developers to customize web pages and components to extend the respective portions offered by the platform.
  • Maintained the open-source web application and its full lifecycle on an ongoing basis.
  • Extended features of the education platform and kept tools up-to-date.
Technologies: Node.js, Open-source Software (OSS), React, GraphQL, Amazon OpenSearch, Redis, Docker, Git, TypeScript, Vite, Cloudflare, Ember.js

Senior React/Redux Developer

2020 - 2021
Chegg (contract via Toptal)
  • Onboarded and consolidated multiple front-end apps under the same mono repository. These apps are different brandings for the same product built with variations in features, themes, layouts, and more.
  • Maintained the monorepo to onboard new features and support for A/B testing, accessibility, and advertisement. Successfully launched integrations with third-party feature tests for pricing across multiple apps.
  • Assisted in releases of monorepo apps and troubleshot pipeline bottlenecks.
Technologies: Next.js, React, Redux, GraphQL, Node.js, Optimizely, Docker, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Advertising Technology (Adtech), Web Accessibility, WordPress, JavaScript, Agile Software Development, Git, TypeScript, Visual Studio Code (VS Code), API Integration, MacOS, Webpack, Zoom, Slack

Senior Software Engineer

2018 - 2019
EagleView Technologies
  • Developed a suite of applications on AWS for a key component in the workflow to onboard a new product, resulting in a successful launch.
  • Integrated with Okta API for eCommerce applications and oversaw development across the team with quality control, resulting in security control across these applications.
  • Integrated with the SendGrid API for eCommerce applications, resulting in the successful migration of billing infrastructure to a Cloud solution.
  • Supported ongoing production releases and fixed bugs.
Technologies: Amazon Web Services (AWS), Zoom, Slack, API Integration, REST, Visual Studio Code (VS Code), Docker, OAuth 2, Agile Software Development, Python, Node.js, Git, SendGrid API, Okta, Microsoft SQL Server, Entity Framework, .NET 4, ASP.NET, C#

Web Development Engineer

2017 - 2018
EagleView Technologies
  • Upgraded to Bing Map API version 8 from a to-be-deprecated old version of an eCommerce ordering application.
  • Developed and integrated with new microservices as a key component for an eCommerce legacy system, resulting in the successful launch of the first new microservices.
  • Maintained eCommerce applications for new features.
Technologies: Bing Maps API, API Integration, REST, Visual Studio Code (VS Code), Agile Software Development, SQL, Microsoft SQL Server, JavaScript, Azure DevOps Services, Entity Framework, .NET 4, ASP.NET, C#

Web Developer II

2013 - 2017
Big Fish Games
  • Developed REST APIs for game platform microservices to manage user profile and game-play information.
  • Built internal tools to manage assets and data, integrated with game platform microservices. Refactored codebase for reusable components.
  • Created internal tools to manage user game-play data, resulting in just-in-time bug fixes for the client.
  • Developed a web application for a hybrid mobile client with new features and version updates.
  • Mitigated performance issues in large datasets in relational databases.
Technologies: Apache JMeter, MacOS, VirtualBox, API Integration, REST, LAMP, Sass, Linux, Agile Software Development, SQL, Subversion (SVN), MySQL, Memcached, Apache Kafka, React, Webpack, Redux, AngularJS, JavaScript, Symfony, PHP, Dropwizard, Java

Front-end Developer

2012 - 2013
Utrip, Inc.
  • Developed a server proxy with new features for the main website.
  • Designed the UI and UX, and developed the front-end interface to support the launch of new market campaigns.
  • Participated in product feature and road-map discussions to shape the future of the company's product, resulting in idea adoption and the successful launch of new product features.
Technologies: Agile Software Development, Yii, LAMP, NGINX, Mercurial, JavaScript, PHP

Experience

Portal Web App for Hearst Distribution China Branch

A PHP-based application with different roles to manage and display advertising agencies associated with the Hearst distribution China branch. I was the full-stack developer responsible for fully customizing the data ingestion in the back-end, data display, as well as static contents in the front end. I worked closely with the project manager and client across the full lifecycle of the project from initial requirements, design aspects, development, feedback ingestion, and production release and support.

Single Page Application and REST API for Apartment Listing

Developed a single-page application with React, Redux, and Material UI to show apartment listings as well as manage the resources of apartments and users. It is integrated with a RESTful API written in Node.js and Express with role-based access control. The UI shows only authorized components to authenticated users. I was the full-stack developer responsible for fully customizing the data ingestion in the back-end, data display, design architecture, as well as the development of the full suite of applications.

Open-source Application for Platform Extension

https://github.com/thoughtindustries/helium
A React-based web application that extended the educational platform capabilities. I was one of the founding engineers who bootstrapped the mono repository with React components, GraphQL resolvers, modern developer tooling, integration with the platform, and deployment.

Education

2000 - 2004

Bachelor of Science Degree in Education Information Technology

East China Normal University - Shanghai, China

2001 - 2003

Associate's Degree in International Trading and Banking

East China Normal University - Shanghai, China

Skills

Libraries/APIs

Node.js, SendGrid API, Entity Framework, React, Bing Maps API

Tools

Git, NGINX, Flash, Azure DevOps Services, Optimizely, Mercurial, Subversion (SVN), VirtualBox, Apache JMeter, Slack, Zoom, Webpack, AWS Batch, Amazon OpenSearch

Languages

JavaScript, SQL, PHP, C#, Python, GraphQL, Java, Sass, TypeScript

Paradigms

REST, Agile Software Development

Frameworks

AngularJS, OAuth 2, Ant Design, Media Players, ASP.NET, Next.js, Yii, Symfony, .NET 4, Dropwizard, Redux, Docusaurus, Ember.js

Platforms

Docker, Visual Studio Code (VS Code), LAMP, Drupal, Windows Server, Linux, Apache Kafka, OpenCart, WordPress, Joomla, Amazon Web Services (AWS), MacOS

Storage

MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server, Memcached, MongoDB, Redis

Other

API Integration, Microsoft 365, Advertising Technology (Adtech), Web Accessibility, Okta, Monorepos, Storybook, Cloudflare, Vite, Open-source Software (OSS)

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