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