# Izzy Keanu > Sr. Software Engineer @ Atlassian Location: San Francisco, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/izzy Senior software engineer with a passion for helping underserved communities through technology. Industry experience building full-stack products with scalable and reliable systems for companies of all sizes - from early stage startups to mature public companies. Currently a senior engineer @ Atlassian with a focus on Platform, Infrastructure, & Reliability. ## Work Experience ### Senior Software Engineer @ Atlassian Jan 2022 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area https://www.atlassian.com Jira, Confluence & Loom engineering. Teams: - Growth Platform & Infrastructure for Land Products - Point A Products (early-stage incubator) - Loom ### Backend Software Engineer @ Cardless Jan 2021 – Jan 2022 | San Francisco Bay Area https://www.cardless.com Early engineer (Employee #16) building co-brand credit cards with super brands. Launched 5 credit card reward programs with an incredible team. ### Full Stack Software Engineer @ Dave Jan 2018 – Jan 2021 | Los Angeles, California https://www.dave.com One of the first engineering hires @ Dave.com (Employee #18), a leading Fintech challenger bank that helps millions of people thrive financially. June 2021: Public via SPAC fully-diluted equity value of $4 billion (NASDAQ: DAVE) • Early engineer working alongside founders to architect and build out core banking features from the ground up — as Dave scaled from 40,000 to 8 million users, from young startup to $1 billion+ unicorn. • Led backend architecture and development of money transfers leveraging Apple Pay, Google Pay, and external debit cards • Collaborated on system design of flagship bank product/checking account and released to more than 8 million active users, building several RESTful microservices at scale using Typescript, Node.js, MySQL, Google Cloud Project, Kubernetes, Docker, and vendor APIs • Led language migration of mobile codebase from Javascript to Typescript+React Native to introduce strong type checking, which improved code readability and reduced production bugs • Architected entire internal tools system used by 40+ engineers and 100+ employees in various departments using React, Redux, Typescript, Node.js, Express, and Webpack • Integrated and maintained features using third party vendor APIs — Galileo, Synapse, and Plaid — for the cash back rewards engine and core banking services • Designed relational database schemas in conjunction with feature requirements • Maintained package dependencies for iOS and android mobile application • Taught best practices through technical workshops, paired programming and code reviews Technologies: Strong experience working with Typescript, Node, React-Native, React (Redux), MySQL, Firebase, Docker, Kubernetes and Google Cloud Platform ### Research Associate @ Lab: John Wayne Cancer Institute @ UCLA Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 | Santa Monica, California • Research focused on breast cancer, melanoma and melanoma related cancers under the supervision of Professor Dave S. Hoon. • Constructed experimental designs with patient samples from Saint John’s Providence, in conjunction with lab techniques of PCR, Pico/Ribogreen Quantification, Cell Cultivation, Gel Electrophoresis, and various others. ### Research Assistant @ Lab: UCLA Undergraduate Functional Genomics @ UCLA Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 | Los Angeles, California • Engaged in the identification of genes essential to the growth and development of the hematopoietic system, in conjunction with lab techniques of Drosophila cultivation and fluorescent microscopy. • Article in the process of getting published and will be a co-author. Sponsored by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. ## Education ### Computer Science - Post-Baccalaureate UCLA Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 ### Bachelor of Science - BS UCLA Jan 2012 – Jan 2016 ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/ykeanu - Website: https://izzykeanu.com --- Source: https://flows.cv/izzy JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/izzy/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-22