Charlie Lu
About Charlie Lu
Charlie Lu is a Software Engineer currently working at Hinge Health in San Francisco, California. He has experience in frontend and backend development, A/B testing, and user experience enhancement, with previous roles at Dropbox and Payton Technologies Ltd.
Work at Hinge Health
Charlie Lu has been employed as a Software Engineer at Hinge Health since 2023. In this role, he has instrumented frontend rendering and backend logic for A/B testing, utilizing remote feature gating to deliver varied user experiences. His contributions include developing features with React Native, which have enhanced the user weekly goal experience, leading to increased user retention and activity. Charlie works in a hybrid environment based in San Francisco, California.
Experience at Dropbox
Prior to his current position, Charlie Lu worked at Dropbox as a Software Engineer for three years, starting in 2021. He also completed a five-month apprenticeship at Dropbox in 2021, where he gained foundational experience in software engineering. During his time at Dropbox, he created and monitored Mixpanel dashboards to maintain code stability, facilitating the triaging and resolution of bugs.
Internship at Payton Technologies Ltd.
In 2018, Charlie Lu served as an Industrial Engineering Intern at Payton Technologies Ltd. in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China. During this two-month internship, he focused on refining scrum events through experimentation and feedback collection, which improved the efficiency and efficacy of meetings.
Education and Expertise
Charlie Lu studied at UC Berkeley College of Engineering, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering from 2014 to 2019. He later attended BloomTech, achieving a Full Stack Web Development certification from 2020 to 2021. His educational background provides him with a strong foundation in both engineering principles and software development.