Software Engineer
Airtable
May 2015 - Aug 2019 (4 years 4 months)
Joined Airtable in its early startup stage and contributed to core feature development, real-time collaboration systems, and performance improvements across both frontend and backend codebases. Headed dynamic user interfaces using React, focusing on high-performance, user-friendly design for Airtable's Grid-based interface and real-time data management. Integrated real-time collaboration features in the UI, enabling multi-user live editing, with seamless updates across tables, records, and views using WebSockets and Airtable's SDK. Optimized Airtable's UI, reducing latency for large workspaces by 30% through improved data handling, memoization, and lazy loading, while enabling users to create custom views and workflows. Built and maintained