# Michelle H. > Software Engineer @ Evertrue | 7+ YOE in startups & post-IPO | React, Node.js, UI/UX | Certified Scrum Master® Location: San Jose, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/michelleh2 🚀 Software Engineer | 6+ years product engineering experience (early-stage startups → IPO scale) 💻 React, JavaScript, Node.js, Python, Django, SQL 🎨 Passion for clean, performant UI, accessibility, design, optimizing processes & project management 🌱 Remote-first, impact-driven: education, healthcare & wellness, sustainability, tech for social good Software Engineer with 6+ years of experience building and scaling products across early-stage startups and post-IPO companies. I bring a multidisciplinary background in linguistics, humanities, and the arts, combined with expertise in modern web technologies and 4+ years of software mentorship and tech education. My strengths include process optimization, project management, and crafting clean, user-focused UI design. I’m especially interested in roles where I can apply my skills toward meaningful impact, whether in education, healthcare, accessibility, or sustainability. I value empathy, collaboration, and transparency, and I thrive in environments where diverse perspectives are celebrated and balance is found between methodical and thorough vs. move fast break things. Skills: Certified Scrum Product Owner | JavaScript (ES6+), Python, CSS3, HTML5 | React, RESTful APIs | Node.js, Express, Flask, Django | PostgreSQL, SQLAlchemy | Git, NPM, Babel, Webpack | OOP, MVC, CRUD | Responsive Web Design, Accessibility ## Work Experience ### Software Engineer @ EverTrue Jan 2024 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area • Develop and maintain scalable features that support fundraising efforts for educational and nonprofit institutions • Collaborate cross-functionally with designers and engineers to build user-friendly, accessible frontend features using Angular • Design and implement reliable APIs and backend services in PHP (Laravel) ### Software Engineering Teaching Assistant @ Thrive Scholars @ CodePath Jan 2024 – Jan 2024 • Taught the fundamentals of web development using JavaScript, CSS, and HTML in partnership with the Thrive organization at Northwestern University. • Provide technical support to live in-person classrooms of 20+ university students covering the introductory web development technologies HTML, CSS, Javascript. ### Software Engineering Teaching Assistant @ Meta University @ CodePath Jan 2024 – Jan 2024 | San Francisco Bay Area • Provide technical training, tutoring and 1:1 debugging help on coding projects using HTML, CSS, Javascript, DOM, React, React Router, Node, Express, Postgres, Prisma • Assist in technical skill development and professional work experience for interns • Serve as a mentor and advisor to program participants • Guide interns on projects related to engineering, product design, and software development. Meta University is an immersive ten-week paid internship program that lets students from underrepresented communities gain a comprehensive understanding of the people, culture, products and technologies at Meta. ### Technical Interview Coach (Volunteer) @ CodePath Jan 2022 – Jan 2024 • Paired with two groups of 4-7 students for a 10-week Technical Interview Prep course by CodePath. • Facilitated 1-hour virtual breakout sessions focused on technical interview practice. • Guided student discussions, fostering comfort and trust in technical interview scenarios. • Provided hints, support, and feedback to enhance students' understanding of technical concepts. • Utilized provided resources, including facilitation strategies, icebreakers, and technical interview problems and solutions. • Taught and reinforced technical interview strategies to help students improve their skills. As a coach, I work with students enrolled in CodePath’s Technical Interview Prep course, helping them practice the data structures and algorithm questions they’ll be asked in interviews with top tech companies, such as: • Recursion • Hash Tables • Linked Lists • Queues • Stacks • Strings & Arrays • Binary Trees ### Software Engineer @ Upstart Jan 2021 – Jan 2023 • Build full-stack features for the Growth & Marketing team in Javascript/React and Ruby on Rails • Drove efforts to implement a11y-compliant improvements across high-traffic landing pages • A/B testing UIs and UI components, working with design, data, and marketing stakeholders to increase traffic and performance goals • Split and refactored monolith code to faster, more performant SSR React front-end in Next.js • Audited, updated, and refactored legacy e2e tests and regression testing • Other tasks and responsibilities: bug fixes, code reviews, pair programming, mentorship, interviewing • Designed, prepared, and facilitated instructional onboarding material for early career hires and served as mentor for incoming cohort Tech Stack: Javascript, Typescript, React, Ruby on Rails, HTML, CSS ### Software Engineer @ Newsela Jan 2018 – Jan 2021 | San Francisco Bay Area Newsela is an education technology startup that publishes news and nonfiction articles daily at five levels of complexity for grades 2-12 using a proprietary, rapid text-leveling process along with standards-aligned assessments. Newsela gives educators the primary solution to dramatically improve students’ literacy skills for the 21st century. • Build full-stack features and products for the web application using Python (Django) and JavaScript (React) • Build new models, API endpoints, and landing pages for product needs • Build preview mode for premium product offerings to be used for sales and marketing • Refactor and improve user onboarding and signup flow • Build full-stack v1 of audio and video support • Contributed to org-wide a11y (Accessibility) efforts to reach WCAG 2.0 AA compliance ### Web Development Mentor @ Thinkful Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 As a web development mentor, I teach and review concepts in 1-on-1 sessions with students via demos and pair programming. My job is to cultivate good habits and nurture budding engineering intuitions. Thinkful is an online school offering fast-paced, job-ready programs in web development, data science, and design. Students learn cutting-edge industry standards, have 1-on-1 mentoring with an industry professional, and receive career services and job placement assistance to get a job in tech, guaranteed. ### Javascript Instructor @ First Step Coding Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 I taught introductory Javascript, HTML, and CSS in part-time remote classes via web conference. ### Front End Engineer @ County of Santa Clara Jan 2016 – Jan 2018 | San Francisco Bay Area • UI design and coding implementation for web applications, both internal-facing for Registrar of Voters and external-facing for Clerk of the Board • Worked on all UI enhancements for internal tool for Registrar of Voters that handles voting materials tracking, saving office 100+ hours of managing tracking via paper and phone process. • Coordinated with design team to create a more modern, streamlined look compliant with current UX trends for UI of lobbyist registration tool of Clerk of the Board • Trained QA team on writing client-side unit tests in QUnit • Using: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Twitter Bootstrap, Razor, Microsoft ASP.NET MVC, Microsoft VSTS + Git • Extra resource for Android team to work on UI implementation tasks for various Android apps within the county. ### Web Technician (Application Support Engineer) @ County of Santa Clara Jan 2014 – Jan 2016 • Process work requests for changes and maintenance to the content of departmental web sites • Built internal websites as needed • Perform quality assurance testing on web content design, updates, edits and improvements • Research, analyze, troubleshoot and resolve complex web site content issues • Provide training to business users that manage their own web content, on procedures and County standards for adding, editing and deleting content from web pages/sites • Build and maintain electronic forms using third party tools ### Software Engineer @ Course Report Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 Course Report is the leading web directory for coding schools built from 70+ models and controllers, with 300,000+ monthly visitors. • Built new functionality to save schools as "favorites" using HTML, CSS, Sass, Slim, JavaScript, AJAX, and Ruby on Rails, adding a new join table to Postgresql database containing 70+ tables • Built dynamically-populated school comparison tool via HTML, CSS, Sass, AJAX, JSON for a large application with heavy traffic of 300K+ monthly visitors • Designed model and schema for backend with PostgreSQL database
 • Optimized view with responsive design for both desktop and mobile, using Bootstrap and CSS media queries ### Software Engineer @ Tunelark Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | San Francisco Bay Area • Built link, route, and page for new marketing geared towards selling product to teachers using CoffeeScript, Ruby on Rails, and ReactJS, increasing registration of users and sales • Built admin dashboard with HTML, CSS, SASS, and Ruby on Rails to provide a clear snapshot of user metrics, increasing productivity of internal processes • Refactored and added Ruby controller tests/specs which increased code coverage to 85% • Coded animations for virtual piano interactive game using Coffeescript, JavaScript, and SVG ### Administrative Assistant (Marketing & Public Relations) @ UCLA Asia Institute Jan 2013 – Jan 2014 | Los Angeles, CA • Designed, created, and distributed marketing materials for events, increasing attendance and community engagement. • Managed and updated the institute's website, posting events and articles to ensure accurate and timely communication of information. • Compiled and analyzed data for grant proposals, supporting strategic funding initiatives and organizational objectives. • Assisted the assistant director in coordinating event logistics, including catering arrangements, hotel bookings, and room setups, ensuring seamless execution of events. ### Marketing & Design Project Manager @ j2 Global Jan 2013 – Jan 2013 | Los Angeles, CA • Served as interim Project Manager for the Creative team during the internship, ensuring effective coordination and collaboration in the absence of the previous project manager. • Scheduled and facilitated project meetings with cross-functional teams to provide accurate updates and foster open communication on all project activities. • Assigned, prioritized, and managed project delivery timelines, ensuring compliance with project schedules and meeting key milestones. • Collaborated with multiple teams across j2’s various brands, building effective relationships and ensuring concise communication on project requirements while accommodating different time zones. • Maintained an organized online project archive and master project list in Jira, supporting documentation and ensuring accountability in project management. • Designed and assembled the company’s monthly newsletter for two months using Adobe InDesign and Photoshop, contributing to internal communications and stakeholder engagement. ### Customer Services (Learning & Development) Intern @ LifeScan Jan 2008 – Jan 2008 | Milpitas, CA • Participated in and evaluated customer service training sessions, gaining insights into training methodologies and identifying opportunities for process improvements. • Developed a student questionnaire for trainees, facilitating data collection to assess training effectiveness and gather feedback for program enhancement. • Designed and organized content for one section of the online training course, ensuring alignment with educational objectives and improving user experience for trainees. • Collaborated with the manager to create and proofread presentations, contributing to clear communication and effective information dissemination during training sessions. ## Education ### Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Linguistics and Asian Languages & Cultures UCLA ### Software Engineering in Certification Rithm School ### Civic Leadership Program APALI ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/michelle-huynh1 --- Source: https://flows.cv/michelleh2 JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/michelleh2/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-11