Joan Hong

Joan Hong is a Senior Software Engineer at Ridgeline, contributing significantly to the growth of the fintech startup by developing product and platform features, as well as tooling for customer-facing data models. Prior experience includes serving as a Course Producer at the University of Southern California, where Joan guided students in programming through hands-on support. Joan has interned at prominent companies such as AppDynamics, Electronic Arts, and Sandia National Laboratories, gaining expertise in software development and project management. As the founder of ACE Coding, Joan led initiatives to teach coding and organized large events in collaboration with Microsoft. Joan holds a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science from the University of Southern California.