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experience
Backend Software Engineer, Local Services - Governance Platform, TikTok
Open-Source Contributor, TEAMMATES
- Maintained an online feedback management system for education used by more than 1,000,000 users globally.
- Gained familiarity with open-source workflows and project management tools on GitHub.
Software Engineer Intern, Foundational Technology, ByteDance
- Contributing to KubeAdmiral, a multi-cluster Kubernetes federation system, which manages 210,000 nodes and supports over 100,000 microservices internally.
- Resolved a logging bottleneck with Zerolog logging & Lumberjack log rotation, implementing non-blocking, async message handling during high disk I/O.
- Upgraded KubeAdmiral's internal metrics library and added alerting metrics for dropped logs, enabling on-call engineers to proactively address log-blocking issues.
- Optimized multi-cluster scheduling by designing and implementing scheduling plugins to reduce resource fragmentation and improve debugging, leading to a 30% improvement in cluster utilization.
- Streamlined SRE operations by developing an automated workflow using a RESTful API in Go, which validated human inputs before interacting with the Kubernetes API, minimizing human error by replacing CLI operations.
Software Development Engineer Intern, Identity Service Team, Autodesk
- Maintained and enhanced Autodesk's Authorization API, a RESTful API utilizing OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect standards to authorize requests for over 20 million monthly active users.
- Migrated Go integration tests from stdlib to Ginkgo BDD framework, collaborating with PMs/QAs to boost test efficiency and reliability.
- Engineered Go CLI tools using Viper to automate feature flag archival, eliminating manual reviews, saving ~2 hours/week.
- Authored and updated OpenAPI documentation to ensure the public-facing API specification remained accurate and up-to-date with new features.
- Worked within an Agile scrum workflow, participating in daily stand-ups and sprint retrospectives to drive continuous improvement.
HeadCount
- Mentored three first-time hackathon participants in developing HeadCount, a real-time occupancy monitoring system.
- Integrated YOLO machine learning model with FastAPI for backend and Next.js for frontend development.
- Won Best Rookie Hack Award at sunhacks 2024, organized by MLH.
- Utilized React, FastAPI, and OpenCV to handle live video processing and people counting.
Student Mentor, National University of Singapore
Full Stack Engineer Intern, Q Team, Home Team Science & Technology Agency
- Spearheaded an automated assessment platform for all ten MHA agencies by researching, benchmarking, and integrating state-of-the-art LLMs (incl. LLaMA3.1, Mixtral) to generate and mark questions from training manuals.
- Engineered and deployed a full-stack, modular application, designing its architecture with Docker for cloud-based trials, building the UI in React, and securing the FastAPI backend with JWT authentication.
- Contributed to the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), engaging with stakeholders to gather requirements, define features, and collaborating with fellow teammates to support the project through to final testing and deployment.
Undergraduate Teaching Assistant, National University of Singapore
- Facilitated laboratory sessions and lessons for CS2030 (Programming Methodology II).
- Imparted software development skills and advanced programming constructs to 25 students developing medium-scale software programs.
- Received an average student feedback rating of 4.5 / 5.0, with NUS School of Computing's department average being 4.2 / 5.0.
Gossip With Go
- Created a simple web forum application to allow users to create and tag threads and posts.
- Utilized React, TypeScript, and Redux for frontend design and state management.
- Linked PostgreSQL backend to frontend with a RESTful API incorporating Go-Chi framework.
RaveNUS
- Developed a mobile application that generated food recommendations on campus based on user preference, reviews and timetable data, reducing decision time for users.
- Utilized Jest to conduct automated testing, reducing testing time by 50% as compared to manual testing.
- Developed a mobile-friendly frontend using React, Sass, Bootstrap and SCSS.
- Hosted API calls on the backend via Firebase to ensure consistency and to implement better error handling.
whereFood
- Won 1st runner-up in NUS LifeHack 2023.
- Engineered a mobile application to connect F&B businesses with excess food to users.
- Built application with React Native to support Android and iOS systems.
education
Bachelor of Computing in Computer Science, National University of Singapore
- GPA: 4.44 / 5.00, Honours (Distinction)
International Exchange Student Partner, Arizona State University
- GPA: 3.93 / 4.00, Honours: summa cum laude
- Courses taken:
- CSE 365: Information Assurance
- CSE 450: Design & Analysis of Algorithms
- CSE 475: Foundations of Machine Learning
- IFT 372: Wireless Fundamentals
- SOC 101: Introductory Sociology
Singapore-Cambridge GCE 'A' Levels, Anglo-Chinese Junior College
- Grade: AAA/B
- Subjects taken:
- H2 Biology
- H2 Chemistry
- H2 Mathematics
- H1 Economics
- H1 General Paper
- H1 Project Work
- H1 Mandarin
certifications
AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate (SAA-C03)
last updated: january 26, 2026