Jessie Wu

Jessie Wu has a diverse work experience spanning multiple industries. Currently, they are working as a Senior Technical Program Manager at GlossGenius starting from 2023. Prior to this, Jessie worked at The New York Times in various roles. From 2019 to 2021, they were a Software Engineer, responsible for building chatbots and microservices using AWS, React, Golang, and GraphQL. In 2021, Jessie was promoted to the role of Senior Software Engineer, Care, where they focused on designing and supporting the CRM system. In 2022, they became an Engineering Manager, Games.

Before joining The New York Times, Jessie worked at BuzzFeed as a Software Engineer, where they built metrics dashboards and launched the BuzzFeed Animals page. Prior to that, at Propel(x), Jessie worked as a Software Engineer, leading the frontend redesign of the investing platform and developing a user portal for fundraising campaigns. They also improved performance by refactoring search functionality.

Earlier in their career, Jessie worked at Bay Area Medical Academy as a UI Designer/Career Services Advisor, responsible for designing landing pages and marketing materials, as well as counseling students. They also have experience as an English Instructor at EF Englishtown, an English Teacher at CALJ Idiomas, and an English Language Teacher at San Diego State University - American Language Institute.

Their earliest work experience was as a Community Base Program Job Coach at The Arc of San Diego in 2010.

Overall, Jessie has a strong background in software engineering and project management, with experience in UI design, education, and career counseling.

Jessie Wu completed a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Management Science at UC San Diego from 2005 to 2009. Following that, Jessie pursued further education in Teaching English as a Foreign Language at San Diego State University. In addition to formal education, Jessie also participated in part-time programs at General Assembly, studying User Experience Design, and at BrainStation, studying UI Design.