# Simon Wong > Staff Software Engineer @ Birdy Grey Location: Greater Philadelphia, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/simonwong I am a professional software engineer based out of the greater Philadelphia area with experience in technical leadership, web, and mobile development. My passions include building beautiful software products with a client-centric lens, embracing the DevOps mindset, and crafting an engineering culture that celebrates inclusion and innovation. ## Work Experience ### Staff Software Engineer @ Birdy Grey Jan 2024 – Present | United States ### Founding Engineer @ LLUNA Jan 2023 – Jan 2024 | United States Co-founder and full-stack engineer tasked with leading the buildout and modernization of a HR technology startup’s core products: the Personal Operating Profile (POP) and TeamOS. Crafted software products that connect people and teams using React, NextJS on Vercel, Node.js, Apollo, and Google Cloud Platform. ### Lead Software Engineer @ LifeBrand Jan 2023 – Jan 2024 | West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States Full-stack engineer focused on modernization, feature development, and SOC 2 compliance for an AI-driven social media cleaning startup. Helping individuals and businesses understand and build their social media brand using React, NextJS on Vercel, Node.js, GraphQL, AWS, and Google Cloud Platform. ### Senior Software Engineer, Digital Shopping Experience @ IKEA Jan 2021 – Jan 2023 | Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, United States Full-stack engineer and technical lead supporting IKEA’s global e-commerce products. Drove international customer conversion through innovative technical solutions and data-driven experimentation. Built, deployed, and scaled cloud-based micro-applications using React, Node.js, and Google Cloud Platform. ### Manager, Software Engineering Chapter Lead, Retail Client Experience Lab @ Vanguard Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | Malvern, Pennsylvania, United States Hybrid player-coach and senior software engineer for Vanguard’s Client Experience lab. Re-envisioning the investor’s digital experience using modern web technologies including Angular, GraphQL, Node.js, and AWS ECS. ### Project Manager, Cloud Program, Runtime Engineering @ Vanguard Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 | Malvern, Pennsylvania, United States Technical Project Manager for Runtime Engineering team under Vanguard's Chief Technology Office. Led DevOps platform engineering team in buildout of Pivotal Cloud Foundry runtime environment in AWS. Promoted Site Reliability Engineering practices through improved availability, observability, and learnings from failure. ### Software Developer, Institutional Participant Experience @ Vanguard Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 | Malvern, Pennsylvania, United States Software developer for cross-functional Lean pilot team under Vanguard's Institutional Systems subdivision. Leveraged lean website optimization practices to drive down customer service call center costs by promoting web containment. Designed and developed client-facing UI treatments using jQuery and Angular. Analyzed client interaction and call rate statistics using Python. ### iOS Developer, Internal Mobile Applications @ Vanguard Jan 2016 – Jan 2017 | Malvern, Pennsylvania, United States Software developer for Feature Toggling and Internal Mobile Apps teams under Vanguard's Enterprise Shared Services subdivision. Leveraged test-driven development practices to enhance enterprise feature toggling application, coded in Java. Lead developer for internal conference and event planning mobile application, coded in Swift. ### iOS Developer, Global Business Systems @ Vanguard Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Malvern, Pennsylvania, United States Software developer for International Sales CRM team under Vanguard's International & Corporate Systems subdivision. Partnered with international sales representatives to deliver companion iOS mobile application, coded in Swift. Designed and implemented continuous integration process for iOS mobile development team. ### Software Engineer, Cloud Application Architecture, Continuous Delivery Pipeline @ Vanguard Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 | Malvern, Pennsylvania, United States Software developer for Cloud Application Architecture team under Vanguard's Chief Technology Office. Collaborated with senior architects to develop enterprise-standard microservice template using Spring Boot. Guided application development teams during rollout of private cloud-based continuous delivery platform. ### Learning Assistant, College of Information Sciences and Technology @ Penn State University Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | University Park, Pennsylvania, United States − Assisted instructor in facilitating learning for senior-level capstone course − Provided guidance to students in class regarding client-based projects − Served on grading panel for project design reviews ### College to Corporate Software Development Intern @ Vanguard Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 | Malvern, Pennsylvania, United States − Enhanced and maintained web applications for the collection and analysis of metrics on internal application usage − Proposed UI design changes to improve usability of web application − Designed and managed web pages to display process improvement data − Regularly interacted with senior IT management to review and implement metrics to track departmental goals ### Digital Marketing & Communications Intern @ Aetna Jan 2013 – Jan 2014 | Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, United States − Maintained internal sales and brokers’ websites − Supported marketing managers, project managers, and others in updating web content − Collaborated with various departments to develop additional content for internal websites ## Education ### Master’s Degree in Software Engineering Penn State University Jan 2016 – Jan 2019 ### Bachelor’s Degree in Information Sciences and Technology Penn State University Jan 2011 – Jan 2015 ### Phoenixville Area High School Jan 2007 – Jan 2011 ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/simonzwong - Website: https://simonwong.dev --- Source: https://flows.cv/simonwong JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/simonwong/resume.json Last updated: 2026-03-23