My name is Jasmine.

I am

Born in Hong Kong, went to high school in New Zealand, and took a gap year in Australia, I am a sophomore at the University of Southern California (USC), pursuing a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in Computer Science.


My journey as a developer began during lockdown when I took Tap Tap Kaboom's class and built a one-page Minions wikipedia. Fast forward to today, I have had the privilege of interning as a Software Engineer at Serato, the world's best DJ and music production software company, and App Developer at Sara, an edTech start-up.


While studying abroad in Sydney, Australia, I found my interest in entrepreneurship and product development. Through participating in multiple hackathons and start-up incubators, I was able to build innovative prototypes, tackle real-world challenges under tight deadlines, and effectively communicate with cross-functional teams.


I am passionate about all things technology, especially full stack software development, product management, and UI/UX design. Outside of coding, I enjoy rock climbing, camping, acrylic painting, and travelling.

This site is proudly awarded the CSSDA (CSS Design Awards) Special Kudos Award and Best UI, UX & Innovation Award.

Where I worked.

Sep 2024 - Present

USC Spatial Sciences Institute

Researcher & Mobile App Developer

Developed a food-sharing app as part of a research project under the guidance of Dr. Laura Loyola

Aimed at reducing food waste on campus by connecting USC organizations with students through real-time notifications for leftover food donations

Assisted with a campus mapping project for the USC Sustainability Hub, focused on mapping key facilities like bathrooms and lactation rooms

Mobile App Development
React Native
Expo
JavaScript
Firebase
Google Maps API

Jun 2024 - Jul 2024

Sara

Software Engineer Intern

Developing an in-home speech therapy app designed for children with speech impediment

Built a progress tracking component that retrieves, processes, and graphically displays a child’s learning data from backend

Implemented buttons to generate up-to-date, exportable progress reports in PDF and Excel formats

Designed and built in-app word games with interactive GUI and speech recognition abilities

Mobile App Development
React Native
AWS Amplify
DynamoDB
TypeScript
JavaScript

Dec 2022 - Feb 2023

Serato

Software Engineer Intern

Contributed to the development of Serato Visualizer, a video creator for music producers, in a cross-functional team

Maintenance, development, and research of software products

Analysis, design, implementation, developer testing, and technical documentation of software

Assisted in the estimation and planning of large software projects

Full Stack Development
Vue.js
TypeScript
PHP
REST API

Stuff I built.

Featured project

Sequence

A whiteboard tool for choice-driven writers to map out storylines with a flow diagram and publish their work.

React
Firebase
React Flow
Data Synchronization
React Hooks
Component Lifecycle

Featured project

WISA website

A website for the Wellington International Students' Association with over 2k monthly visits.

HTML
CSS
Javascript
Responsive
CSS Grid
AWS S3
Load Speed Optimisation

Featured project

Pacman 2.0

A complete recreation of the classic Pacman game using PyGame through LeMaster Tech's tutorial.

PyGame
Game Development
Object-Oriented Programming
Collision Detection
Event Handling
Pathfinding Algorithms

Noteworthy project

Pokémon Cards

A program that allows users to view, add, and search (or partial term search) for their Pokémon cards.

# Java
# GUI
# Hashmap
# Object-Oriented Programming
# ArrayList
# Search/Sort Algorithm

Noteworthy project

Wah Fu website

A bilingual (English and Traditional Chinese) website for the Wah Fu Church of Christ in Hong Kong.

# HTML
# CSS
# JavaScript
# SEO
# Language Switch
# Sidebar Menus
# Responsive Web Design

Noteworthy project

The Y0 forum

A forum for Aotearoa youth, where they can register, login, post, edit, search for, and filter opportunities.

# PHP
# UserAuth
# MySQL
# Database
# SQL Queries
# Input Validation
# Agile Methdologies

Stuff I designed.

Mindfull

A proof-of-concept mobile app that helps people with eating disorders rebuild their relationship with food through food journalling, mood tracking, and mindful eating.


2023 UNSW Digital Makers Competition — Judges' Award for Social Impact
Figma prototype

Cookie AI

A prototype of an AI-powered extension of the Jira management software tailored to university students' needs with task management and productivity.


2023 Atlassian x UNSW Digisoc Product Hackathon — First Place Winner
Figma prototype
GitHub (in progress)

Buddy Up

A social platform aimed at addressing loneliness among Australian university students by helping people find others to go to events and study with.


2023 UNSW New Wave Faculty of Engineering Award ($2,500) & People’s Choice Award ($1,500)
Pitch deck

Card Game

A card game inspired by my favourite movie of all time: Everything Everywhere All At Once.


"Everything Everywhere All at Once: Card Game universe"
Figma prototype

Stuff I did.

USC LavaLab
UNSW Digital Society
Buddy Up
Maths Words Not Squiggles
WISA
Code Club @ WGC

  • Software Developer @ USC LavaLab

    Feb 2024 - May 2024

    LavaLab is USC's premier startup incubator that admits the top 5% of USC's most talented product managers, designers, and developers

    Developed Sequence, an interactive story writing and reading tool, which captured the interest of several established authors and publishing houses

    Built a whiteboard tool for writers, enabling them to create movable objects via drag-and-drop, write their content, and adjust connectors to map out storylines

    sequence
    usclavalab.org

  • Careers Director @ UNSW Digital Society

    Sep 2023 - Dec 2023

    UNSW Digital Society is a rapidly growing society that focusses on Digital Strategy, UX/UI Design & Innovation

    Coordinated logistics, liased with guest speakers, and MC'd at career-related events, such as mock interview workshops

    Proposed "Digi Cafe" initiaitve, a space for students to work on their passion projects with the support of their peers

    unswdigitalsociety.org
    @unswdigisoc

  • Technical Co-Founder @ Buddy Up

    Jul 2023 - Dec 2023

    Co-founded and pitched Buddy Up, a social platform aimed at addressing loneliness in Australian universities by helping people find others to go to events and study with

    Validated the start-up through market research, user interviews, and MVP development & testing

    Completed a 7-week masterclass on entrepreneurial skills such as design thinking


      UNSW New Wave Faculty of Engineering Award (A$2,500)

      UNSW New Wave People’s Choice Award (A$1,500)

    Buddy Up pitch
    @buddyup.au

  • Mathematics Tutor @ Maths Words Not Squiggles

    Oct 2023 - Dec 2023

    Provide one-on-one and group tutoring services for 20+ students in Mathematics

    Curated personalized teaching plans and targeted practices based on tutees’ needs

    Actively communicated with tutees' parents to update them with tutees' progress

    Implemented behaviour management to maintain a conducive learning environment

    mwns.com.au/z

  • President @ Wellington International Students' Association

    Jan 2021 - Dec 2022

    WISA is the largest umbrella group that connects international and domestic students in Welligton through social events

    Launched an intercollegiate orientation event, welcoming 140+ students to Wellington

    Directed a multicultural performance night to raise funds for the a Vietnamese charity

    Established a buddy programme to pair international students with local students


      New Zealand GirlBoss Award — Community category

    wgtnisa.org
    @wgtnisa

  • Founder @ Code Club WGC

    Feb 2022 - Nov 2022

    Designed project-based curriculum in Python, AutoCAD, and Arduino

    Prepared slideshows and materials for weekly meetings with 30+ members

    Assisted in hosting and coaching Programming Challenge for Girls (PC4G)

    Initiated multiple speaker events and seminars to empower Women in Tech

    codeclub.org
    @wgccode

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I am always on the look out for opportunities that enable me to grow personally and professionally, as well as to connect with like-minded, or different-minded, individuals.


Whether you have an opportunity, piece of advice, question, or simply want to say hi, my inbox is always open!