Andrew Yatzkan
Software Engineer at Midjourney
Greater Chicago Area United States
Summary
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Senior🎓
Top SchoolAndrew Yatzkan is a self-taught software engineer with eight years of hands-on experience building interactive full-stack web apps, browser extensions, and ML-driven demos. He blends machine learning research—particularly in human olfaction and real-time pose prediction—with practical product work, shiping features used by millions and fixing long-standing bugs to improve user ratings. His front-end contributions include UI fixes to the high-profile open-source Lichess project, and he has accelerated state-of-the-art models for in-browser demos via ONNX and DDIM optimizations. Past roles span Web3 smart contracts, reverse-engineering APIs for integration, and designing high-performance APIs and tooling at Gro Intelligence. Known for prioritizing engagement and usability, he has a track record of turning experimental research into polished demos used in academic talks and production products. Based in the Greater Chicago area and currently at Midjourney, he is always looking for compelling projects that sit at the intersection of ML, web security, and immersive user experiences.
8 years of coding experience
Bachelor of Science - BS Computer Science, Bachelor of Science - BS Computer Science at EPFLBachelor of Science - BS Computer Science, Bachelor of Science - BS Computer Science at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Spanish
Github Skills (11)
uid10
typescript10
javascript10
typescripts10
web-development10
front-end-development10
ui-design10
typescript-types10
css9
chess3
playframework3
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
lichess-org/lila
Apr 2019 - Apr 2019
♞ lichess.org: the forever free, adless and open source chess server ♞
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:10 commits, 4 PRs, 1 comment in 3 days
Contributions summary:Andrew primarily contributed to the front-end aspects of the lichess-org/lila repository, focusing on user interface improvements. Their work involved fixing styling issues related to theme switching, specifically addressing the "flash of unstyled content" problem. Further contributions included adding a `/commands` route and refactoring of code within UI files, showcasing an understanding of web technologies like JavaScript, CSS, and possibly TypeScript, given the project's topics.
gamefunctional-programmingplay-frameworknon-profittype-safe
AndrewYatzkan/Twitch-Chat-vs-Streamer-Lichess
Jul 2020 - Mar 2021
Contributions:32 commits, 29 pushes, 1 branch in 7 months
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