# Gavin Chu

> Staff Software Engineer at LinkedIn

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/gavinchu

I graduated from UC Berkeley, double majoring in Computer Science and Cognitive Science as of May 2015.

I am passionate about building mobile applications. I've built both iOS and Android apps throughout college. I really enjoy the UI design aspect of mobile apps like the app flow and layout arrangements because I believe user usability is extremely important.

## Work Experience
### Staff Software Engineer @ LinkedIn
Jan 2019 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area
Tech Lead and Mobile Engineer on Content Experience Team

### Senior Software Engineer @ LinkedIn
Jan 2017 – Jan 2019 | San Francisco Bay Area
Tech Lead and Mobile Engineer on Content Experience Team

### Software Engineer @ LinkedIn
Jan 2015 – Jan 2017
Working for the Mobile Team!

### Software Engineer Intern (Mobile) @ LinkedIn
Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 | Mountain View, CA

### Founder/Head of Design & Android Developer @ Zap Mobile Application
Jan 2012 – Jan 2014
•	Created a cross platform (Android & iOS) mobile application called “Zap – Instant Connections,” which provides a fast and easy way to organize events; the App’s main target demographic are college students 
•	Worked with a team of 4 college students; researched and divided tasks based on different skills; discussed ideas and business plans including utilization of AdMob and promotion models
•	My tasks consisted of implementing a majority of the user interface for the android platform, which included managing multiply android activities, generating custom list adapters, creating different xml layouts, and utilizing android’s action bar
•	Implementation required understanding of Android SDK and basic knowledge of MySQL database 
•	Designed app icon, and modified background layout and color for more appealing user experience
•	Check out http://www.zapconnection.com to download our App

### Mobile Development Intern @ tibbr
Jan 2013 – Jan 2013


## Education
### Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science & Cognitive Science
University of California, Berkeley


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/gavinchu

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Last updated: 2026-04-12