Brian Sakhuja

About Brian Sakhuja

http://bsakhuja.github.io

Experience

1. Senior Software Engineer

   Yelp

   Jul 2021 — Present · San Francisco, CA, US

   Led and built Apple Live Activity for Yelp Waitlist, leading to 5% decrease in no-shows for restaurants, 60% increase in restaurant consumer value to Yelp, and a 6% increase in likelihood for diners to re-engage with Yelp.• Led and rebuilt Waitlist Place In Line screen redesign using SwiftUI, leading to 2% relative lift in diners seated and 3% decrease in line abandonment.• Led and rebuilt Waitlist Kiosk App redesign and check in using SwiftUI, leading to 15% increase in diner checkins and 1.4% increase in seating conversions.• Spent 3 months working in full stack; worked in Biz App iOS backend service (Python) and frontend service for Yelp for Business Owners website (React JS)• Implemented deep linking solution for Guest Manager app using Adjust• Put an iOS deprecation process in place for Restaurants apps involving engineering, product, and customer support• Conducted problem solving and system design interviews regularly. Trained other engineers to conduct interviews

Education

• UCLA

  Master of Science - MS, Computer Science

  2017

• Villanova University

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Electrical Engineering with Minor in Computer Science

  2014 — 2017

• UC San Diego

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Electrical Engineering

  2013 — 2014

Skills

• Java
• C++
• Python
• Ruby
• Matlab
• Arduino
• Mysql
• Php
• Swift
• Html
• Leadership
• Ni Labview
• Ni Multisim
• Vhdl
• Verilog
• Cascading Style Sheets (Css)
• Oscilloscope
• Spectrum Analyzer
• Logic Analyzer
• Latex
• Ableton Live
• Logic Pro
• Photoshop
• Blogging
• C
• Adobe Acrobat
• Social Media
• Microsoft Office
• Audio Engineering
• Audio Amplifiers
• Mac Os
• Linux
• Windows
• Ios Development