# Ariella Vu > Web, Software Engineer Location: United States, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/ariella Ariella is an experienced software engineer skilled in web technologies and crafting secure, performant experiences. 10+ years of experience across blockchain technology, CRM, and e-commerce. She is passionate about writing clean code, privacy, security, integrity, cultivating safe spaces, innovation, and uniting diverse talent. Recognized for meticulous code reviews, architecting complex, scalable systems, and elevating team quality and product reliability. ## Work Experience ### Senior Software Engineer II @ MetaMask Jan 2023 – Jan 2025 ### Senior Software Engineer @ MetaMask Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 - Core Engineer for Confirmations Secure UX - • Improving and securing transaction and signature UI/UX • Created an elaborate architecture diagram of our transactions to identify bugs and areas to refactor • Generated mock smart contracts to test various JSON-RPC payloads using the MetaMask extension - Lead Engineer for Sign-in with Ethereum (SIWE) Integration - • Took initiative in creating an epic for the SIWE implementation after identifying need for additional work • Contributed reviews and suggestions to EIP-4361 with Spruce • Worked closely with our security team to ensure robust and accurate domain binding • Successfully troubleshooted an external dapp developer's issue integrating SIWE with iframes - Node.js Engineer for Chrome Extension Manifest V3 - • Reactivated Node.js stream multiplexes when service worker may restart • Developed code to keep the service worker alive for a period of time • Created a unique solution to avoid premature connections on service worker restarts • Cross-evaluated Manifest V3 support across browsers: Brave, Chrome, Firefox, and Opera - General - • Applied style improvements and refactor work throughout the application • Supported dark-mode theme for our hardware wallet UI and other components • Worked with Sentry and Segment and assured no PII was involved • Shared a solution to run jest tests in browsers and added documentation • Developed over 10 storybook pages and 15 jest tests • Appreciated and recognized for thorough code reviews • Worked on legacy bugs and release bugs - Out-Of-Office - • Mentored for Consensys' first Not Another Virtual Hackathon with over 800 participants (Jul 6 - Sep 6) • Hosted a MetaMask Snaps workshop in 2023 at ETH Samba, Brazil and ETH Belgrade, Serbia • Mentored at 2023 hackathons: ETH Samba, Brazil and ETH Belgrade, Serbia • Judged MetaMask Snap projects at ETH Belgrade, Serbia ### Senior Software Engineer @ Copper Jan 2019 – Jan 2021 | Remote - Lead Engineer for Pricing & Packaging Restructure - • Mapped 60+ features by 3 plans across our database, client platforms, and admin tool • Engineered instant or scheduled, dynamic features and pricing updates • Applied feature and pricing structure to web application and chrome extension with enhanced UI/UX • Supported billing cycles, resellers, and grandfathered plans • Ensured team milestones were on target - Lead Engineer for G Suite Add-on - • Partnered w/ Google to launch w/ the G Suite Add-on Beta Program • Carried out an add-on that loads in Gmail, G Calendar and G Drive • Deployed Apps Script code and published the project to the G Suite Marketplace • Produced features that enabled users to interact w/ email recipients and calendar attendees found in Copper - Lead Client Engineer for AMP Email - • Developed a rich, engaging email that enables users to respond to @mentions • Triumphed the AMP Email library limitations to produce the desired user experience • Worked on the ability to add emoji reactions, comments and expand a list within an email - SaaS Engineer - • Led client work for a feature to suggest in-app actions to the user e.g. respond to an email • Received a hack-week award for a feature to enabling users to create outreach sequences • Developed ability to support tasks across multiple entities in a hack-week project • Enhanced Google OAuth by syncing to local storage and abstracting logic to a service • Deprecated methods involving 100+ files to support upgrading Ember from 3.10 to 3.16 • Delivered a responsive sign-in page and material UI left navigation - General - • Conducted 15+ interviews and contributed to the interviewing process • Presented a developer, productivity workflow using Dash and Alfred, macOS applications • Presented a tutorial on how to detect memory leaks from the Chrome DevTools • Presented an overview on our G Suite Add-ons and Chrome Extension • Orchestrated full-stack engineering discussions ### Software Engineer @ Copper Jan 2016 – Jan 2019 | Remote (Apr 2018 - Jun 2019) • San Francisco, California (Aug 2016 - Mar 2018) - General - • Engineered solutions for an Ember.js app and chrome extension of a G Suite focused, CRM • Researched, planned, and presented presentations prior to building out features • Pioneered remote practices as the first full-time, remote engineer at Copper - Lead Client Engineer for A/B Testing Tool - • Fabricated an in-house, A/B testing and feature flag tool with a server engineer • Launched A/B test features to improve FTUE and drive second sessions • Investigated user interactions using Heap Analytics - SaaS Engineer - • Built an in-house, credit card detection algorithm • Introduced a welcome modal with a video that utilizes Vimeo Player API events • Architected default filters for a list of saved filters • Collaborated with 2 other developers to introduce custom field layouts per deal pipeline • Enhanced a date picker by adding user input interpretation and real-time calendar updates • Spearheaded a feature to pin items of a list as part of an internal hack-week project - Chrome Extension - • Created a chrome-extension popup to toggle the extension in Gmail or Inbox • Added an animated welcome banner along with a FTUE flow • Worked on widgets we implanted within the context of Gmail’s composer tools - Integrations - • Improved the RingCentral and SIP.js integrations for smoother Voice over Internet Protocol • Set up Pendo on the Ember.js application • Integrated Google Tag Manager and Captora into the public website • Formulated tracking events, segments, and funnels using the Heap Analytics platform - Performance Improvements - • Reduced the average execution time for loading 10,000 items from 1250ms to 41ms. This contributed to a 58% increase in performance for companies loading large data sets • Discovered and fixed a double-render bug which caused the application to update excessively for all window resize events • Saved seconds of loading time on list pages by implementing side-loading with ember-concurrency ### Contract Software Engineer @ OS Ignite, Inc. Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Irvine • Worked as a contractor to initiate a native app build using Ionic 2 and Angular 2 • Built the base structure for the application and setup the router for the application • Developed a login page that used OAuth 2.0 to authenticate the user • Integrated a slide-out menu • Created a sign-up page and started the dashboard page ### Software Developer @ PriceSpider Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | Irvine, CA - AngularJS, Reporting App Developer - • Pioneered an Angular 1.x, MEAN stack application for our e-commerce partners to view analytics • Implemented jqxGrids, Highcharts, a county Highmap, and custom HTML tables • Aggregated ad-tracking data to and from MongoDB • Architected SQL schemas in PostgreSQL to store the user and client data • Secured the site’s front-end interactions and AJAX calls by implementing an access control list • Established user login logic that prevented brute-force attacks • Tracked a user’s session by storing it in PostgreSQL and a browser cookie • Integrated maintenance alerts and user and client management from back-end to front-end • Formulated CRUD operations using a RESTful API to manipulate data - Embedded Widget Developer - • Developed 25+ “Where-to-Buy" widgets using HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, and Handlebars • Associated companies we partnered with included, but were not limited to Canon Inc., Samsung, Activision Publishing Inc., Bayer AG, Colgate-Palmolive Company, Mega Brands America Inc., Mars, Incorporated, Lexar, Sharp Corporation, Moen, Abbott Laboratories, Farnam Companies Inc., Nutro Products Inc., Sun Products Corporation, Weather Guard - Web Crawler Developer - • Wrote web crawlers in C# to parse store details from store locator pages • Extracted product information from targeted seller sites with extensive use of regular expressions - Other - • Created rich media HTML5 ads using Google Web Designer and directed content based on location • Led an Angular1.x JS developers’ meeting to propagate methods and performance techniques • Redesigned reporting pages to use a custom display of RadGrids, ASP.NET tables, and Highcharts instead of SQL Server Reporting Services ## Education ### Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.) in Computer Science University of California, Davis Jan 2010 – Jan 2014 ### 3-week Summer Course in Forensic Science Brown University Jan 2009 – Jan 2009 ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/ariellavu - Website: https://ariella.dev - GitHub: https://github.com/digiwand - Website: https://stackoverflow.com/users/4053142/ariella --- Source: https://flows.cv/ariella JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/ariella/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-22