Harry Sun

Vice President of Software Engineering

Upstart

Feb 2023 - Current (3 years 7 months)

Upstart is a leading artificial intelligence (AI) lending marketplace designed to improve access to affordable credit while reducing the risk and costs of lending for our bank partners. By leveraging Upstart's AI marketplace, Upstart-powered banks can offer higher approval rates and experience lower default rates*, while simultaneously delivering the exceptional digital-first lending experience their customers demand.

Travel

Career Break

Sep 2022 - Feb 2023 (6 months)

Have been traveling (almost constantly) for the past several months and preparing for my next big adventure, which I will announce soon.

Vice President of Software Engineering

Sonder Inc

Jan 2022 - Aug 2022 (8 months)

Our Mission: Revolutionize the hospitality industry, through design and technology, to make a world of better stays open to all Our Vision: A better traveled world

Head of Technology, Enterprise - Sourcing & Platform

Indeedcom

Oct 2018 - Dec 2021 (3 years 3 months)

Helping people to get jobs is hard, even in today’s market. Hundreds of thousands of recruiters sift through millions of resumes. Our vision is to use technology to disrupt the status quo and enable recruiters to be more effective. We will use the right tools for the right situation (e.g., machine learning and other automation techniques) to offload the repetitive, time-consuming tasks so that recruiters can concentrate on customer service. For example, our system will match the best candidates to each job, based on both skills and culture fit. Recruiter will receive recommendations, rather than having to manually search.

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Taking some time off to be with my family and travel

All around the world

Jul 2017 - Oct 2018 (1 year 4 months)

After 10 great years at Amazon, I've decided to take some time off to travel with my family and spend more quality time together...before diving into my next big adventure.

Director of Software Engineering and Product Management, Amazon Tickets

Amazon

Oct 2015 - Jul 2017 (1 year 10 months)

One of Amazon’s latest smash hits, Amazon Tickets is committed to helping customers browse and book tickets to the theatre, music concerts and live events. Following our debut in London’s West End with every ticket to every show, we have sold events for top artists that include Stevie Wonder, Tom Petty, Justin Bieber, Celine Dion, John Legend, Green Day, Ed Sheeran, and Lady Gaga. The Amazon Tickets team operates in a collaborative, start-up environment where innovating, growing and providing the best possible ticket buying experience are a must. Our aim is to bring the world of live entertainment to Amazon customers across the globe, starting with the UK. If you enjoy the collaborative culture of a start-up, are looking for opportunities

Director of Software Engineering, Consumer and Merchant Platform,

Amazon

Feb 2015 - Oct 2015 (9 months)

Amazon Local's mission is to help Amazon customers find, discover, and buy anything from merchants in their communities. We are creating a unified merchant and consumer experience that drives revenue, foot traffic, and customer retention for merchants, and discovery, personalization, and convenience for consumers. Similar to Amazon.com, we are building our local services marketplace one category at a time, starting with three verticals – travel, restaurants, and beauty – by building products that allow teams to innovate independently and launch quickly. Amazon Local launched in 2011 as a discount deal marketplace with a broad range of products and services. Today, we offer full-price offers, takeout & delivery in Seattle, hotel reservatio

Director of Software Engineering, Fulfillment by Amazon

Amazon

May 2012 - Feb 2015 (2 years 10 months)

You sell it, we ship it. Amazon has created one of the most advanced fulfillment networks in the world, and we are offering these services to sellers world-wide. With Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) you store your products in Amazon's fulfillment centers, and we directly pack, ship, and provide customer service for these products.

Sr. Director of Software Engineering, Cloud Platform and Services

HTC

Oct 2010 - Apr 2012 (1 year 7 months)

HTC, one of the fastest growing companies in the mobile phone industry and a recognized pioneer in Smartphones, is continuing to build on its already impressive list of accomplishments. As the world’s leading maker of Windows Mobile and Android handsets, we are expanding our product offerings to include new websites and server-based applications that enhance the experience of our award-winning Smartphones (e.g., automatic photo backup, synchronizing contacts, aggregating social network activities, and mobile webstores).

Director Software Engineering, Marketplace

Amazoncom

Oct 2004 - Sep 2010 (6 years)

My most recent role in this position was in managing the worldwide Technical Operations, Database Administration, and Quality Assurance teams for the 3rd party Seller business. In a prior role, I was responsible for Seller Central, a suite of self-service web applications that enables Sellers to manage every aspect of their online presence - product catalog, orders, merchandising, financial reports, etc. My team was responsible for building and enhancing Seller applications as well as the overall operations/performance of the system. During my tenure, I also managed the technology teams in the Enterprise Seller business. My teams were responsible for the development and on-going maintenance of the enterprise-level websites for companies li

VP, Software Engineering

ZapletMetric Stream

Jan 2003 - Jan 2004 (1 year 1 month)

Zaplet was a Kleiner Perkins funded startup with a novel approach to email-based workflow, but was unable to capitalize on the idea with a solid product. The company went through multiple product strategy shifts and the product was rebuilt from scratch. I was brought in to complete development and launch the new product. I managed the engineering team to delivered two robust releases under tight time constraints, low morale, and no product roadmap. I also rolled up my sleeves and was an active member of the services team that deployed and debugged the Zaplet system for Dolby and TaylorMade. Before leaving the company, I lead the technical due diligence and designed the product architecture to merge Zaplet and MetricStream, providing the ne

Director, Software Engineering

OpenWave

Jan 2002 - Jan 2003 (1 year 1 month)

Openwave is a provider of Carrier-class messaging (e.g., email, MMS, etc.) and wireless (e.g., WAP Gateway, handset browser, etc.) products. The Provisioning Manager (OPM) is a server-based application that manages all aspects of subscribers and handsets from initial service activation to updating device firmware. Major carriers in the US and abroad, including Sprint, AT&T, and Telefonica in Spain used OPM. My responsibilities as the overall engineering owner of the OPM included software development, quality assurance, customer support, and collaborating on pre-sales activities with product marketing and sales. My team consisted of 50+ engineers in California, plus a small group of a dozen engineers on the East Coast.

Director, Weblogic Integration

BEA Systems

Jan 2001 - Jan 2002 (1 year 1 month)

WebLogic Integration (WLI) is BEA’s J2EE-based integration server that contains the following components: Application Integration, Business Process Management, and B2B Integration. My role as the owner of WLI included defining the contents of each release, delivering to the release schedule and milestones, and managing a group of 40+ engineers distributed between San Jose, Denver, and Nova Scotia.

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Director, Software Engineering

Viquity Inc

Jan 1999 - Jan 2001 (2 years 1 month)

Principal Member of Technical Staff

Oracle Corp

Jan 1993 - Jan 1999 (6 years 1 month)

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