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Hello! I'm Edward. I excel at Python, can proficiently program in C, SQL, Swift, Java, etc. I can efficiently navigate the command line and use tools like Vim, Git, and Docker. I enjoy challenging tasks and exploring new technologies. I have great passion for mathematics and deep learning.

Experience

Software Engineering Intern

Freelancer.com

Dec 2025 - Present

• Resolved payment gateway bugs, improving performance and saving thousands of failed transactions daily
• Authored technical specifications for new payment methods and other internal documentations
• Contributed across Angular frontend, PHP and Python backend, SQL queries, and testing in CI/CD

Automation Developer

Hudson Homes

WE HAVE A SIMPLE MISSION: TO DESIGN AND BUILD QUALITY HOMES FOR A NEW GENERATION. Based upon our most fundamental philosophy that homes are ‘made for living’, we aim to create homes that celebrate life.

Feb 2022 - Nov 2025

• Streamlined weekly email reports and SQL database updates with Python, saving hours of manual work
• Migrated Microsoft SQL Server datasets with pivot-table transformations on tens of thousands of rows
• Provided technical support for office systems, diagnosing Windows issues and updating device firmware

Casual Academic

The University of Sydney

Feb 2025 - Jul 2025

• Designed and delivered introductory Python workshops to 240 students and conducted 50 oral assessments

iOS Developer Intern

NetEase Youdao

NetEase is a leading Chinese technology company renowned for its innovative online services and entertainment offerings, contributing significantly to the digital landscape with a focus on gaming, music, and e-commerce. DAO:NYSE

Dec 2023  - Feb 2024

• Contributed over 1,000 lines of Swift code to Youdao Dictionary, used by over 100 million monthly active users
• Implemented UIKit interfaces for Hi Echo, an AI-powered virtual speaking coach, with reusable components•

education

Bachelor of Advanced Computing and Bachelor of Science

The University of Sydney

2021 - 2025

• Dalyell Scholar by invitation, with Dalyell Global Mobility Scholarship valued at up to $2,000
• Vacation Research Scholarship valued at $3,000 in 2024, for analyzing the Stellar Consensus Protocol
• Undergraduate High Honour Roll in 2022 and 2023, awarded for High Distinction average in Computer Science
• Academic Merit Prize valued at $1,000 in 2021, awarded to approximately 600 out of 74,000 by the university

High School Certificate

Knox Grammar School

2018  -  2020

• High Distinction in national competitions, including the NCSS Challenge Championship (Advanced), Australian Science Olympiads (Physics), Australian Mathematics Competition, and ICAS Mathematics

awards

Vacation Research Internship Program Scholarship

Faculty of Engineering

Jul 2024

The Program is designed to provide valuable research experience and is open to those students interested in pursuing a research career at a university or in industry. I worked on understanding Stellar - a leading decentralized payment solution and federated consensus protocol, and analyzing its security.

Undergraduate High Honor Roll

School of Computer Science

Jun 2024

By excelling in my studies in 2023, I have earned a place in the School of Computer Science Undergraduate High Honour Roll.

Second Place in SYNCS Hack 2023

SYNCS

Sydney Computing Society

Aug 2023


In 24 hours, our team developed a team matching app called 
Matcha using Svelte. The backend makes use of a self-hosted API powered by pre-trained NLP models and a more traditional algorithm using Levenshtein distance.

Undergraduate High Honor Roll

School of Computer Science

May 2023

The University of Sydney School of Computer Science presents this award to senior students who have earned a high distinction in all of their IT units.

Best UI/UX and People's Choice in SYNCS Hack 2022

SYNCS

Sydney Computing Society

Aug 2022

My teammates and I submitted an elegant decision-making web application that makes life easier - Decision Royale.

University of Sydney Academic Merit Prize

Faculty of Engineering

Aug 2022

I achieved an Annual Average Mark of 89.1 in 2021 while challenging myself as much as possible with the advanced units. This award was established in 2007 to recognize exemplary undergraduate students. There are approximately 600 prizes awarded annually.

Junior Undergraduate Project Award in Coding Fest 2022

USyd School of Computer Science 

May 2022

I led a team of Bachelor students who completed and published a game on itch.io and my personal website - Crazy Spin.

Second Place in Competitive Coding Challenge 2021

USRC x SYNCS 

The University of Sydney Robotics Club and the Computing Society at the University of Sydney
July 2021

Over three weeks, my teammates and I built an auction bot that could bid in simulated environments and classify participants based on their behavior. We applied our knowledge on communication protocols, hypothesis testing and algorithm design in general. Our work is open source on GitHub .

Skills

Python
C
SQL
Bash
Swift
Java

Git
Vim
Docker
CI/CD

App development
Web development
Deep learning
Mobile photography

Contact Info

Sydney, Australia
Edward Ji
+61 410 170 838

You can also download my resume in PDF.