# Eric Qi > Staff Software Engineer @ BILL Location: San Francisco, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/ericqi With an extensive tenure at AppDirect and now at BILL, my journey has been about leading engineering teams to create seamless user experiences. Currently, I am spearheading a composition service at BILL to enhance frontend performance by optimizing microservices interactions. My technical prowess is grounded in JavaScript, with specialties in React, Redux, and Thunk patterns. Collaboration is the cornerstone of my approach; working closely with product managers to meticulously plan sprints and engineer innovative checkout and upgrade flows. The transition from individual contributions to tech leadership has been a fulfilling evolution, always ensuring that our team's solutions are not just functional but also pioneering in the realm of software development. ## Work Experience ### Staff Software Engineer @ BILL Jan 2022 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area ### Staff Software Engineer - Tech Lead @ AppDirect Jan 2015 – Jan 2022 | San Francisco Bay Area Leading an engineering team for brand new Checkout/Upgrade flow using React, Redux, Thunk pattern. Work with product manager to plan sprint tickets. Currently working on a composition service to improve FE performance to aggregate multiple micro-services calls into one. As a developer, the innovation never stops... ### Senior Software Engineer @ Wolfram Jan 2010 – Jan 2015 | Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Area Took in charge of FE development for Wolfram Cloud interface development using React.JS. Designed the first version of concept of notebook with TWJ and implemented via Backbone. Then transferred to React.JS and designed the architecture. ### Software Engineer @ Awareness Technologies Jan 2009 – Jan 2010 | Greater Los Angeles Area In charge of WEB-UI development with a three engineer team using .NET framework. Rebullt the UI for the webwatcher app to view the activities on the machine and internet. ### Web Application Developer @ University of Southern California Jan 2007 – Jan 2009 FIght on. Built a website(lifecommunity.usc.edu) for Annenberg School Dean's project. A patient communication platform at Children Hospital of Los Angeles. ## Education ### Master of Science - MS in Computer Network University of Southern California ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/eric-qi --- Source: https://flows.cv/ericqi JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/ericqi/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-12