# Paul Christersson Frend > Staff Software Engineer at Uber Location: San Francisco, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/paulchristerssonfrend I'm a passionate coder who loves building things that make the world more interesting. I love putting pieces together from concepts to working applications. Code is the tool I use to get there, but I still think the process of coding has a long way to go, and I want to be a part of it's evolution. I love clean, elegant, READABLE code. I code for humans, not for machines. I like to think, work, and live outside of the box, along with a healthy start up mentality to everything I do. I'm driven by results and the process that gets you there, not the hours. Specialties include: Javascript, React, Redux, Angular and functional programming. Node or PHP/Laravel on the backend. Excited about application architecture, Single Page Apps, SOLID design principles, loosely coupled code and functional programming concepts / languages. Other hobbies are visual fx, video editing and filming. I love the procedural nature of visual effects as it couples the worlds of maths/code with graphics/motion. Of special interest are fluid dynamics and particle simulations. ## Work Experience ### Staff Software Engineer @ Uber Jan 2019 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area ### Senior Software Engineer @ PCCW GLOBAL Limited Jan 2017 – Jan 2019 | Brisbane, Australia ### Senior Software Engineer @ Console Connect Inc. Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Brisbane, Australia ### Software Engineer @ Console Connect Inc. Jan 2015 – Jan 2017 | Brisbane, Australia ### Full Stack Developer @ Klyp Jan 2013 – Jan 2015 Code for a multitude of purposes and requirements with PHP and JS. Mainly work with Javascript single page applications (Angular, Backbone or custom), application architecture, RESTful API's, database design, cross platform mobile apps and responsive websites. ### Freelancer, digital production @ Freelance Jan 2012 – Jan 2015 Currently freelancing in digital design, development and video production. ### Director @ mybuzzcard Jan 2012 – Jan 2014 Released to the market in July 2012, mybuzzcard is the essential discount card for tertiary students in Brisbane, giving members access to special deals and discounts at a wide range of shops, services, restaurants, bars, activities and events around Brisbane. By offering our discount partners exclusivity in their category, mybuzzcard is also a valuable marketing platform for local businesses. ### Digital Marketing Manager/Designer @ UQ Sport Jan 2009 – Jan 2011 I managed web content on UQ Sport's 5 websites I managed SEO strategies, adding or maintaining page 1 Google rankings for specific keywords. I redid the SEO reporting by setting up actionable Google Analytics funnels, as well as automated excel reports that updated themselves through the Google API. I wrote UQ Sport's social media strategy, and drove the roll-out of UQ Sport's social media channels, including youTube, Twitter and Facebook. I helped implement Campaign Monitor as UQ Sport's email marketing system, including coding around 15 newsletter templates for all of UQ Sport's various divisions. I managed the launch of the uqsportacademy.com.au website, including CSS3 and HTML, web content, information architecture and parts of the design. I added video to the marketing mix, and personally shot, edited and did the post for all major UQ Sport's sporting events over a year, which culminated in a 6 minute presentation at UQ Sport's annual awards night. ### Tennis Coach @ UQ Tennis Centre Jan 2006 – Jan 2011 Casual tennis coach at the UQ Tennis Centre. ## Education ### Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Computer Engineering Mid Sweden University ### motion graphics and visual effects FXPHD.com ### Bachelor of Journalism in Journalism, Film studies and creative writing The University of Queensland ### vfxlearning.com ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/paul-christersson-frend-5459a534 --- Source: https://flows.cv/paulchristerssonfrend JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/paulchristerssonfrend/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-12