# Yalun Zhu

> Software Engineer | Frontend | Fullstack

Location: New York City Metropolitan Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/yalun

My Resume:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/121TwBhXloXicJ7mEBoPgdhJurtRugfyBtQbHJtOc06o/edit?usp=sharing

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ Aura
Jan 2022 – Present | New York, New York, United States
Aura is a comprehensive identity theft protection platform, integrating credit monitoring, real-time data breach alerts, financial transaction monitoring, parental controls, antivirus, and VPN services.
Key Contributions:
Spearheaded major UI/UX modernization, revamp React architecture and optimizing core interfaces with Typescript, Remix, GraphQL to enhance performance, maintainability, and A11y compliance
Spearheaded the development of a real-time alerting system utilizing event-driven microservice architecture
Architected an in-house API solution replacing a third-party dependency to cut costs and improve processing speed by 30%
Designed and implemented enhanced parental control features, integrating mobile device activity monitoring, app filtering, and configurable time limits, improving product flexibility and UX
Led A/B testing and data-driven UX optimization using Optimizely, improving trial conversion rates and customer retention metrics
Mentored peer engineers, fostered a knowledge-sharing culture and establishing best practices in TypeScript, component-driven architecture, and API design

### Frontend Engineer @ Mizuho
Jan 2015 – Jan 2022 | New York City Metropolitan Area
Developed multiple internal banking workflow applications from scratch, leveraging React, Redux, Angular, Rx.js, and Typescript, significantly improving efficiency in risk management and compliance workflows
Architected reusable internal reusable UI libraries, improving UX consistency across application while reducing development efforts
Worked closely with stakeholders to translate complex business requirements into intuitive web dashboards and management system using AgGrid, Handsontable, D3.js

### Frontend Developer Consultant @ Booker Software
Jan 2014 – Jan 2015
Booker provides an online management system for business of different sizes worldwide. Main features include: appointment booking, payment processing, marketing, employee scheduling and sales reporting.

Maintained and enhanced frontend applications across multiple industries, ensuring high-performance UI/UX design and improving mobile responsiveness

### Frontend Developer Consultant @ Amplify
Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 | Brooklyn, New York
Amplify is a leading digital education company which excels in providing assessments and tools for teachers and students to achieve a more effective learning experience. Amplify ELA, A division of Amplify focuses on bring a more interactive English learning experience to students. This is achieved by using the latest front-end technologies such as AngularJS, CoffeeScript, HTML5, CSS3 and SASS/Compass.

Worked on a 3-6 member team, worked with product manager, scrum master, UI Designer and another developer. Provided technical expertise for a Rapid Application Development (RAD) of their prototype.

• used CoffeeScript and AngularJS to create a iPad friendly app for teachers to teach lessons
• implemented drag and drop feature allowing rearrangement of editable content
• implemented touch screen friendly swiper using Swiper.js
• implemented touch iPad touch friendly annotation using Fabric.js
• Cross browser testing on iPad, and Desktop
• unit testing using Jasmine/Karma

Technology used:
AngularJS, Sass/Compass, Coffeescript/Javascript, Twitter Bootstrap, HTML5, CSS3, 
Automated Tools: Yeoman, Grunt, Bower, Karma, Jasmine.
Other tools: git, photoshop, terminal, sublime text, trello

### Front-end Developer Consultant @ Evoke Health
Jan 2013 – Jan 2014 | Grea
Evoke Health is a fast-paced digital agency focuses on providing web development services to many major pharmaceutical companies such as Amgen, Pfizer and Boehringer Ingelheim.

• Worked on multiple projects simultaneously with product managers and designers. Implement new features and designs for both desktop and mobile sites. Implemented responsive layout for mobile use.
• Cross browsers testing on Chrome, FireFox, Safari, Opera, Internet Explorer, and ensured IE6 backward compatibility
• Cross platform testing with major iOS and android devices

Technologies used:
HTML5, CSS/CSS3, jQuery/ jQuery Mobile, Bootstrap, AJAX, JSON, XML, SpringSource, Sublime Texts, PhotoShop, SVN


## Education
### Bachelor of Engineering - BE in Electrical engineering
The City College of New York


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/yalunzhu
- Website: http://www.yalunzhu.com

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JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/yalun/resume.json
Last updated: 2026-03-23