Chi Lu is a full-stack software engineer in San Francisco with 9 years of experience transitioning from mechanical product design to web development, bringing strong design sense and project management discipline to frontend-first engineering. At Nitid Bit she led delivery of multiple React and React Native health apps, drove test coverage to 80%+, improved CI to save $1k+/month, and helped a product win a Webby while achieving 508 accessibility compliance. She contributes front-end improvements to open-source projects like We Vote’s React web app and focuses on algorithmic problem solving alongside building clean, performant UIs. Comfortable teaching and mentoring, she has run internal training and code review programs and previously managed hardware launches at HTC and Foxconn—an uncommon blend of manufacturing rigor and modern web practices. Outside work she pursues Argentine tango and comedy, reflecting a creative, human-centered approach to software and collaboration.
9 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
BS Mechanical Engineering, BS Mechanical Engineering at University of California, Berkeley
We Vote's javascript (client-side) mobile website built with React/Flux. Twitter: @WeVote Apple Store: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/we-vote-voter-guide/id1347335726 Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.wevote.cordova&hl=en_US
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Contributions:38 commits, 11 PRs, 1 push in 6 months
Contributions summary:Chi primarily worked on front-end components within the React/Flux-based web application. Their contributions focused on refactoring and improving the `AddFriendsByEmail` component, including code cleanup, and feature enhancements. Further improvements were made to the `BallotStatusMessage` and `Ballot` components. Additionally, the user preloaded images for the application, improving the user experience.
Web app for beginner tango dancer built with React/Redux, SASS/Compass, and image map
Contributions:42 commits, 1 PR, 34 pushes in 7 months
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