Summary
Chuen Lau is a Senior Software Engineer with nine years of experience building scalable web products and driving technical strategy, currently based in New York. At Lattice he led a cross-functional effort to replace a third-party PowerPoint tool with a reusable Google API package—saving $100K annually—while improving query reliability to meet a 99.9% SLA and shipping reporting features that streamlined HR data workflows. Comfortable across JavaScript, React, and TypeScript, he’s been the Grow team Tech Lead, mentoring engineers, refining interview processes, and aligning engineering work with product roadmaps. His background spans backend integrations, performance-focused exports, and data migrations from MongoDB to relational stores, giving him a practical end-to-end perspective. Beyond code, he chairs DEI initiatives and has experience in nonprofit operations and event fundraising, which informs his collaborative and user-centered approach to product building.
9 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Grace Hopper Academy Web Development, Grace Hopper Academy Web Development at Fullstack Academy
Stuyvesant High School
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Major: Biology Minor: Psychology and Japanese, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Major: Biology Minor: Psychology and Japanese at Baruch College
Intermediate Level Japanese and Culture (Japanese C), Intermediate Level Japanese and Culture (Japanese C) at Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University
Strictly Business: Dale Carnegie Immersion Seminar
japanese (passed japanese language proficiency test -jlpt level n3), Chinese, Chinese