Philip Su
Verified Expert in Engineering
Software Developer
Philip has coded client and server software for Microsoft, Facebook, and Oculus and managed engineering teams from a handful of people to hundreds of engineers. He founded and led a global health nonprofit, Audere, raising $17.5 million and building out the team and product. Philip also served as an entrepreneur in residence with Madrona Venture Group and currently teaches CS classes at the University of Washington.
Portfolio
Experience
Availability
Preferred Environment
MacOS, Visual Studio Code (VS Code), React, React Native, Firebase, Cloud Firestore, Python 3, Python, TypeScript, Node.js
The most amazing...
...things I've done are founding the Facebook London office, building it to 600 engineers in five years, and launching my global AI and computer vision nonprofit.
Work Experience
CEO
Audere
- Founded the nonprofit, raising $17.5 million from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
- Hired a team of 22 software professionals with a median industry experience of 24 years each.
- Launched our product in the US, Australia, Nigeria, and Kenya.
Site Director
- Founded and launched the Facebook London engineering office, leading it as its site director. Grew it from 12 employees to 600 employees in five years. Reported directly to Facebook's CTO.
- Hired as the second member in Facebook's Seattle office, which was Facebook's first distributed engineering office. Designed and shipped the video calling product and led the re-architecture of web Messenger.
- Founded the London Oculus team and developed Oculus 360 Photos. Coded on the Facebook Workplace product.
Development Manager | Principal Group Manager
Microsoft
- Built and led the Windows Live Book Search and Academic Search teams. Led the Windows Mobile PC team. Led teams in Tablet PC and MSN.
- Led the team investigating a company transformation effort around cloud computing.
- Built features in Microsoft Word and MSN Money. Taught classes for engineers around building their skills and careers in the engineering excellence team.
Experience
HealthPulse
https://healthpulsenow.org/Skills
Libraries/APIs
React, Node.js
Platforms
Firebase, Visual Studio Code (VS Code), MacOS, Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Other
Software Development, Computer Science, Biology, Leadership, Fundraising, Technical Hiring
Languages
TypeScript, JavaScript, PHP, C++, Python 3, Python, C#
Frameworks
React Native, React VR, .NET, ASP.NET
Storage
Cloud Firestore
Paradigms
Human-centered Design (HCD)
Education
Doctorate in Computer Science
Stanford University - Palo Alta, CA
Bachelor's Degree in Neuroscience
University of Maryland - College Park, MD
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science
University of Maryland - College Park, MD
Certifications
NSF Fellowship
National Science Foundation
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