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Menlo Park, Ca, Us

My team creates and maintains unique VR media experiences for our VR headsets.My work focuses on on Meta Quest TV and its integration with other 1st party and 3rd party apps. I work across different stacks such as Javascript, React Native, native C++/Java/Android modules, and GraphQL/Hack backend.* Re-implemented the entire MQTV autoplay experience with a custom interstitial that supports countdown timer, countdown animation and special notifications during immersive playback. Also migrated our Android notification stack at the same time because why not.* Worked with DS/DE to implement a new metric to track media bounce rate.* Implemented the interstitial experience for co-watching* Implementing the hiding feature to allow users to hide media from their browse page* Implementing media session support for our underlying VideoSDK library to be able to communicate with a specialized spatial media controls as well as other 1st and 3rd apps.

Sunnyvale, Ca, Us

Working on the next gen Profile framework. Stayed tuned.* Helping API model reusable API-driven schemas for compatibility across Web, Android, and iOS.* Implemented web infrastructure for integration with the new API-driven framework.* Leading the development of API-driven UI components on web with other co-leads on Android and iOS. * Implemented a scalable scroll restoration solution for the Profile web ecosystem.* Implemented new WebGL compatible photo filters via Fabric.js for Linkedin's new image editor.* Leading an elite task force group, driving massive dependency upgrades and migrations across Linkedin's flagship web applications.* Implemented caption preview and upload capability for profile videos, aka cover stories.* Implemented features and optimizations for ember-scroll-modifiers, such as rate limiting and centralized coordinator.* Implemented infra utilities, supporting code modularization for building UI components and business logic.* Implemented data fetching optimizations by leveraging h2 protocol to parallelize network requests, improving sitespeed by 5-10%.* Maintaining ember-sortable, a drag and drop reordering UI used across Linkedin.

Sunnyvale, Ca, Us

Front end engineer for profile* Web lead for Profile redesign* Member of internal linting committee, implemented strict component namepacing linting.* Maintainer of ember-sortable, an open source drag and drop UI library for the Ember framework. Used internally at Linkedin. Responsible for implementing new accessibility features (e.g, keyboard navigation, screen reader, focus management).* Web lead for leading Profile to Grade C Accessibility Rating. Individually contributed to 30+ production fixes, and led 2 other web engineers on the initiative.* Web lead for Microsoft Bing Geo Migration. Responsible for laying down the groundwork for migrating Profile location data to Microsoft Bing Geo location data, enabling 2 other web engineers to easily contribute to the initiative.* Onboarded and mentored 3 software engineers.* Integrate webcam support into Linkedin's photo editing library.

Sunnyvale, Ca, Us

Front-end Engineer for Profile* Migrated several major data models to our newer models, reducing unnecessary model overhead and speeding up our page load times.

Sunnyvale, Ca, Us

Front-end Engineer for Profile* Reduced the render speed of Linkedin's photo image editing library by more than 500%. Accomplished by implementing a separate WebGL plugin, which could be easily consumed by the library.* Integrated hover cards into the profile completion meter, improving visual and textual feedback to Linkedin members regarding their profile completion progress.

Champaign, Il, Us

- Moderated groups of 6 students weekly - Code reviewed Java and Android assignments, making sure students were following best practices.

Bloomington, Illinois, Us

- Analyzed and benchmarked different internal testing frameworks and presented a final report on the results.

- Improved webpage responsiveness and aesthetics- implemented new features for both web and google chrome extension

Chicago, Illinois, Us

- Devised an automated pipeline consisted of a web interface, a task scheduler, and a database service layer for custom data processing and validation.