Helen Hou-Sandí

@helen
NYC / SJO
she/her

Open Source Maintainer

Engineering Manager

Pianist

Mechanical Keyboard Enthusiast

WordPress

Web Developer

Software Engineering

Open Source

Musician

Professional

Manager

Speaker

Award Judge

Open Source Contributor

LEGO Enthusiast

Playlist Curator

I am a very cool open source software engineering leader, from code to product to the humans. I am also a conservatory-trained classical collaborative pianist, which makes me extra cool.

I'm open to

live streaming,

beta testing new products,

speaking at events,

participating in user research,

and brainstorming.

Contact Me

Resume

Jan 2022 - Present

Senior Software Engineering Manager, Special Projects, GitHub

Aug 2011 - Dec 2021

Director of Open Source Initiatives, 10UP

Portfolio

Performed a piano work and then gave a talk entitled "Code is Poetry - A Musician's Tale", about the parallels between music and software development, at a concert hall in Vienna. https://www.youtu...

Became one of five Lead Developers for the WordPress open source software project!

Launched the new WhiteHouse.gov for the Biden-Harris Administration in concert with Transition staff and Wide Eye Creative!

Contributed my first patch to open source software!