Derek Lieu is a seasoned software engineer with extensive experience in the tech industry. Currently a Member of Technical Staff on the AI Team at Perplexity since December 2024, Derek previously held the position of Staff Software Engineer at Figma from January 2022 to June 2024. Prior to that, Derek worked as a Senior Software Engineer at Mapbox from May 2019 to January 2022 and as a Software Engineer at Development Seed from January 2014 to May 2019. Derek began their career as a Multimedia Journalist for the Chronicle of Philanthropy, serving from September 2010 to January 2014. Educational credentials include a degree from UCLA, earned between January 2006 and January 2009.
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