Aaron Lam
Singapore
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Website | aaronlamconsultant.com
Github | github.com/sinwailam193
LinkedIn | linkedin.com/in/sinwailam193
Technical Skills
Strong: JavaScript, React, Apollo, GraphQL, PostgreSQL, Redux, Node.js
Experienced:Java, Spring, Go, Phoenix, Elixir, Webpack, Docker
Experience
Antler | Entrepreneur in residence | 2023 - present
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Led the development of a prototype website, showcasing the platform's capabilities, and effectively
communicated its value proposition during VC presentations.
Engaged in strategic planning and market analysis to identify high-potential opportunities, driving the
creation of innovative solutions tailored to industry needs.
Shopback | Senior Software Engineer | 2022 - 2023
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Integrated paylater architecture into the current merchant system and drove usage up across the
Singapore and Malaysia market by 60%.
Integrated the Redux library into the merchant portal to improve global app state across all pages.
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Built a new financial system to reduce manual work and improve payout to merchants within one week
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from one month.
Bytedance | Lead Software Engineer | 2021 - 2022
Software engineer lead of 3 people that maintain an internal platform that enhances microservice
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development among engineers. Engineer productivity improved by 70% from the initial phase.
Played a role in part-time product management and act as PoC (Point of contact) of the internal project.
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Worked as full stack developer utilizing Golang and Typescript for internal projects.
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TransferWise | Full Stack Software Developer | 2020 - 2021
Integrated new payment partners with Spring and Java and help drive lower fees for users by 40%.
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Support ops team in resolving customer’s issues with transactions and transfers.
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Worked with various teams to reduce the cost of hosting our microservices by 60% from AWS.
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Carousell | Senior Software Engineer | 2019 - 2020
Utiliz React, Redux, and Flow to migrate the Carousell web to boost 90% improvement in accessibility.
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Worked with Python in an internal tool for advertisement scheduling on Carousell platform.
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Revamped the front-end engineering interview process such as building UI without the use of libraries.
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More than 50% of the candidates gave positive feedback on the new interview process.
Yahoo! | Software Engineer | 2017 - 2019
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Worked with designers and backend to add new multi-image attachment in yahoo mail app.
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Employed React and Fluxible to build an internal application for ad building, files uploading and
transcode video functionality. Improve delivery of new ads by 40% across all Yahoo platform.
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Applied GraphQL API with Node.js to serve robust API to the client side for the internal application.
Esurance | Front End Software Engineer | 2016 - 2017
Utilized React and Redux to build Company’s new Website
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Refactor the codebase from .Net to Javascript/Node.js
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Worked with Designer, QA, and Products to develop the new company website.
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Codazen | Software Engineer | 2016 - 2016
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Utilized various web technologies to develop web applications for clients
Led the development of an open source project formulationjs: github.com/codazen/formulationjs
Helped and mentored various new junior software engineers as well as interns.
Additional Experience
Airteach | Co-Founder & Software Engineer | www.airteach.io | 2020 - present
A E-Learning website that helps teachers share knowledge and make fun learning accessible
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Built dashboard portal and dynamic student website with React and Redux.
Built microservices backend systems such as payment, sms messaging, and API gateway with Adonis.js
Running meetups to help others with starting an e-learning online business.
Trent Global | Part-time Algorithm Mentor | https://trentglobal.zohosites.com/ | 2021 - present
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Part time data structure and algorithm instructor at coding bootcamp.
Convey complex technical concepts in a clear and understandable manner to students.
Instructor to 200+ students as part of the Shopee Coding league in 2021.
Hobby
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Practitioner | 2023 - present
Education
Emory University | B.S. Applied Mathematics | 2011 – 2015
Hack Reactor | Accelerated Software Engineering Program | 2015 - 2015