Andy Jiang
Memer In Chief at Andreessen Horoscopes
Los Angeles, California, United States
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Top SchoolAndy Jiang is a creative product and engineering professional with 12 years of experience building developer-facing products, marketing developer ecosystems, and making workplace tools more fun. Based in Los Angeles, he has held roles from product marketing at Deno to senior engineering work on civic projects like the Yang2020 campaign, and he currently runs Emojipacks, a startup focused on emoji-driven workplace experiences. His open-source contributions include front-end improvements to the highly visible deno.land site and backend tooling for Slack emoji uploads, demonstrating comfort across UI and API integrations. A former finance analyst with a Stern education and a background in developer advocacy, he blends quantitative rigor with playful product instincts. Notably, he pairs technical execution with unconventional go-to-market angles—like astrology-inspired messaging and viral social presence—to craft memorable developer and community experiences.
12 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
BS, Finance and Statistics, BS, Finance and Statistics at Peking University, Guanghua School of ManagementMagnet Program for Math, Science, and Computer Science, Magnet Program for Math, Science, and Computer Science at Montgomery Blair High SchoolBachelor of Science (B.S.), Finance, Statistics, Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Finance, Statistics, Computer Science at NYU Stern School of Business
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Github Skills (23)
apim10
deno10
javascript10
slack-api10
website-development10
ui-design10
uid10
api10
front-end-development10
nodejs10
emoji9
typescript9
webrequest9
typescript-types9
http-request9
Programming languages (16)
Github contributions (5)
lambtron/emojipacks
Jul 2015 - Sep 2018
CLI to bulk upload emojis to your Slack
Role in this project:
Backend Developer
Backend DeveloperContributions:1 release, 63 commits, 28 PRs in 3 years 2 months
Contributions summary:Andy primarily focused on developing the backend logic for uploading emojis to Slack. Their work involved using libraries like `cheerio`, `request`, and `thunkify-wrap` to interact with the Slack API, handle login, and manage emoji uploads. They created a debug module for writing out HTML files.
emojibulk-uploadslackemojisnodejs
denoland/dotland
Mar 2022 - Dec 2022
[Archived] deno.land website
Role in this project:Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:31 reviews, 27 commits, 69 PRs in 9 months
Contributions summary:Andy primarily contributed to the front-end development of the deno.land website. Their commits focused on enhancing the user experience by adding examples to the homepage, integrating a built-in toolchain section, and incorporating showcase and news features. They also made UI improvements, including adding logos, a Discord link, a Mastodon link, and a "hello bar" to provide updates.
deno-deploydeno-moduledenolandtypescript
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