Michael Wu
Software Engineer at Palantir Technologies
New York, New York, United States
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Top SchoolMichael Wu is a seasoned software leader with 11 years of experience designing and shipping front-end runtime infrastructure at Palantir, now serving as a Hiring Manager and Technical Lead in New York. He specializes in frontend infra—feature flags, plugin systems, i18n, service/web-worker infra, and content-addressable asset delivery—bringing a practical blend of hands-on engineering and team leadership. His open-source contributions to Palantir's popular Blueprint UI toolkit emphasize accessibility and keyboard-focus improvements, reflecting a user-centered approach to developer-facing UI. Early career roles at JPL and Bloomberg gave him cloud deployment, systems automation, and full-stack product experience, while a BS in Computer Science from Yale underpins his strong engineering foundation. Notably, he has transitioned from field-forward roles to shaping hiring and technical strategy, pairing deep product knowledge with organizational influence.
11 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and TechnologyBS, Computer Science, BS, Computer Science at Yale University
English, Chinese, French
Stackoverflow
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Github Skills (22)
accessibility10
acc10
accessibilityservice10
ui-components10
typescript10
overlay10
overlays10
typescript-types10
acessibility10
typescripts10
react10
component-kit9
toolkits8
ui-design8
blueprintjs6
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
palantir/blueprint
Sep 2021 - Jul 2022
A React-based UI toolkit for the web
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:22 reviews, 11 commits, 31 PRs in 9 months
Contributions summary:Michael primarily contributed to the user interface components of the Blueprint UI toolkit, particularly focusing on the `Overlay` component. Their work involved implementing accessibility features by setting `aria-live` attributes and integrating focus trap mechanisms within the `Overlay`. They also made enhancements to the `DateInput` component, making the popover focusable via keyboard navigation. Overall, the contributions highlight a focus on improving user experience and accessibility.
reactblueprintocto-correct-managedsassjavascript
michael-yx-wu/diplomacy-plus
Sep 2019 - Apr 2023
Contributions:2 releases, 14 PRs, 17 pushes in 3 years 7 months
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