Ben Wang
@benwang
Senior Full Stack Engineer who has 10+ years experience
What I'm looking for
Senior Full Stack Engineer with 10+ years of experience across fintech, tech, and travel industries. Expertise in building scalable, high-performance applications with React, TypeScript, Node.js, Python, and AWS.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Senior Full Stack Developer
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Oct 2022 - Present (3 years)
Led architecture and development of scalable financial web applications using React, TypeScript, Nest.js and FastAPI; migrated microservices to AWS Lambda improving deployment speed by 30% and enhanced CI/CD to reduce deployment times by 40%.
Senior Full Stack Developer
Freelance
Feb 2021 - May 2022 (1 year 3 months)
Built and deployed React and Node.js applications and FastAPI backends for clients, defined technical architecture in consultations, and implemented CI/CD pipelines to automate deployments.
Developed high-performance web applications with React, Node.js and Python, implemented AWS Lambda and DynamoDB services to handle large throughput and improved CI/CD to reduce deployment times.
Developed responsive React and TypeScript applications and integrated backend services with PostgreSQL to optimize booking APIs and reduce data retrieval times during peak traffic.
Research Assistant
Cornell University
Jan 2015 - Dec 2015 (11 months)
Developed Python scripts to process and analyze large datasets and implemented data models and algorithms to support academic research projects.
Assisted in developing internal tools and optimizing applications using JavaScript and Python, gaining exposure to large-scale distributed systems.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Cornell University
Bachelor of Science, Computer Science
2011 - 2015
Activities and societies: Research Assistant (data processing and algorithm implementation); Software Engineering Intern at Google (summer 2015)
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science covering core topics in programming, algorithms, and data analysis; supported research projects and practical software development experience.
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Software and tools used professionally
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