Hello, I'm
I'm a software engineer building secure, maintainable systems and elegant solutions to complex problems.
About
Beginning my career as a full-stack programmer over 12 years ago, I've specialized in crafting web applications (React, Ember, and Angular 1.x).
I'm a California native without a homebase. Since I left home at 14, I've considered myself a nomad. Over the last 8 years, I've worked remotely. Thankfully, my journey has led me to uncover the wonders of more than 40 countries. Overcoming changes and challenges is wired in me.
Outside of programming, I enjoy yoga, hiking, scuba diving, 3D printing, and philosophical discussions.
Tech
WORK EXPERIENCE
Senior Software Engineer II • Full Stack
MetaMask
Jan 2022 - Sept 2025
As a core developer on the open-source wallet serving 30M+ monthly active users, I owned high-stakes security and architecture work on the extension and mobile application. As a security liaison I led investigations into high-impact issues: XSS, cross-domain phishing, Unicode-based data obfuscation, and JavaScript supply-chain vulnerabilities. I shipped safeguards to protect users from unauthorized transfers, fixed long-standing defects including a 7-year precision bug impacting financial accuracy, contributed to Ethereum Improvement Proposals, hosted workshops, and mentored at hackathons.
Senior Software Engineer • Front-end
Copper CRM
Aug 2016 - Apr 2021
At Copper CRM, I was the client-side technical lead for an in-house A/B testing tool, AMP emails, the Google Workspace beta add-on launch, an in-app RingCentral VoIP service, extensive refactoring, performance improvements including for infinite-scroll lists, and accessible, responsive UI.
Beyond features I helped grow the team: I wrote interview questions and ran 15+ interviews, championed best practices, authored and presented 8+ architecture proposals, and partnered with third parties to lend front-end expertise.
Software Engineer • Full Stack
Wayvia
Feb 2015 - Jun 2016
Another engineer and I pioneered and launched a MEAN-stack analytics application with RESTful APIs and interactive graphs in 4.5 months. I architected the authentication system and login flow with brute-force prevention, and built role-based access control supporting custom roles with granular read/write permissions. I shipped 25+ responsive, cross-browser Where-to-Buy widgets used by global brands including Samsung, Canon, and Mars, and authored the web crawlers behind our data, which parsed store and product info across multiple languages while working around captchas and user-agent limits.
EDUCATION
B.A.S. Computer Science
University of California, Davis
Sept 2010 - Sept 2014
Contact
After working remotely since 2018,
I'm open for either location-based (SF, bay area, NY, other) or remote opportunities
Email me here or directly at ariellavu@gmail.com
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