Phillip Shiu
Senior Software Engineer at Pearl Health
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolPhillip Shiu is a Senior Software Engineer in Cambridge, MA with 11 years building full-stack web applications, databases, and DevSecOps pipelines for healthcare and education. He combines hands-on Python/Django and Java/ Spring Boot backend experience with React front-end work—contributing to the widely used Open edX platform—plus production experience integrating payments and migrating systems to cloud. Phillip has led technically complex programs such as nationwide health-data ingestion and reporting, and he pairs that with practical skills in UX, compliance, and database administration. Known for mentoring teams and shepherding migrations from legacy systems to commercial offerings (e.g., Stripe), he brings both architectural thinking and attention to user-facing details. An early tinkerer who ran a computer repair microbusiness, he retains a pragmatic, customer-focused approach to solving technical problems.
11 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
High School, High School at Pan American Christian AcademyBachelor’s Degree, Computer Engineering, Bachelor’s Degree, Computer Engineering at University of Notre Dame
English, Portuguese, Spanish
Github Skills (21)
javascript10
data-service10
python10
stripe10
django10
css10
templater10
template-engine10
webservice10
front-end-development10
html10
template-tags10
backend10
react10
api-design9
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
openedx-unsupported/ecommerce
Dec 2021 - Nov 2022
(Deprecated) Service for managing edX's product catalog and handling orders for those products
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:106 reviews, 45 commits, 83 PRs in 10 months
Contributions summary:Phillip primarily contributed to the back-end functionality of the `ecommerce` repository, which is described as a service for managing product catalogs and handling orders. They addressed migration dependencies in Django, fixed breaking changes related to an SDN API, and addressed issues with SDN fallback. The user also implemented fixes for Stripe payment processing, added new card types for Stripe, and updated Stripe API calls.
djangoedxproduct-catalogbackend-servicehandling
openedx/edx-platform
Aug 2021 - Nov 2022
The Open edX LMS & Studio, powering education sites around the world!
Role in this project:Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:70 reviews, 23 commits, 31 PRs in 1 year 2 months
Contributions summary:Phillip primarily focused on front-end and UI-related changes, correcting typos and refining text within HTML templates. They made edits to several templates including `lms/templates/course_modes/choose.html` and `openedx/features/course_experience/templates/course_experience/course-sock-fragment.html`. Additionally, the user modified CSS classes and corrected paths related to the Track Selection feature. Further commits involved refactoring course mode templates.
edxlmssitesbackend-serviceopen-edx
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