Summary
Hollis Lau is a software engineer with 11 years of experience who blends front-end and full-stack JavaScript expertise with a deep background in biopharmaceutical research. Currently at Coinbase after leading front-end efforts at Walmart, Hollis has shipped high-impact features for large-scale e-commerce and enterprise projects, improving performance, accessibility, and conversion. Comfortable across React, Redux, Angular, and static/PWA architectures, he also implements CI/CD pipelines and test-driven workflows to ensure reliability at scale. His scientific training informs a rigorous, QA-minded approach to problem solving and design, enabling him to rapidly diagnose production issues and drive measurable improvements. Outside work he channels creativity into anime, video games, and tabletop RPGs, a cultural fit that often helps him thrive on cross-disciplinary teams.
11 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology at University of Washington
Computer Science and Web Development Foundations, Computer Science and Web Development Foundations at Code Fellows
English