Larry Simiyu

Software Engineer II at Yardzen

Larry Simiyu has a diverse range of work experience in various roles. Starting in 2015, they worked as a Leasing Agent at Lewis Apartments, where they ensured apartment maintenance, conducted property tours, and answered tenant inquiries. Later, from 2015 to 2020, they were self-employed as a Social Media Marketing Manager, growing client engagement by 35% through personalized content strategies and achieving significant follower and view growth.

In 2019, Larry joined Lambda School as a Team Lead, implementing coaching strategies that improved student pass rates from 75% to 100%. Larry conducted code reviews and led daily stand-up meetings to track student progress and provide support.

In 2020, Larry worked as a Software Engineer at Oudi.Mobi, suggesting a change in code language that reduced application development time by 50% and created an impactful beta version of the iOS application. Larry also created launch plans that boosted user onboarding by 75% in the first week.

Moving on, Larry worked as a Software Engineer at Karat Financial in 2021, contributing to a code base refactor, designing internal administration tools, and providing financial tools to content creators and influencers.

Currently, Larry is employed as a Software Engineer II at Yardzen since 2022. In this role, they have developed internal tools to eliminate support team blockers, improved an internal admin dashboard for better client-contractor communication, and collaborated with the API team for system integration and migration.

Overall, Larry Simiyu's work experience demonstrates their expertise in software engineering, project management, coaching, marketing, and client relations.

Larry Simiyu completed a Certification in Full Stack Web Development from BloomTech in 2019. Prior to that, from 2014 to 2015, they attended American River College where they pursued studies in Computer Science. The degree name for their time at American River College was not provided.

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