Summary
Joseph Liu is a Portland-based technologist and somatics practitioner who blends 14 years of software engineering and product-building experience with embodied systems thinking as owner/operator of a Gyrotonic studio and somatic arts business. A Carnegie Mellon–trained computer scientist and former Facebook ads frontend engineer and VMware developer, he co-founded and served as CTO at Whitetruffle where he architected matchmaking automation and internal delivery processes. He’s passionate about designing resilient internal processes that align company values with day-to-day work, balancing employee well-being and productivity. Skilled across frontend, backend, data tooling and process design, Joseph brings both code-level rigor and a practitioner’s attention to human systems—an unusual combination that surfaces process dysfunctions most organizations miss.
14 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
BS, Computer Science, Mathematics, BS, Computer Science, Mathematics at Carnegie Mellon University
High School, Mathematics and Science, High School, Mathematics and Science at Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy