Geoffrey Liu is a software engineer, pianist, organist, music teacher, and photographer based in the Seattle area. He credits his lifelong interest in technology to his father who taught him the basics of programming in high school, and his passion for music to a recording of Beethoven’s Waldstein sonata in his father’s CD collection. Liu enrolled at the University of Washington, studying computer science and piano performance. During his time at Washington, Liu entered his first tech role as the Webmaster for the student government, a role that would later lead to software engineering internships at Seattle Publishing and CDK Global. Liu was also a two-time music scholarship recipient and a finalist of the School of Music Concerto Competition in 2013. In addition to his music and computer science studies, Liu also played with the university’s Symphony Orchestra on violin, celesta, and piano. Liu graduated in 2016 with a B.S. in Computer Science and a minor in music. After graduation, he moved to the Bay Area of California, where he was first employed as a web developer at Groupon. It didn’t take long for him to switch to iOS development, a field in high demand at the time. In his time at Groupon, Liu was swiftly promoted to Senior iOS Engineer, and subsequently worked on business-critical features across multiple domains and with several cross-functional teams. During his time in California, Liu was also musically involved with several music ensembles. Among his commitments outside of his professional career as a software developer included violist, violinist, and keyboardist with the Redwood Symphony, piano accompanist for Community School of Music and Arts, and keyboardist and violinist in various church praise groups. At Redwood Symphony under the direction of longtime music director Eric K, Liu performed various solo and orchestral roles with the orchestra, including world premieres, operas, and film scores.
