about me

  • currently a software engineer at Bytedance(Tiktok's parent company) working on building toward's a better homebrew CDN managment platform.
  • i'm a Xoogler - I was a Software Engineer, Site Reliability and I worked on making Google workspace apps (Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, Forms, etc.) reliable and resilient until I was affected by the 2023 layoff
  • AND YES, I WROTE A MEDIUM ARTICLE AFTER MY LAYOFF
  • i did my Masters in Connective media at Cornell Tech.
  • spent my college days studying computer science in HKUST with a minor in Humanities.
  • i also did a 'gap year' working in Hong Kong as a technology consultant at PwC.
  • born and raised in Beijing, China.
  • aspired to be a all-rounded full stack engineer that makes impactful products.
  • when I'm not coding, I like books, art, music and technology.
  • next travel destination on my checklist: Antarctica! (will need to save up on money & ptos first)

portfolio

At PwC Hong Kong, I contributed to the publication of a whitepaper focusing on the AI technology in the banking industry.

and here's my medium article (again) about my layoff story!

my recent obsessions

  • books | Gabrielle Zevin 'Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow', Elena Ferrante 'My Brilliant friend' Series
  • movies | Portrait of a Lady on Fire, Marshall the Shell with Shoes On, the Anatomy of a Fall
  • tv shows | Fleabag, the Rehearsal, Slow Horses, Person of Interest
  • music | Lorde, Indigo de Souza, Bon Iver, Caroline Polachek, Taylor Swift
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