Hi, This Is

Eric Ong.

Iā€™m a Software Engineer based in the SF Bay Area with a focus on creating delightful user experiences.

01. About Me

I graduated from the University of California, Riverside in June 2020 with a B.S. degree in Computer Science. Currently, I'm a Software Engineer at OpenTable on the Content Team. Previously, I was at Intuit as a Software Engineer on the Intuit Data Exchange, Widgets Team.

Things I Like

  • Matcha Milk Tea šŸ§‹
  • Watermelon šŸ‰
  • Electronic music šŸŽ¶
  • Minimal design šŸŽØ
  • Arsenal āš½ šŸ”“ āšŖ

Thing I Don't Like

  • Cilantro šŸ¤¢
Eric Ong

02. Projects

Patch

A web application that retroactively fixes your Zoom audio recordings.

CheaterBeater

Identify and act on fraudulent Devpost hackathon submissions.

Baut

A chatbot that recommends movies and music based on the user's likings.

Nutshell

A tool that shortens YouTube videos and presents the important keypoints in a new one.

Stock Overflow

Use news data to predict how a stock will act in the future.

Joyride

Determine the most efficient way to reach a destination with your carpool buddies!

03. My Experience

EXPERIENCE_OPENTABLE

Software Engineer 1, Frontend @ OpenTable

February 2021 - Present

Content Team (round āœŒļø)

  • Created an internal tool for moderating flagged diner photos, currently used by an external team of support contractors
  • Transformed user feedback and requests into shipped, feature improvements for an internal tool for moderating restaurant photos
  • Worked on improving a restaurant menu management tool to support managing multiple menus, which currently lives in OpenTable for Restaurants
EXPERIENCE_INTUIT

Software Engineer 1 @ Intuit

July 2020 - February 2021

Intuit Data Exchange (formerly known as Financial Data Platform) ā€” Widgets Team

  • Improved the experience for a widget that allows customers to manage their linked financial accounts, used across multiple Intuit products such as TurboTax and QuickBooks
  • Helped with onboarding Credit Karma onto the team's authentication infrastructure so they could consume the team's widgets
  • Revamped the "Add Account" UI flow for Mint using React Native
  • Modified the widget for managing linked financial accounts to support Intuit's integration with AUCDR (Australia's Consumer Data Right)
EXPERIENCE_OPENTABLE

Software Engineering Intern @ OpenTable

June 2019 - August 2019

Content Team

  • Worked on an internal tool that streamlined the creation process for Editorial Lists (such as this)
  • Helped with creating the Gallery Photos microapp in GuestCenter (now called OpenTable for Restaurants), which gives restaurants the ability to manage their own photos