Ian Soohoo
Senior SWE Team Lead, Design System at Five9
San Francisco Bay Area United States
Summary
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Top SchoolIan Soohoo is a Senior Frontend Engineer and team lead specializing in design systems, currently architecting Five9’s enterprise-wide component library and white-label token system to support multi-brand scale. Over a decade in software, he combines hands-on React/TypeScript engineering with cross-org leadership—mentoring designers and engineers while coordinating roadmaps with PMs, architects, and executives. He’s built automated pipelines from Figma to optimized SVGs and integrated tools like Storybook, Style Dictionary, and Chromatic to eliminate manual work and token drift. Ian’s background spans startups to large SaaS (DocuSign, Domatic) and includes production systems experience in live video/lighting, reflecting an unusual blend of UI craftsmanship and systems thinking.
10 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science, Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science at San José State Universityand online courses, Javascript, NodeJS, JS frameworks, and online courses, Javascript, NodeJS, JS frameworks at Hack ReactorWork towards Masters, Computer Science, Work towards Masters, Computer Science at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
English, Chinese
Github Skills (19)
minecraft9
bukkit9
spigot8
styled-components8
accessibility8
gameplay7
java7
paper7
component-library7
react7
mechanics6
react-native6
ui-components6
high-performance5
python3
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
capturetheworld/capturetheworld
Jan 2022 - Sep 2024
Contributions:10 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 8 months
capturetheworld/cs151project
Apr 2019 - Jun 2021
Project for CS151
Contributions:34 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 2 months
python
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