Lo Ferris
Independent Software Developer
Oakland, California, United States
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Top SchoolLo Ferris is an independent software developer and former Developer Relations Engineer with seven years of experience building developer-first tooling and production AI applications. After leading DevRel for BigQuery and Dataproc at Google and growing developer education programs at WorkOS, Lo now builds AI-integrated products— from multi-model workflow orchestration and real-time systems to CJK translation pipelines—favoring API-first TypeScript/tRPC architectures. They combine hands-on SDK design, technical communication, and product strategy to bridge engineering and developer experience, with a background in creative writing and literary translation that informs unusually user-centered documentation and narrative-driven tooling. Based in Oakland, Lo’s work emphasizes testable, production-grade systems (hundreds of tests across projects) and explores how AI reshapes both developer workflows and end-user experiences.
6 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts, History, Creative Writing, Bachelor of Arts, History, Creative Writing at University of California, BerkeleyMaster of Fine Arts (M.F.A.), Literary Translation, Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.), Literary Translation at University of Iowa
English, Spanish
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (9)
dataproc10
gcp10
python10
testing10
devops9
automations8
automation8
dockers5
docker5
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
GoogleCloudPlatform/bigquery-notebooks
Jul 2021 - Aug 2022
Contributions:2 reviews, 116 commits, 34 PRs in 1 year 1 month
loferris/grimoire
Oct 2019 - Jul 2020
a photo-editing and sharing app inspired by serverless architecture
Contributions:2 PRs, 84 pushes, 8 branches in 9 months
reactsharing-appserverlesssharingphoto-editing
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