Christine Yu
Software Engineer at Apollo GraphQL
Old Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Summary
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Senior🎓
Top SchoolChristine Yu is a full-stack software engineer with 14 years of experience building web and mobile applications across healthcare, gaming, and developer tooling. Currently at Apollo GraphQL, she brings deep practical knowledge of APIs and frontend/back-end integration from prior senior roles at Prodigy Game and the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research. Her background blends computer science and biology from UBC, which informed early bioinformatics and database work and gives her a strong foundation in data-focused systems. Known for shipping reliable full-stack features and navigating complex domain requirements, she pairs pragmatic engineering with a creative, anecdote-friendly sense of humor hinted at in her playful GitHub bio. Based in Old Toronto, she thrives at the intersection of developer experience and scalable product delivery.
14 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
BSc, Computer Science, Biology, BSc, Computer Science, Biology at The University of British Columbia
English, Chinese
Github Skills (182)
opensearch10
python10
visitors10
ruby10
elasticsearch10
web-development10
apollo10
ruby-on-rails10
relay10
gdc10
markdown10
javascript10
mypy10
elasticsearch-plugin10
api10
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
cy/dotfiles
Jan 2015 - Jun 2021
Contributions:4 PRs, 28 pushes, 5 branches in 6 years 6 months
cy/kanaspeed
Jan 2016 - Nov 2024
Japanese kana matching game with react-native android
Contributions:2 PRs, 22 pushes, 4 branches in 8 years 11 months
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