# Cynthia Ren

> SWE @ Persona | CS BBA @ UWaterloo

Location: United States, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/cynthiaren

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ Persona
Jan 2023 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area

### Software Engineer @ Persona
Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | San Francisco, California, United States
- Develops and maintains both Android and iOS SDKs to improve user experience in PII collection flows and increase client’s customer conversion rates while ensuring accuracy and security
- Communicates directly with clients to support mobile integration & configuration and fulfills spontaneous feature requests for specific use cases
- Identify and addresses accessibility gaps in Android SDK with TalkBack, dynamic font sizes, and haptic feedback support, as well as an automated testing pipeline for WCAG 2.0 certification

### Software Engineer @ University of Waterloo EcoCAR Team (UWAFT)
Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
- Software (AR) engineer on the Connected Software Team at UWAFT
- Designed and built a cross-platform Unity AR mobile app that educates drivers of various advanced features in their vehicle to expedite the learning process with visual prompts and accessible videos
- Used Vuforia’s image recognition models to generate interior feature targets in the vehicle

### Android SWE @ Wish
Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Designed and developed a filterable product browsing API and Android interface that revitalizes Wish’s category discovery experience to improve user experience and retention
- Conducted cross-platform experimentation to evaluate effectiveness of consumer incentive components
- Implemented Android Homepage redesign with uniquely purposed browsing modules and enhanced data transparency that increased GMV by 7%

### Software Developer @ RBC
Jan 2021 – Jan 2021 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Systematically upgraded application API frameworks and user interface across Online Banking web pages to accelerate page transition in user flow, improving user experience
- Documented new DevOps pipeline to improve the release process efficiency while minimizing risk 
- Maintained backend framework in C and analyzed customer data to generate testing sandbox

### Front End Developer @ RewardOps
Jan 2020 – Jan 2020 | Toronto, Canada Area
- Implemented client-facing frontend features using Ember, JavaScript, HTML, and SCSS
- Developed UI design system and developed a component library using Storybook, React, and TypeScript to both meet accessibility regulations and improve user experience
- Employed TDD practices to ensure component functionality and integration with web page
- Gained exposure to backend programming and testing in Ruby, Rails and Postgres

### Curriculum Designer @ DigitalEd
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Waterloo, Ontario
- Designed prototype projects in Möbius with HTML, CSS, and Maple to achieve sales goals
- Developed textbook content and authorized interactive, algorithmic questions

### Accounting Assistant @ Triple J Canada Consulting Inc.
Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Ontario, Canada
- 5 weeks as a high school coop at the firm
- gained experience in preparing personal and corporate tax return as well as tax review cover letters, 
- calculated payroll remittance and bookkeeping for small businesses


## Education
### Bachelor of Science - BS in Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA, Computer Science and Business Administration
University of Waterloo


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/rcyn
- GitHub: https://github.com/RCyn

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Last updated: 2026-03-29