Karen Liu

CloudKitchens

Feb 2021 - Apr 2024 / Software Engineer

Zenrez

May 2016 - Dec 2017, Apr 2018 - May 2020 / Software Engineer

• Architected web front-ends including online booking and newsfeed platform for fitness studios, CRM, targeted email marketing landing pages, and business dashboard
• Implemented purchase flow within iframe to allow users to book via Zenrez without leaving the studio website, which enabled the design of a custom pricing algorithm developed at Harvard Business School, increasing average studio revenue by 13%
• Established eng team processes such as linting, testing, deploying, URL routing, data fetching/caching, analytics tracking, error tracking, bundle late-loading
• Prototyped Android (React Native) white-labeled studio app

Patreon

Dec 2014 - Mar 2016 / Software Engineer

• Led the patron-focused pillar to build features for patreon.com, such as notifications, post comments, search, referral program, message inbox
• Designed a front-end auto-deploy process and created a Chrome extension to aid in debugging production-only issues
• Implemented framework for automated tests including end-to-end smoke tests

Square

May 2012 - Aug 2014 / Software Engineer

• Part of founding team of Square Payroll
• Tech lead for team of five engineers building redesigned merchant dashboard
• Built purchase flow for "business in a box" hardware

Google

Jul 2010 - May 2012 / Software Engineer

• Built framework and features for the G+ photo viewer (lightbox)
• Built G+ photos settings front-end
• Led implementation of G+ photos pages redesign (as part of new cohesive Google design)

Empower

August 2020 - December 2020 / Software Engineer

• Built features for the relational organizing mobile app, enabling volunteers to reach out to their personal connections and potential voters (React Native)

Exponent (now Expo)

Jun 2016 - Jul 2016 / Software Engineer

• Implemented the redesign of XDE, a Mac developer tool for building and sharing React Native projects