Summary
Jun Yin is a versatile software engineer with 11 years of experience building web applications and APIs, currently contributing at Google from the New York metro area. With a background that spans frontend React work, TypeScript/Node backends, CI/CD and observability, Jun has driven feature development, refactoring, and testing practices at OpenGov and beyond. They pair engineering with teaching and content creation—previously lecturing in Chinese and holding a Masters in Instructional Technology—bringing strong communication and instructional instincts to cross-functional collaboration. Comfortable owning code reviews, deployment pipelines, and monitoring setups, Jun also has hands-on UX and accessibility experience from early product work. Known for an upbeat, creative approach (and a Github bio that cheerfully declares "Life is awesome!"), Jun blends technical rigor with curiosity and a knack for explaining complex ideas.
10 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
East China Normal University
Computer Software Engineering Web development, Computer Software Engineering Web development at Fullstack Academy
Master's degree Instructional Technology and Media, Master's degree Instructional Technology and Media at Teachers College, Columbia University
English, Chinese, Japanese, Shanghainese