Larry Simiyu

Larry Simiyu is a Software Engineer II at Yardzen, a position he has held since January 2022. He works remotely from Sacramento, California. In his role at Yardzen, he has made significant contributions, including the development of internal tools that reduced the time spent on support team blockers by 80% and improvements to the internal admin dashboard, enhancing communication efficiency between clients and contractors by 50%. He has also collaborated with the API team to integrate new endpoints and migrate from Firebase.1

Before joining Yardzen, Simiyu worked as a Software Engineer at Karat Financial and Oudi.Mobi, where he was involved in codebase refactoring, application development, and user onboarding strategies. He also served as a Team Lead at Lambda School, where he implemented coaching strategies that improved student pass rates.1

Simiyu's educational background includes studying Computer Science at American River College and obtaining a certification in Full Stack Web Development from Lambda School, where he gained skills in JavaScript, React, HTML5, CSS, and various backend technologies.1