Livvie Lin
Software Engineer at Google
San Francisco, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolLivvie Lin is a software engineer in San Francisco with 11 years of experience building privacy-, security-, and data-portability-focused features at scale across Google and Twitter. She combines frontend craftsmanship—evidenced by contributions to the widely used Chrome DevTools Security panel—with backend and tooling work that supports internal data access and cross-platform security experiments. Comfortable across TypeScript/Angular, React, and full-stack delivery, she has led accessibility audits, run cross-functional experiments, and shipped product changes that improve safety and transparency. A former law clerk with a J.D., she brings uncommon legal and regulatory insight to technical design, enabling practical, auditable solutions for sensitive data problems.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration, Finance and International Business, Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration, Finance and International Business at University of WashingtonSoftware Engineering, Software Engineering at Hack ReactorStudy Abroad, Spanish, Study Abroad, Spanish at Universidad de CadizDoctor of Law (J.D.), Law, Doctor of Law (J.D.), Law at UCLA School of Law
English, Spanish
Github Skills (8)
css10
uid10
javascript10
front-end-development10
ui-design10
developer-tools10
devtools10
chrome9
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
ChromeDevTools/devtools-frontend
Nov 2018 - May 2020
The Chrome DevTools UI
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:13 commits in 1 year 6 months
Contributions summary:Livvie primarily contributed to the Chrome DevTools frontend, focusing on the Security panel. Their work involved implementing UI improvements, such as adding tooltips, improving color contrast, and updating styling for different security states. The user also refactored origin group mapping logic and addressed minor bugs, demonstrating a strong understanding of the codebase. These contributions enhanced the usability and clarity of the Security panel within the Chrome DevTools.
instrumentationreactjavascriptchromecdp
interpolating-platypus/Locket
Oct 2015 - Nov 2015
Contributions:190 commits, 104 PRs, 59 pushes in 27 days
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