# Nicky Huynh

> Software Engineer

Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/nickyhuynh

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ Google
Jan 2021 – Jan 2023 | Mountain View, California, United States

### Founding Engineer @ ROOM8
Jan 2018 – Jan 2021
• ROOM8 is a platform for aggregating properties, matching roommates, and providing insurance.
• Facilitated partnership with 40B insurance carrier Liberty Mutual.
• Founded, organized, and led the Data Engineering Team, reporting directly to the CTO.
• Architected, designed, and built the core data systems for over 600K End Users for data ingestion, filtering, and recommendations.
• Managed the Data Engineering team (5 people) and actively developed, deployed, and maintained cloud data systems on AWS/GCP.
• Spearheaded Partner Engineering and engineering rotations.
• Product ownership of the flagship app and Agile feature driven development in Android/Kotlin.

### Android Lead @ CSAA Insurance Group, a AAA Insurer
Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Walnut Creek, California, United States
• Designed and developed next gen InsurTech products for the Strategy and Innovation Group, reported to the Head of Data Science in the Advanced Technology Group.
• Developed apps in Android Studio, built Kotlin native co-routines, native push notifications, video/voice calling, messaging, deep-linking, and caching systems.
• Successfully participated in a corporate sponsored spin out of our next generation renter’s insurance product (Millenial/Gen Z markets) as a Founding Engineer - helped secure funding from a Sand Hill Road VC.

### Research Engineer @ WMP Lab
Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Irvine, CA
• WMP (Working Memory & Plasticity) Lab at UCI conducts research on the effects of tech on the ability to acquire knowledge and learn skills.
• Designed and programmed educational games that are being used in lab research and currently being used as learning materials in areas of extreme poverty in Brazil.

### Mobile Engineering Intern @ Surf Live Inc
Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Greater Los Angeles Area
• Live-streaming music app that delivers the concert experience right into the user’s hands.
• Implemented push notifications using Firebase, in-app purchases in both stores with backend authentification using receipts, and deep-linking using Firebase and Branch.


## Education
### Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science
UC Irvine


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/nickyhuynh
- Portfolio: https://nickyhuynh.com
- GitHub: https://github.com/nickyhuynh

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Last updated: 2026-03-29