Eric Lau
Technical Lead - Ads at Nextdoor
San Francisco, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolEric Lau is a Technical Lead for Ads at Nextdoor with a decade of full-stack engineering experience, specializing in scalable ad systems and client infrastructure. He blends front-end expertise in React/GraphQL with back-end skills in Python/Django, Java Spring Boot, and distributed systems technologies like Kafka and Redis to deliver robust, production-grade services. A former Hack Reactor instructor, he has mentored hundreds of engineers and helped shape curriculum, reflecting a strong aptitude for coaching and technical communication. His background in molecular biology research and hands-on lab techniques reveals a disciplined, data-driven problem-solving approach not obvious from his software resume. Outside of engineering he runs a successful freelance photography business, bringing an eye for design and art direction to product UX and visual detail. Based in San Francisco, Eric thrives on fast-paced environments where creative engineering and continuous learning produce immediate real-world impact.
10 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology & Public Health, Bachelor of Science - BS, Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology & Public Health at University of California, Berkeley
English, Korean, French, Chinese
Github Skills (18)
ride10
matching10
api9
kong8
kanji8
react8
python8
javascript8
nodejs8
romaji8
react-native7
katakana7
vocabulary7
draw6
speech5
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
eric19960304/Ridesharing-App-For-HK
Nov 2018 - May 2019
An easy-to-use ride sharing mobile app for Hong Kong. Using React Native for the App and Nodejs for the API, and Python for matching engine.
Contributions:89 commits, 18 PRs, 106 pushes in 6 months
apireactpythonreact-nativematching
hkucsplearn/peer-learning
Jun 2019 - Jun 2019
HKU Peer Learning Platform: https://peerlearning.cs.hku.hk/
Contributions:40 commits, 108 pushes, 1 branch in 10 days
reacthkulearning-platform
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