Summary
Hongxin Sha is a software engineer with 8 years of experience building data pipelines and backend systems, currently at Salesforce after roles at SAP Concur, Yelp, and The Michaels Companies. Skilled in Python, Java, Redshift, AWS, and relational databases, Hongxin has a track record of improving reliability and scalability for critical financial and reporting systems. At Yelp, they halved new product roll-out time by automating unit tests and optimized batch jobs while surfacing operational insights via Splunk dashboards. They contribute to open-source full-stack projects—most recently enhancing a Vue 3 + TypeScript admin panel—demonstrating fluency across frontend and backend concerns. Based in San Francisco, Hongxin holds an MS in Electrical Engineering from UC Irvine and a bachelor’s in Telecommunication Engineering, blending strong academic foundations with practical production experience. A practical problem-solver, they favor small infrastructure changes that yield outsized operational improvements.
8 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree Telecommunication Engineering, Bachelor's degree Telecommunication Engineering at Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications
University of California, Irvine