About

Jessica Y. is a highly skilled Staff Software Engineer with almost 6 years of experience in the field. Currently working at Venmo, she is responsible for leading R&D and Web Teams, pioneering React Native modules for the Venmo and PayPal. Her expertise lies in software engineering, web development, and React Native. Prior to Venmo, Jessica worked as a Software Engineer at Bright Machines, where she built micro-frontend HMIs (human machine interfaces) using React for the Vision and Applied Data Sciences team. She also worked at Microsoft as a Software Engineer II, where she was a full-stack engineer on the Distribution service and frontend (appcenter.ms) and mobile app install portal (install.appcenter.ms). She migrated large amounts of production data from HockeyApp to App Center in preparation for HockeyApp's sunset and had significant contributions to design decisions impacting customer experience, based on real experience with app development and distribution. She also led the development, QA, and shipping of App Center’s Xamarin iOS/Android apps. Jessica holds a Master of Science in Computer Science and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, both from Southern Methodist University. Her technical skills include Software Engineering, Senior Software Engineering, Web Development, React Native, Frontend Development, QA, Typescript, iOS, and Mobile Development. With almost 6 years of relevant experience, Jessica is a highly competent and innovative software engineer who has worked on a wide range of projects. She is passionate about using her skills to improve the user experience and create high-quality products. Her extensive experience in web development, React Native, and mobile development makes her an asset to any team.