Summary
Vy Cu is a Senior Software Engineer with 11 years of experience, specializing in Ruby on Rails and backend architecture, currently driving engineering work at HOVER in San Francisco. She led the Explore Mode project at Mode as Project Tech Lead, building an Estimation system and automation tools that align product planning with engineering capacity and GitHub workflows. Past roles include designing search and RPC integrations at 99designs that enabled the company’s first enterprise partnership, demonstrating her strength in API design and cross-team collaboration. She balances hands-on coding and mentorship, enjoys pair programming as much as solo deep work, and brings a practical, experiment-driven approach that accepts fast learning through mistakes. Outside of work she’s an avid cyclist and curious cook who unwinds by diving into marine documentaries, a hint of the persistence and curiosity she brings to complex technical problems.
11 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Psychology, Women's Studies, Sociology, Mathematics, GPA: 3.77, Bachelor of Arts (BA), Psychology, Women's Studies, Sociology, Mathematics, GPA: 3.77 at West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Advanced Software Engineering Immersive, Computer Software Engineering, Advanced Software Engineering Immersive, Computer Software Engineering at Telegraph Academy
English, Vietnamese, Spanish