# Joseph Luk

> Software engineer interested in the intersection of sustainability, design, and politics

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

I enjoy the intersection of technology, design, and politics.

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ Swiftly, Inc.
Jan 2024 – Present

### Software Engineer @ Instrumental Inc.
Jan 2024 – Jan 2024

### Senior Software Engineer @ Station A
Jan 2022 – Jan 2023

### Founding Fellow @ Climatebase
Jan 2022 – Jan 2022

### Senior Software Engineer @ Swiftly, Inc.
Jan 2022 – Jan 2022
Built real-time and historical data visualization modules used by 100+ transit agencies (Javascript, D3)
Developed APIs to help transit agency users analyze and alter public transit network activity (Java)

### Software Engineer @ Swiftly, Inc.
Jan 2019 – Jan 2022 | San Francisco Bay Area

### Software Engineer @ PayPal
Jan 2017 – Jan 2019
Implemented GDPR cookie consent system for PayPal’s node checkout web application
Developed automation tool for PayPal’s partner onboarding process using; reduced business onboarding lead time from weeks to days (React, nodejs)
Published integration and developer documentation for PayPal’s enterprise-level API solutions 
Assisted product analytics team with implementing A/B test that span across 150+ countries

### Web Developer @ Danceternal Studio
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | San Francisco Bay Area

### Software Engineering Teaching Fellow @ Hack Reactor
Jan 2017 – Jan 2017
Wrote Node.js scripts using Google Drive APIs to automate company mock interview process 
Conduct instructional remediation for students on topics across the javascript MERN stack
Deliver coding problem solution lectures
Conduct mock technical interviews for alumni

### Software Developer @ Freelance Web Development
Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | San Francisco Bay Area
Past clients include: IDEO, Luxury Presence

### Operations Lead @ moovel Group
Jan 2016 – Jan 2016

### Director of Operations @ RideScout LLC - Austin
Jan 2014 – Jan 2016
Turned team work into teamwork.
Established Austin HQ office.
Performed business operations, accounting, and HR operations to scale to 50 people from 11 people over 18 months.
Facilitated cross-team meetings on company KPIs.

### Consultant @ RideScout
Jan 2013 – Jan 2014 | 1133 15th St, NW, Washington DC
RideScout is a transportation app that helps users make easier decisions on how to get to places

Deliver user acquisition and behavior reports to Vice President of Operations using Google Analytics and Flurry
Conduct paid focus group sessions to test and improve the app’s usability for users in DC
Run experiential marketing events to increase app engagement

### Research Assistant @ Natural Resources Defense Council
Jan 2014 – Jan 2014

### Manager @ US-China Business Council
Jan 2011 – Jan 2014 | 1818 N St, NW, Washington DC
Edited China Market Intelligence, a member newsletter that covers China’s commercial and regulatory trends.
Coordinated website redesign of www.uschina.org to a Drupal-based platform. 
Apply Google Analytics and Quantcast tools to measure audience behavior and engagement.

### Assistant Editor @ China Business Review
Jan 2011 – Jan 2014
Wrote and edited articles about cross-cultural business issues in China’s market
Designed data spreads for the China Business Review magazine
Synthesized Chinese political and regulatory developments into English

### Director of Creative Operations @ Georgetown International Relations Association
Jan 2009 – Jan 2010
Created promotional and ceremonies video to solicit participation
Created online registration tutorial videos
Distributed and documented social media


## Education
### Bachelor's degree in Energy & Environment, Science Technology International Affairs
Georgetown University

### Chinese International School

### Hack Reactor


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/lukkyjoe
- Website: https://www.lukkyjoe.dev

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Last updated: 2026-04-05