Summary
Gary Wong is a seasoned web technologist and engineering leader with over a decade of experience designing and delivering high-performance, responsive web applications across enterprise and consumer platforms. Currently Senior Director of Engineering at UpKeep after progressing through director roles, he blends hands-on front-end expertise (React, ES6, Angular, HTML5/CSS3/SASS) with systems experience in Node.js, Java, AWS, and CI/CD. His background includes scaling teams and products at Ticketmaster and building marketing-driven e-commerce experiences at Disney, where he managed thousands of SKUs and rapid turnaround launches. Gary is adept at bridging product, design, and engineering needs—optimizing performance, accessibility, and SEO while keeping developer velocity high. He brings a pragmatic, delivery-focused leadership style informed by early work on social and CMS-driven platforms, and a knack for turning complex UI requirements into polished, maintainable implementations. Based in Los Angeles, he pairs technical depth with operational experience in large-scale content and commerce systems.
10 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
University of California, San Diego
AA Political Science, AA Political Science at Pasadena City College