Summary
Qian Liu is a senior software engineer based in San Jose with 10 years of experience specializing in front-end engineering and data visualization. Currently a maintainer of Unovis, a modular visualization framework that supports React, Angular, Svelte, Vue and vanilla JS/TS, Qian brings open-source sensibilities to production analytics tools. At CitizenNet (Condé Nast) they led frontend development for a global analytics platform that generated over 50,000 reports, built reusable UI component libraries, and delivered features that cut client workloads and improved performance by up to 45%. Qian combines hands-on implementation (automated scheduling, export capabilities, conditional formatting) with mentoring and product-focused data analysis to drive adoption through predictive audience targeting. With an MA in Media Arts & Technology and roots in computational photography and digital media, Qian pairs visual design thinking with scalable engineering to turn complex datasets into actionable interfaces.
10 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Engineering, 2005-2009 Digital Media Arts and Technology, Bachelor of Engineering, 2005-2009 Digital Media Arts and Technology at Beijing University of Posts & Telecommunications
Master of Arts, Media Arts and Technology, Master of Arts, Media Arts and Technology at UC Santa Barbara
English