Professional Profile

About Me

I am Renxu, currently serving as a Staff Front End Engineer at Snowflake. In this role, I lead and drive projects across our stack, including Go and Node services hosted in Kubernetes, with a UI written in TypeScript and React (Hooks). I promote strong collaboration within a cross-functional team, including design and product management, and deliver features requiring close coordination with sister teams such as Data Sharing, Cloud Infrastructure, and Cross-Region Replication. Additionally, I contribute to the product vision, drive team planning, and mentor and coach junior team members, all while building for scale and high performance.

Previously, I served as a Staff Software Engineer at Tesla, driving mission-critical software projects on Tesla's advanced manufacturing lines. Prior to that, I was the ARES org frontend technical lead at Snapchat, where I developed AR Monetization Solutions for Snapchat users and partners worldwide.

I have a strong background in Web and Mobile development. I take great pride in leveraging cutting-edge technologies to enhance user engagement and drive business growth. Throughout my career, I've played a pivotal role in diverse teams and led the charge on numerous high-impact projects. I am deeply committed to being action-oriented, constantly curious, and unafraid to take on complex challenges head-on.

Experience

  1. Snowflake icon

    Staff Software Engineer

    Snowflake Jun 2024 - Present

    ● Frontend tech-lead at the Snowflake Admin Experience team

  2. Tesla icon

    Staff Software Engineer

    Tesla 2023 — 2024

    ● Orchestrated the launch of a pioneering project to unify access to Tesla's Cell Manufacturing software services, enhancing integration and management across the board.
    ● Utilized a robust stack comprising GraphQL, gRPC, Golang, React, and Kubernetes, streamlining service delivery and operational efficiency.
    ● Championed the development of Tesla's first high-speed battery cell manufacturing execution software system, reinforcing its scalability for an 8x growth across three factories.
    ● Directed engineering, architectural, and managerial efforts to advance the software project, setting benchmarks in performance and scalability during critical expansion stages.
    ● Fostered a culture of innovation and agile development practices, leading a new team in the deployment of complex projects within aggressive timelines.

  3. Snap icon

    Technical Lead, Software Engineer

    Snap Inc. 2019 — 2023

    ● Lead client engineering org, coordinating projects and technical designs.
    ● Developed AR Enterprise Solutions for clients like Puma, New Balance.
    ● Managed global introduction of AR Try On to Snapchat users, producing $20M in annual Ads revenue.
    ● Directed Ads tracking initiatives, improving ad targeting and boosting Snapchat revenue by 30%.
    ● Launched Featured Stories feature, increasing daily snap views by 500M.
    ● Streamlined cross-platform technical stacks, saving $1.5M in costs.
    ● Led modularization efforts, enhancing application start speed by 70%.

  4. MESL icon

    Web Developer

    Microelectronic Embedded Systems Laboratory at UC San Diego 2017 - 2019

    ● Created Genie, a Web UI for a Smart Building IoT app.
    ● Designed backend service for user interaction workflow and microelectronic system communication.
    ● Developed REST APIs and frontend service for machine learning algorithm interfacing.

  5. Groupon icon

    Software Engineer Intern

    Groupon 2018 - 2018

    ● Implemented high-traffic reminder system, augmenting user experience and yielding $4.75M annual revenue.
    ● Streamlined notification payloads, simplifying 50+ reminders and reducing code footprint significantly.

Education

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    University of California San Diego

    Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Computer Engineering

    Provost’s Honors, GPA – 3.8, Major GPA - 3.9

My skills

  • Web

    TypeScript

    JavaScript

    React

    GraphQL

    Server-Side Rendering

    Next.js

    Playwright

    Golang

    Kubernetes

    Redux

    Webpack

    CSS

    HTML

    Node.js

    Express

    Mocha and Chai

    Mockito

  • Mobile

    Swift

    Objective-c

    Kotlin

    Java

    SQL

    gRPC

    React Native

    Djinni (cross-platform C++ library code)

  • AR

    Lens Studio

    3D Body Tracking

    Full-Screen Segmentation

  • Data Analytics

    SQL

    Python

    Apache Airflow

    Looker

    Looker Studio

    Grafana

    Excel

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