# Derek Jin > Software Engineer Location: San Mateo, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/derekjin My current professional endeavors revolve around software development, but my experience and interests include retail and wholesale trade, non-profit work, neuroscience, and finance. Feel free to contact me at derekjinro@gmail.com ## Work Experience ### Staff Software Engineer @ Eikon Therapeutics Jan 2023 – Present | Hayward, California, United States ### Co-Founder @ Brain Health Leadership Foundation Jan 2020 – Present | United States BHLF is committed to taking the breakthrough research of the most forward-thinking neuroscientists to the innovative practice of the most patient-centered practitioners and systems of care. As we understand the significance of coupling exceptional experience with excellence in education, BHLF is proud to be taking the pioneering work of Dr. Yi Jin, MD, and his associates to the world beginning with ElectroMagnetic Brain Pulse (EMBP). With this and future efforts to take research to practice, BHLF provides the introduction, education and training necessary to the professionals appropriate to a specific clinical application. BHLF also provides for the overall introduction of such breakthrough efforts to the general public. ### Chief Executive Officer and Owner @ Maison Verbena Jan 2017 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area • Incorporated the company and established new international and domestic wholesale accounts • Developed a plan of growth and scaling for the next fiscal year. • Oversaw the design and development of the mobile app • Traveled to trade shows including NY NOW as a buyer ### Senior Software Engineer @ Deepcell, Inc. Jan 2020 – Jan 2023 | Menlo Park, California, United States • Implemented multiple large-scale features on the main C# .NET desktop app, directly contributing towards the beta launch of the product. • Led multiple projects in de-risking and prototyping large product changes, including those around high speed image processing, ETL, CPU optimization, and firmware development, serving as a point of contact between multiple software and non-software teams. • Mentored and on-boarded multiple engineers and facilitated their growth through continuous managerial and peer-to-peer support. • Solely maintained multiple sub-services and repositories, including a Python based image processor and a C based digital signal processor. ### Software Engineer Intern @ Thumbtack Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | San Francisco Bay Area • Designed and implemented a model based email verification feature in Go and PHP to improve and filter by customer intent, utilizing technologies including Thrift, GraphQL, and DynamoDB • Implemented features and tracking to utilize additional ThreatMetrix user data to reduce spam traffic and action on violating customers. • Refactored code in multiple services to keep up with infrastructure updates and company-wide changes. ### Head Of Technology @ Foodstalgic Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Berkeley, CA • Designed, organized, and developed the first iteration of the company’s progressive web app. • Utilized the Ionic Framework for app development, with Google Firebase for database hosting, web hosting, and authentication. ### Founder @ The Tote Bar Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Berkeley, CA • Generated average monthly profits over $1000 by negotiating wholesale contracts and establishing the marketing plan. • Created new opportunity for business expansion by establishing connections with big product manufacturers such as those who supply global fashion companies such as Zara and H&M ### Co-Founder @ StudentSource Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | Berkeley, California StudentSource was originally pitched as a platform for crowdfunding student education at Berkeley Startup Weekend. During the weekend, a team of six individuals including myself eventually pivoted towards a model emphasizing internship preparation for students during college. Currently, StudentSource is once again focusing on education, aiming at becoming a vocational outsourcing service with a crowd/company funding component. It is in its initial stages of gathering market validation and meeting with incubators. ### Member of Founding Team @ SayerPlayer Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | Berkeley, California SayerPlayer allows users to transform any online literature into an easily navigable audio file. It gives users the option to consume material outside the limits of audio books, in an aural format that allows for light multitasking. We are in the process of market validation and recruiting for product trials, while solidifying our MacOS platform for deployment. ### Office Services Paid Intern @ Callahan & Blaine Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | Orange County, California Area • Worked with a small team in Office Services and helped with office management and maintenance, including helping with secretarial work. • Assisted attorneys and paralegals with various tasks, including document discovery, exhibit preparation, binder creation, and other pre-trial preparations. ## Education ### Bachelor of Arts - BA in Computer Science and Applied Maths University of California, Berkeley ### High School Northwood High School ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/derek-h-jin --- Source: https://flows.cv/derekjin JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/derekjin/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-05