I approach engineering with the belief that code is only valuable when it improves lives. Whether it’s connecting people to services, supporting scientists with better tools, or helping governments serve citizens, my work has always been about turning abstract requirements into concrete, human-focused solutions. To me, good engineering is empathy, translated into systems.

George Yu

I approach engineering with the belief that code is only valuable when it improves lives. Whether it’s connecting people to services, supporting scientists with better tools, or helping governments serve citizens, my work has always been about turning abstract requirements into concrete, human-focused solutions. To me, good engineering is empathy, translated into systems.

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I approach engineering with the belief that code is only valuable when it improves lives. Whether it’s connecting people to services, supporting scientists with better tools, or helping governments serve citizens, my work has always been about turning abstract requirements into concrete, human-focused solutions.

To me, good engineering is empathy, translated into systems.

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Work Experience

Senior Software Engineer at TaskRabbit
September 1, 2025 - October 14, 2025
Contributed to TaskRabbit’s tech platform powering an online marketplace for home services. Developed backend APIs, integrating payment flows, tasker rating systems, and job matching logic in collaboration with platform product teams. Designed and managed SQL and NoSQL schemas to store service requests, client-tasker communications, and bookings, ensuring data integrity and scalability across multiple regions. Implemented polyglot persistence using PostgreSQL for payments/bookings and MongoDB for logs and real-time chats.
Senior Software Engineer at TaskRabbit
September 1, 2025 - October 14, 2025
Senior Software Engineer contributing to TaskRabbit’s tech platform — a marketplace connecting users with Taskers for home services. Built backend APIs, integrating payment flows, tasker rating systems, and job-matching logic, and collaborated with product teams. Designed and managed SQL/NoSQL schemas for service requests, client-tasker communications, and bookings, ensuring data integrity and regional scalability. Implemented polyglot persistence (PostgreSQL for payments/bookings, MongoDB for logs/chats) to optimize reliability and flexibility.
Software Engineer at Senti Biosciences
March 1, 2021 - October 14, 2025
Designed and developed the frontend of a biosciences tooling platform with ReactJS and Material-UI. Created an interactive, SEO-friendly interface that improved user engagement. Built custom React hooks to share reusable component logic, constructed optimized database schemas and queries, and leveraged React-Vis to render dynamic charts for data analysis.
Software Engineer at Senti Biosciences
March 1, 2021 - October 14, 2025
Frontend engineer for a biosciences tooling platform using ReactJS and Material-UI. Built an interactive, SEO-friendly interface that improved user engagement. Created reusable React hooks and optimized database schemas/queries to speed data retrieval. Employed React-Vis to craft dynamic graphs to aid data analysis.
Independent Web Developer at Indie Dev
November 1, 2018 - October 14, 2025
Worked with businesses and professional artists to develop web applications and business websites. Architected various full-stack projects following MVC patterns, developed fully functional web applications, and implemented interactive features with CSS3 and JavaScript while maintaining client-side performance and cross-browser compatibility.
Independent Web Developer at Indie Dev
November 1, 2018 - October 14, 2025
Independent web developer delivering web apps and business websites for diverse clients. Architected full-stack MVC projects, built interactive features with CSS/JS, and demoed fully functional applications to potential customers. Ensured cross-browser compatibility with polyfills and performance-conscious client-side development.
Software Engineer at Autoridad Nacional para la Innovación Gubernamental
March 1, 2015 - October 14, 2025
Constructed transportation lookup system for motorists to view their tickets. Architected a MongoDB-based data store handling 2+ million driver records. Maintained high uptime of the test database to ensure data integrity in pre-production, and designed a mobile-responsive UI/UX for appointment creation using HTML5, Bootstrap, and CSS3.
Software Engineer at Autoridad Nacional para la Innovación Gubernamental
March 1, 2015 - October 14, 2025
Developed a transportation lookup system for motorists to view tickets. Architected a MongoDB test database storing 2+ million driver records. Maintained 100% uptime of the test database to ensure data integrity in pre-production. Designed mobile-responsive UI/UX for appointment creation using HTML5, Bootstrap, and CSS3. Followed Scrum/Agile practices with a team of engineers and Git version control.

Education

Bachelor in Computer Engineering at Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá
January 11, 2030 - March 1, 2015
Bachelor in Computer Engineering at Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá
January 11, 2030 - March 1, 2015

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Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Media & Entertainment, Professional Services

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