Duncan Leung

Front End Engineer

Front End Engineer who is passionate about creating beautiful experiences, writing clean, efficient code and maintaining modern standards.

Technical Skills

Languages - JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, HTML, CSS, Sass
Tools/Environment - Node.js, Git, webpack, Jenkins, Rancher, Chrome DevTools, Jira
Frameworks/Libraries - React, Redux, Next.js, GatsbyJS, jQuery, styled-system, EmotionJS, Jest
Testing - Unit, and integration testing

Experience

Front End Software Engineer

AutoGravity - 2018 - Present | Irvine, CA

AutoGravity is a fintech startup that offers mobile and web-based applications that connect car shoppers with dealers and lenders to provide transparent financing and leasing options for the cars they want. The company's primary investors are Daimler and Volkswagen.

Web Engineering Team

Architected new front end stack for internal tools
Designed new Contentful CMS data models and migration scripts for SEO content pages
Rewrote the multi-step credit application to improve maintainability
Performed production releases and created docs to standardize the front end release process
Created utility libraries to assist unit testing Redux connected components
Transitioned team to TypeScript to improve developer experience and confidence
Mentored junior front end engineers in React patterns and front end testing practices

Front End Developer

iHerb - 2016 - 2018 | Irvine, CA

iHerb is an international e-commerce platform with more than 35,000 nutritional supplements products and brands domestically and internationally.

Catalog Engineering Team

Co-led front end re-architecture from global jQuery into reusable Browserify modules
Improved homepage TTI by 16% by lazy-loading below-the-fold images and content
Built reusable Sass mixins and partials to standardize product styles across teams
Removed render jank with runtime performance profiling and optimized CSS animations
Performed Staging merges and deployments on a monthly Build Engineer publish rotation
Created TFS migration scripts to improve cross-team collaboration across branches
Designed learning-path docs / exercises to onboard team members into React / Redux
Led onboarding for new front end developers

Project Management Experience

-- Prior to 2016 I was a product manager for several projects in Beijing and Shanghai, China --

Project Lead for Ford Motor Company

FabriQate - 2013 - 2014 | Shanghai, China

FabriQate is an ideas-led innovation lab working with clients to launch innovative mobile and digital experiences.

Delivered two immersive experiences for Ford at the Beijing Auto Show 2014
Led product UX direction for Google Glass and Leap Motion gesture interactions
Led Ford stakeholder presentations and C-Level demo sessions for pre-auto show rollout

Co-Founder and UX Designer

StoreHub - 2013 - 2014 | Shanghai, China

StoreHub is a Beautiful, Cloud Based Store Management System for SMEs. StoreHub combines iPad POS, Inventory & Customer Relationship Management with enterprise features in a beautiful and simple User Interface.

Prototyped StoreHub’s tablet and desktop UI / UX and created assets for the iOS tablet app
Created StoreHub’s web, print, video sales and marketing collateral (Photoshop, Final Cut Pro)
Led customer support, customer implementation, and customer training

Product Manager and UX Analyst

Guohe Ad Platform - 2013 - 2014 | Shanghai, China

Guohe Ad Platform is China's first Mobile Ad Mediation Platform, focusing on providing the most innovative solutions for advertisers and developers. Guohe Ad provides Ad Mediation, Yield Optimization, and Ad Serving and Data Metrics services to thousands of app developers and brand advertisers.

Delivered immersive mobile ad formats for luxury brands, including Starwood Hotels and Gucci
Led boutique UX consulting to localize Starwood Hotel’s SPG loyalty mobile app for the Chinese market

Education

B.S. in Industrial and Enterprise Systems Engineering

University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign - 2004 - 2008