Nhien Lam
Software Engineer at Google
San Jose, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolNhien Lam is a software engineer based in San Jose with six years of hands-on experience across full-stack development, test automation, and back-end systems. A San Jose State CS senior and current Google software engineer, he blends practical experience in Java, JavaScript, Python, and cloud-integrated services with a proven track record of improving authentication flows and test reliability in the widely used Firebase JavaScript SDK. He has built production-facing features from front-end voting plugins to token revocation APIs and reCAPTCHA Enterprise integrations, showing comfort across UI, API, and testing layers. A motivated self-learner and former CS teaching assistant, Nhien enjoys tackling challenging projects that push him outside his comfort zone and mentoring peers through clear code reviews.
6 years of coding experience
Computer Science, 3.82/4.00, Computer Science, 3.82/4.00 at De Anza CollegeSan José State University
English, Vietnamese
Github Skills (12)
authentication10
typescript10
javascript10
user-authentication10
typescripts10
api10
firebase10
apidoc10
typescript-types10
testing10
recaptcha9
google-recaptcha9
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
firebase/firebase-js-sdk
Feb 2023 - Feb 2025
Firebase Javascript SDK
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer & Test Automation Engineer
Back-end Developer & Test Automation EngineerContributions:55 reviews, 50 PRs, 124 pushes in 2 years
Contributions summary:Nhien primarily contributed to the Firebase JavaScript SDK, focusing on the authentication and API layers. Their work involved modifying internal error handling, specifically changing error codes and propagating network error messages. Additionally, the user was involved in fixing flaky tests related to redirect authentication flows and integrating reCAPTCHA Enterprise support for phone authentication, including adjustments to testing configurations. The user's contributions also included the implementation of a token revocation API.
firebase-databasefirebase-functionsfirebase-dbreal-timefirebase-admin
NhienLam/iBooking
Apr 2021 - Oct 2021
Contributions:62 commits, 2 PRs, 52 pushes in 5 months
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