# Sēn Lu

> seeking flexible, part-time tech consulting/education opportunities

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

Product engineer with 8 years of startup experience, from teams of 2 to 150 people. I'm skilled at zero-to-one technical product management as well as interpersonal, interdepartmental, and one-on-one communication. I thrive in environments that prioritize ownership and trust.

I am currently open for part-time opportunities, as well as collaborative passion projects. I am particularly interested in the following:
• technical product management
• computer science education
• product engineering, with a focus on backend software development and user experience
• trauma-informed product stewardship and user interview facilitation
• civic technology, community-driven platforms, environmental sustainability, fermentation science, and biotechnology
• D&I consulting

I am looking for
• work/life balance
• workplaces that empower queer, trans and and employees of color
• non-hierarchical and transparent power structures
• organizations that strive to balance product, design and engineering cultures
• ownership and collaboration

Do reach out!

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ Binti, Inc.
Jan 2019 – Jan 2022

### Fellow @ Recess Labs
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018 | Greater New York City Area
Worked on co-founding a startup assisting those underrepresented in the tech industry, which has since pivoted to Merit (https://www.get-merit.com/).

### Director of Technology @ AsylumConnect
Jan 2015 – Jan 2018 | Greater Philadelphia Area
• Led design and development of the first online resource catalog for LGBTQ asylum seekers in the U.S.
• Designed and built product MVP using JavaScript, Jekyll, Bootstrap
• Published case studies, applied for grants and orchestrated technical partnerships to scale catalog nationwide from pilot in Seattle
• Recruited, trained and managed a distributed team of 10 volunteer web developers and UX designers

### Software Engineer @ Braze (formerly Appboy)
Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Greater New York City Area
• Developed and maintained the iOS SDK using Objective-C, CocoaPods, Fastlane
• Led development on the open source React Native SDK, managing public issues, code contributions and monthly SDK releases
• Launched internal Engineering University for continuing technical education across departments
• Pioneered on-call technical support rotation model in team of 7, since adopted across 30-person Engineering organization

### Support Engineer @ Braze (formerly Appboy)
Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Greater New York City Area
• Fixed bugs raised in support tickets across iOS, Android, Web, Unity, React Native, Cordova platforms
• Developed Unity iOS build automation tool in C# that closed $150k in new business

### Computer Science Instructor @ TEALSK12
Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Brooklyn, NY
• Team-taught Intro to Computer Science at Franklin Delano Roosevelt High School

### Writing Center Tutor @ University of Pennsylvania, Center for Programs in Critical Writing
Jan 2012 – Jan 2015 | Greater Philadelphia Area

### Research Assistant, Interdisciplinary Design @ University of Pennsylvania, Center for Programs in Critical Writing
Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 | Greater Philadelphia Area
• Designed low-cost, DIY bio-electrochemical batteries as educational kits for underprivileged schools
• Integrated electronics, microcontrollers, green technology, microbiology and product design
• Conducted research on mycelium as a biomaterial for artistic and practical purposes

### Customer Success Intern @ Braze (formerly Appboy)
Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | Greater New York City Area
• Developed mobile-responsive websites from the ground up for Braze’s technical and marketing documentation using Jekyll, JavaScript, jQuery, Bootstrap, SASS. Worked cross-functionally with design, sales and engineering teams to optimize IA and UX
• Wrote customer success scripts in Python and JavaScript to help clients interface with Braze’s API
• Conducted client-facing technical consultations with enterprise clients such as MapQuest

### Marketing and Design Intern @ SHIFTSPACE Design LLC
Jan 2013 – Jan 2013 | Greater Philadelphia Area
• R&D for the creation of environmentally-responsible, urban garden products
• Web design (including CSS/PHP), maintenance and copywriting for www.shiftspacedesign.com

### Art Director @ The WALK Magazine
Jan 2011 – Jan 2013 | Greater Philadelphia Area


## Education
### BAS Computer Science in BA Biology
University of Pennsylvania


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/senl
- Portfolio: http://tiffanylu.com/

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Last updated: 2026-03-30