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Susan Tan

Susan Tan

Full‑stack software engineer — turns tea into code.

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San Francisco, California
Joined November 2025
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Full‑stack engineer comfortable across Python and modern JavaScript frameworks — publicly visible through her GitHub (pinned projects) and conference appearances. Work spans backend (Python/Django/OpenStack-related) and frontend (React/TypeScript) projects. github+2
Open‑source contributor and community speaker — she has contributed to OpenHatch, given talks at PyCon, and appeared on community podcasts about developer careers and interview lessons. djangogirls+2
Active self‑directed investor and operator outside of engineering — runs a real‑estate portfolio and a mortgage‑note wholesaling business, demonstrating product and marketing skills alongside engineering. collectiveinvesting
Balances technical work with personal interests (tea culture and ballet) — often framed as 'turns tea into code' on her public profiles, signifying an approachable personal brand blending craft and curiosity. github+1

Work

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Engineers Who Invest: From Learning on YouTube to Cash‑flowing Real Estate (interview)

March 1, 2021

Long interview focused on Susan's path into real‑estate investing, notes business and building a real‑estate portfolio alongside her engineering career.

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Lessons from 100 straight dev job interviews (Talk Python podcast episode)

June 1, 2017

Podcast interview in which Susan discusses an extended period of interviewing, career lessons, and technical background (Python/dev career).

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Yay Mudders! I'm from class of 2012. :)

August 1, 2016

Personal Medium post reflecting on Harvey Mudd, CS education, and experiences as an alumna.

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Your Django Story: Meet Susan Tan

December 1, 2014

Interview/profile on the DjangoGirls blog covering her path into programming, contributions to OpenHatch, love of Django/Python, and hobbies.

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Hobbies

Tea tasting / visiting tea houses — often drinks oolong tea while reading/reviewing code. djangogirls

Amateur ballet — takes classes and attends local performances. djangogirls

Real‑estate investing and mortgage‑note wholesaling — runs a small portfolio and a notes business. collectiveinvesting

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