Paul Luna
Senior Software Engineer at steg.ai
Irvine, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolPaul Luna is a Senior Software Engineer with 11 years of experience building responsive, user-centered front-end systems for scientific and educational platforms. Currently at steg.ai and formerly at QuanMol and the RCSB Protein Data Bank, he specializes in real-time 2D/3D visualization and interactive UI components that help scientists and educators explore complex data faster. He has a strong React and TypeScript background, contributed UI improvements to the macromolecular Mol* library, and helped make the offline Kolibri learning platform more accessible. Paul combines production-grade engineering—APIs, GraphQL, gRPC, and cloud automation—with mentorship roles that promote best practices and equitable access to technology. His work reflects a practical focus on performance and accessibility, informed by a BS in Mathematics and Computer Science from UC San Diego. Colleagues describe him as a pragmatic builder who translates scientific needs into simple, maintainable interfaces that accelerate collaboration.
10 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
University of California, San Diego
English, Spanish
Github Skills (16)
typescript10
javascript10
typescripts10
vue10
react10
vue-jsx10
typescript-types10
scientific-visualization9
webgl9
html9
accessibility8
edtech7
offline-web-app6
offline-mode6
offline-js6
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
learningequality/kolibri
Oct 2017 - Jul 2019
Kolibri Learning Platform: the offline app for universal education
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:12 commits, 8 PRs, 19 comments in 1 year 9 months
Contributions summary:Paul primarily contributed to the front-end components of the Kolibri Learning Platform. They added an `h1` tag for accessibility, disabled a button based on user interaction, and corrected the position of a progress bar within a card thumbnail. Their commits also include minor modifications to documentation and the removal of unused packages, demonstrating attention to code quality and maintainability within the front-end codebase.
learning-platformoerofflineoffline-firstkolibri
molstar/molstar
Nov 2018 - Dec 2018
A comprehensive macromolecular library
Role in this project:Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:1 review, 11 commits, 13 PRs in 18 days
Contributions summary:Paul primarily contributed to the development of UI components within the Mol* project. Their work involved adding and modifying UI elements, specifically focusing on line graphs and related components. The user's commits demonstrate expertise in React and TypeScript, as evidenced by the code changes in `CanvasComponent.tsx`, `LineGraphComponent.tsx` and supporting files. These changes contribute to the project's goal of providing comprehensive macromolecular visualization capabilities.
proteinswebglweb-graphicspdb-filespdb
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