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I'm Rowen, a software engineer who finds joy in building. Currently exploring more on devops. π
Projects
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JobWise
A job application tracking platform to save you the pain of manually saving key information down.
- React.js
- Spring Boot
- Gemini
- Nginx
- Microsoft Azure

QuickMafs
A LLM-integrated code generator for embedded convex optimization problems.
- React.js
- Express.js
- GPT-4

PriceWise
Effortlessly track and compare prices across various platforms, ensuring you never miss a deal with real-time insights and alerts.
- Next.js
- MongoDB
- Typescript

TimeCapsule
An online platform for users to upload, organize, and share their photos with a social community, fostering creativity and connection through visual storytelling.

LazyDocs
A research paper summarizer web app that utilizes pre-existing BERT models and GPT API.
- React
- Flask
- GPT-4

JustJio
A party planning mobile app that eases the steps of hosting a party.
Experience
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Software Intern
Hitachi Rails, Singapore
β’ Working on client-facing train monitoring platform with Web Components (StencilJS) and RxJS
Aug 2024 β Dec 2024Software Intern
IDEMIA, Singapore
β’ Involved in full-stack feature development building event-driven microservices in Angular, Spring Boot, Kafka, RabbitMQ and SQL Server which serves 10k+ travelers daily.
β’ Pioneered rapid prototyping of proxy messaging service with distributed Apache Flink cluster and experimented with several message queues to obtain optimal performance as proof of concept.
β’ Performed server profiling to identify bottlenecks and implemented lazy-fetching alongside Spring persistence context to optimize job execution time by 70%.
May 2024 β Aug 2024Software Engineer Intern
JobWiz, Singapore
β’ Headed full-stack development of 3 key features, taking charge of end-to-end feature development using Golang, Vue.js and Google Cloud Platform to provide a tailored experience for clients.
β’ Assisted senior engineer in migration of core platform to ensure a smooth transition in companyβs business.
Jan 2024 β May 2024Software Engineer Intern
Thales Solutions Asia, Singapore
β’ Engineered a 20% reduction in data processing time by refactoring existing modules and applying concurrency through multithreading in Python.
β’ Pioneered Proof of Concept (POC) for end-to-end ETL pipelines, integrating OLAP and time-series databases with Apache Superset and Apache Airflow via Docker Compose for on-prem deployment.
β’ Revamped processing of geospatial data in TimescaleDB using PostGIS during load phase to speed up processing time by 2x and enable accurate location-based analytics of train data.
Aug 2023 β Dec 2023NLP Research Assistant
Nanyang Business School, Singapore
β’ Collaborated with a Ph.D. student to streamline data scraping and transformation of a vast Chinese social media dataset, utilizing Python, MySQL, and Neo4j.
β’ Applied TF-IDF analysis technique, extracting nuanced insights and pivotal keywords crucial for downstream analysis.
Aug 2023 β Dec 2023Software Developer Intern
Koru Partners Pte. Ltd., Singapore
β’ Architected and maintained 3 internal systems with Django, Typescript, and AWS, ensuring availability and scalability to streamline internal processes.
β’ Achieved a 40% reduction in manual workload by automating market data scraping, Asana task generation, and administrative bookkeeping through Python jobs deployed on an AWS EC2 instance.
May 2023 β July 2023Full-Stack Web Development Intern
Mereka Connect, Malaysia
β’ Led migration efforts for legacy forms and client-facing pages using Angular and Firebase, improving codebase maintainability and reducing total lines of code by 30%.
β’ Adopted mobile-first approach to implement responsive UI for receipt, notifications and transactions pages, aligning with Figma user stories to enhance user experience.
May 2022 β Aug 2022BEng in Computer Science
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
β’ CGPA: 4.70/5.00
β’ Lim Pu Leh and Dou Yee Bursary Recipient
β’ First Class Honours (Highest Distinction)
Aug 2021 - Dec 2024Technologies
I've worked with a wide range of technologies in the web development world, from front-end to databases β¨
General
Python, JS/TS, C, C++, Java, Go
Front-End
React, Angular, Vue, Web Components
Back-End
Node.js, Spring, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Kafka, Docker, Kubernetes
Accomplishments
6
Internships
1x
Dean's List
4.70
GPA
10+
Projects
Hobbies
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