Hi, My Name is Kenny.

I'm a Software Engineer.

Based out of New York City, I specialize in building exceptional digital experiences by focusing on user centric products. I am currently a front-end engineer at Priceline determined to help customers experience memorable moments that matter the most.

About Me

My name is Kenneth Yu and for as long as I can remember I have always been someone who loved to tinker and modify things. My love for technology really blossomed when I built my first computer at around age 10. I still remember how excited I was researching every single part and figuring out what each component did specifically. Moving from building computers and understanding the hardware to software engineering really was a no brainer. I simply needed to understand the magic behind double clicking an application on my desktop or opening up a website.

Fast forward to today, I am extremely lucky to have had the opportunity to work at a handful of companies in vastly different fields. This really helps me bring a unique perpsective to engineering the best solution for both the client and the engineering team.

Here are some of the technologies I am currently using:

  • JavaScript (ES6+)
  • Node.js
  • Remix.js
  • Tealium
  • React/Redux
  • Express.js
  • GraphQL
  • Jest

Experience

Lead Software Engineer (Front-End) @ Priceline
June 2019 - Present
  • Led the development of redesigning Priceline’s inhouse white-label application by leveraging our internal monorepo components. This helped integrate pre-existing code for faster feature adoption and ensuring user experience parity with the rest of the website. The initiative led to increasing click through rates and conversion rates up to 100%.
  • Spearheaded the architecture and implementation for Priceline’s blog style application that utilizes Google’s Gemini Generative Ai. This project enabled the business to easily create a network of landing pages that took advantage of search engine optimizations for hundreds of destinations. This helped drive up to 25% more traffic to our search component.
  • Improved the frontend performance and error monitoring strategy for all online marketing applications. Collaborated with other engineers and product teams to understand the preexisting solution and help identify current pain points. This allowed the team to make better data-driven decisions around supporting and improving the overall health of the frontend experience.
  • Supported multiple business sub teams by investigating complex production issues and implementing rapid code changes to prevent potential revenue losses of up to $3,000,000 dollars a year.
  • Mentored associate and mid-level engineers by identifying their strength and weaknesses for strategic nurture and continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Initiated and encouraged productive transparent communication between business and technology teams leading to a reduction of project timelines by up to 50%.
  • Encouraged engineers to produce clear and concise documentation to promote intuitive knowledge transfers leading to quicker project onboarding.

Contact Me

Although I am not actively searching for new opportunities, I am always open for suggestions. Feel free to send me a message using the button below or by emailing me at mail@kennethyu.dev.
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