Billy Chiu
Software Engineer at Verkada
San Francisco, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolBilly Chiu is a Full Stack Software Engineer based in San Francisco with 11 years of experience building web products using JavaScript/TypeScript and Python. He currently develops at Verkada after contributing to fast-growing product teams at Kapwing and earlier internships at The New York Times and EEG Enterprises. Billy has led and scaled student-focused product initiatives at Columbia’s Spectator, managing 20+ engineers to deliver MERN-stack systems and campus automation bots. An active front-end open-source contributor, he improved media playback and UX in the widely used Reddit Enhancement Suite, adding features like YouTube Live expandos and i.redd.it media support. His background blends production engineering, product leadership, and hands-on multimedia work—he shoots and edits video content professionally, giving him a practical edge on media-centric features. With an MS in Computer Science from Columbia, he’s comfortable shipping full-stack solutions that bridge back-end reliability and polished front-end experiences.
11 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Piano Drama, Piano Drama at Manhattan School of MusicPre-College Program Business Investments and Behavior Economics, Pre-College Program Business Investments and Behavior Economics at NYU Stern School of BusinessJHS 157 HalseySummer Program - June - August 2017, Summer Program - June - August 2017 at Peking UniversityTrinity SchoolMaster of Science - MS Computer Science, Master of Science - MS Computer Science at Columbia University
Github Skills (14)
html10
google-chrome-extension10
webextension10
javascript10
reddit10
firefox-addon10
chrome-extension10
firefox-webextension10
browser-extension10
css9
ui-design8
rails-i18n7
i18n-js7
ember-i18n7
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
honestbleeps/Reddit-Enhancement-Suite
Jan 2017 - Feb 2017
Reddit Enhancement Suite
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:6 commits, 11 PRs, 13 comments in 23 days
Contributions summary:Billy primarily contributed to enhancing the Reddit Enhancement Suite's front-end features. Their work included adding an expando for YouTube live streams, improving video playback controls, and modifying the user interface for toggle elements. They also addressed bugs related to image search and implemented a new media host for i.redd.it. Their contributions focused on improving user experience and expanding media support.
redditchrome-extensionfirefox-addonfirefox-extensionedge-extension
WilliamChiu/sudoku
May 2020 - Jun 2020
Online multiplayer sudoku game
Contributions:41 commits, 1 PR, 37 pushes in 23 days
multiplayergamesudoku
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