# Devon Yu

> Software Engineer at Chartboost

Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/devonyu

Software Engineer who enjoys writing clean, modular code as well as optimizing systems to help facilitate a better user experience.  I'm always open to connect and network with people, so feel free to connect with me here/ send me a message!

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ Chartboost
Jan 2020 – Present | San Francisco, California, United States

### Software Engineer @ Facebook
Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 | Menlo Park
• Built, updated and shipped internal employee application for onboarding and managing FB suppliers worldwide
• Developed components with React/Relay/Undux which consumed GraphQL API’s connected to FB’s Hack Backend
• Collaborated with PM’s, designers, and enterprise engineers to iterate on design and implementation of product features
• Improved UX with validations/warnings, implemented custom business logic based on specific needs (localization)
• Increased performance and responsiveness of UI by utilizing React Hooks/debugging bottlenecks/type checking data

### Teacher Assistant @ Galvanize Inc
Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | San Francisco
• Taught, mentored, and advised students through Hack Reactors curriculum focusing on JavaScript fundamentals
• Conducted Technical Interviews to evaluate Student Readiness & deliver feedback for identifying strong/weak points
• Answered help tickets, tracked student performance, conducted lectures, and hosted town hall meetings

### Software Engineer @ NextLens.io
Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | San Francisco
Designed and developed single-page web application from idea to implementation.  Core functionality is a lens recommendation platform aimed at beginner/novice photographers which intakes user's affinities to certain photography categories to evaluate the optimal lenses for their next purchase.

- Designed systems architecture by utilizing SQL visual designer for SQL Schema and LucidCharts for UX flow chart
- Designed interface components for core functionalities and concept components for future features
- Implemented unit tests and snapshot testing with Jest, Coverage history and statistics recorded to Coveralls
- Deployed platform on Heroku with Travis CI for continuous integration and deliveries

Technologies used:
JavaScript ES6, React, NodeJS + Express, PostgreSQL, Semantic UI React, Webpack, Heroku Deployment, Jest, Travis CI, Coveralls, Unsplash API, Flickr API.

Links:
https://www.nextlens.io/
https://github.com/devonyu/nextLens-io

### Teller @ Wells Fargo
Jan 2014 – Jan 2016 | Daly City, California
• Among top performers in customer service and lead generation for new products
• Awarded Gold Status award in sales by referring and closing over 250 sales within a quarter


## Education
### Bachelor's Degree in Management Science
UC San Diego

### Advanced Software Engineering Immersive
Hack Reactor


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/devonyu
- Portfolio: https://devonyu.com
- GitHub: https://github.com/devonyu

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Last updated: 2026-04-10